# Thalgahawewa GN division, Rambewa DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/thalgahawewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Rambewa DS Division # Thalgahawewa Thalgahawewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rambewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **8.77 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.8km² - 93 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thalgahawewa? Thalgahawewa lies in [Rambewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/), [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: [Diviyaudabendawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/diviyaudabendawewa/), [Galkandegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/galkandegama/), [Gonewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/gonewa/), [Kallanchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/kallanchiya/), [Karambankulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/karambankulama/) and [Lindawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/lindawewa/). By area it is the 1439th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Rambewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/). The centre of Thalgahawewa is about 189 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.4814° N, 80.5589° E. Local names: තල්ගහවැව . 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 Thalgahawewa Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Thalgahawewa. Settlements here lie between about 93 m and 101 m above sea level (median 93 m). - Ilakkama - Oyagama - Talgehewa 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 Thalgahawewa Named natural and historic features inside Thalgahawewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Kuda Wewa - Walketu Wewa 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 Thalgahawewa 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 Thalgahawewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital XX Hospital · Mekichchawa 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.41433&mlon=80.61298#map=17/8.41433/80.61298) Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Parasangaswewa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44883&mlon=80.43129#map=17/8.44883/80.43129) ATM boc · Step1 Part 1 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34220&mlon=80.41207#map=17/8.34220/80.41207) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Rambewa 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44049&mlon=80.50412#map=17/8.44049/80.50412) Hotel නෙලුම් කොලේ · Rambewa 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.45067&mlon=80.50919#map=17/8.45067/80.50919) Mall Newsiri Trade Center · Kebithigollewa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64089&mlon=80.67040#map=17/8.64089/80.67040) School A/An-noor Maha Vidyalaya · Ikirigollewa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.46957&mlon=80.51483#map=17/8.46957/80.51483) College Department of Humanities - RUSL · Mihinthale 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36635&mlon=80.50420#map=17/8.36635/80.50420) Police station Mihinthale police station · Mihinthale 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36014&mlon=80.51185#map=17/8.36014/80.51185) 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 Rambewa DS Division - Ambagahawewa - Balahondawewa - Diviyaudabendawewa - Galkandegama - Galweeragollewa - Gonewa - Ihala Kolongaswewa - Ikirigollewa - Kadurugasdamana - Kallanchiya - Kapiriggama - Katukeliyawa - Katupuliyankulama - Kedewa - Kolibendawewa - Konakumbukwewa - Kudagama - Mahakanadarawa R. B. Track 01 - Mahakanadarawa R. B. Track 02 - Mahawewa - Medagama - Meemalwewa - Nabadagaswewa - Pallankulama - Pandukabhayapura - Peenagama - Pihimbiyagollewa - Rambewa - Rotawewa - Sandamalgama - Sangilikanadarawa - Siyambalagaswewa - Thamarahalmillewa - Wahamalgollewa - Wahamalgollewa Track 03 - Wahamalgollewa Track 05 - Wewelketiya ## Quick answers - Where is Thalgahawewa?In Rambewa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thalgahawewa?Diviyaudabendawewa, Galkandegama, Gonewa, Kallanchiya, Karambankulama and Lindawewa - How many villages are in Thalgahawewa?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thalgahawewa?Settlements lie between 93 m and 101 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thalgahawewa?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thalgahawewa?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thalgahawewa?XX Hospital, about 9.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thalgahawewa?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thalgahawewa?boc, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thalgahawewa?Lanka Filling Station, about 7.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thalgahawewa?LK7118045 (OCHA common operational dataset)