# Railway Town GN division, Medawachchiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/railway-town/ Grama Niladhari division · Medawachchiya DS Division # Railway Town Railway Town is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medawachchiya DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **2.53 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.5km² - 96 mtypical elevation ## Where is Railway Town? Railway Town lies in [Medawachchiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/), [Anuradhapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Ekirikanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/ekirikanda/), [Isinbessagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/isinbessagama/), [Kadawathgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/kadawathgama/), [Medawachchiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/medawachchiya-west/) and [Walpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/walpola/). By area it is the 5767th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Medawachchiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/). The centre of Railway Town is about 193 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.5571° N, 80.4681° E. Local names: දුම්රිය නගරය . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Villages and localities in Railway Town Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Railway Town. - Wlalhamalewa Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Weather in Railway Town and the best time to visit Using the climate of Anuradhapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,364 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jun (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March, June and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 89 Feb 25 69 Mar 27 68 Apr 28 118 May 28 98 Jun 28 24 Jul 28 29 Aug 28 52 Sep 28 74 Oct 27 220 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 244 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Railway Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Neriyakulam Divisional Hospital · Sinnasippikulam 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.60166&mlon=80.37013#map=17/8.60166/80.37013) Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Parasangaswewa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44883&mlon=80.43129#map=17/8.44883/80.43129) ATM Boc smart · Shuddha Nagaraya 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35136&mlon=80.39834#map=17/8.35136/80.39834) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Ekirikanda 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55175&mlon=80.48712#map=17/8.55175/80.48712) Hotel Thirasara Family Garden · Sangilikanadarawa 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.51628&mlon=80.50858#map=17/8.51628/80.50858) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School Maithripala Senanayake Central College · Medawachchiya East 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.53634&mlon=80.49490#map=17/8.53634/80.49490) College Faculty of Medicine, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka · Jayanthi Gramaya 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.38915&mlon=80.43546#map=17/8.38915/80.43546) Police station Neiryakualm Police Post · Sinnasippikulam 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.60131&mlon=80.37097#map=17/8.60131/80.37097) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other GN divisions in Medawachchiya DS Division - Anekattiya - Angunochchiya - Ekirikanda - Etaweeragollewa - Ethakada - Heerallugama - Helambagaswewa - Isinbessagama - Kadawath Rambewa - Kadawathgama - Kanadara Divulwewa - Karambankulama - Katuwela - Kidagalegama - Kidawarankulama - Kirigalwewa - Kuda Kumbukgollewa - Lindawewa - Lolugaswewa - Maha Kumbukgollewa - Mahadivulwewa - Medawachchiya East - Medawachchiya West - Moragoda - Paranahalmillewa - Periyakulama - Poonewa - Prabodhagama - Puhudivula - Puleliya - Sangilikanadarawa - Thammenna Elawaka - Unagaswewa - Viralmurippuwa - Walpola - Yakawewa ## Quick answers - Where is Railway Town?In Medawachchiya DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Railway Town?Ekirikanda, Isinbessagama, Kadawathgama, Medawachchiya West and Walpola - How many villages are in Railway Town?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Railway Town?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Railway Town?Neriyakulam Divisional Hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Railway Town?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Railway Town?Boc smart, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Railway Town?Ceypetco, about 2.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Railway Town?LK7109110 (OCHA common operational dataset)