# Pethispura GN division, Nuwaragam Palatha Central DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/pethispura/ Grama Niladhari division · Nuwaragam Palatha Central DS Division # Pethispura Pethispura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Nuwaragam Palatha Central DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **4.72 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.7km² - 12mapped services - 84 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pethispura? Pethispura lies in [Nuwaragam Palatha Central DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Abhayawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/abhayawewa/), [Bandara Puliyankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/bandara-puliyankulama/), [Katukeliyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/katukeliyawa/), [Nuwara Wewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-east/nuwara-wewa/), [Perimiyankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/perimiyankulama/) and [Shuddha Nagaraya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/shuddha-nagaraya/). By area it is the 3137th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Nuwaragam Palatha Central DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/). The centre of Pethispura is about 170 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.3629° N, 80.3986° E. Local names: පෑතිස්පුර . 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 Pethispura Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pethispura. - Bandara Bulankulama 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Pethispura Named natural and historic features inside Pethispura, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Hepanu Ela ### History 2 ancient sites. - Kuttam Pokuna - Samadhi Pilimaya Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Pethispura 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 Pethispura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gunawardana Ayurveda Hospital · Step1 Part 1 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34110&mlon=80.41291#map=17/8.34110/80.41291) Bank Nation Trust · Step1 Part 1 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34096&mlon=80.41132#map=17/8.34096/80.41132) ATM Boc smart · Shuddha Nagaraya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35136&mlon=80.39834#map=17/8.35136/80.39834) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Saliya Mawatha 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35660&mlon=80.42286#map=17/8.35660/80.42286) Hotel Cadjan Sacred · Pethispura 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36221&mlon=80.39676#map=17/8.36221/80.39676) Mall dayani trade center · Step 1 Part 2 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.33356&mlon=80.41031#map=17/8.33356/80.41031) School Mahabodhi Maha Vidyalaya · Pethispura 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35693&mlon=80.39863#map=17/8.35693/80.39863) College Bhikshu University · Shuddha Nagaraya 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34754&mlon=80.40058#map=17/8.34754/80.40058) Police station Ticket check · Pethispura 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.37075&mlon=80.39185#map=17/8.37075/80.39185) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Pethispura Places mapped inside Pethispura in open map data, by type. - Hotels6 - Schools1 - Restaurants4 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Nuwaragam Palatha Central DS Division - Abhayawewa - Aluthgama - Ashokaramaya - Asirikgama - Bandara Puliyankulama - Devanampiyathissapura - Diganegama - Elayapattuwa - Galkadawala - Galpottegama - Gambirigaswewa - Helambagaswewa - Ilandagahawewa - Isurumuniya - Jayanthi Gramaya - Karambewa - Katukeliyawa - Maha Ehetuwewa - Mahabulankulama - Mahamankadawala - Maningamuwa - Mankadawala - Pahalagama - Pandulagama - Paniyankadawala - Parasangaswewa - Perimiyankulama - Poowarsankulama - Pusiyankulama - Saliya Mawatha - Saliyapura - Shuddha Nagaraya - Thannayamkulama - Theppankulama - Thisawewa - Ulukkulama - Vihara Kallanchiya - Vihara Palugama - Wessagiriya ## Quick answers - Where is Pethispura?In Nuwaragam Palatha Central DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pethispura?Abhayawewa, Bandara Puliyankulama, Katukeliyawa, Nuwara Wewa, Perimiyankulama and Shuddha Nagaraya - How many villages are in Pethispura?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pethispura?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pethispura?Gunawardana Ayurveda Hospital, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pethispura?Nation Trust, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pethispura?Boc smart, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pethispura?IOC Filling Station, about 2.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pethispura?LK7115135 (OCHA common operational dataset)