# Alisthana GN division, Thirappane DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/alisthana/ Grama Niladhari division · Thirappane DS Division # Alisthana Alisthana is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thirappane DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **8.55 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.6km² - 133 mtypical elevation ## Where is Alisthana? Alisthana lies in [Thirappane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Dayagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/dayagama/), [Manakkulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/manakkulama/), [Sembukulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/sembukulama/), [Thirappane Kadaweediya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/thirappane-kadaweediya/), [Thirappanegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/thirappanegama/), [Wanamal Uyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/wanamal-uyana/) and [Wannammaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/wannammaduwa/). By area it is the 1495th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Thirappane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/). The centre of Alisthana is about 158 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1903° N, 80.5215° E. Local names: ආලිස්ථාන . 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 Alisthana Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Alisthana. Settlements here lie between about 126 m and 133 m above sea level (median 133 m). - Alittana - Diwulwewa - Haba Kudawewa - Manakkulama 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 Alisthana Named natural and historic features inside Alisthana, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Kahagallegama 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 Alisthana 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 Alisthana Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital · Narangallegama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09194&mlon=80.47062#map=17/8.09194/80.47062) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Kunchikulama 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09179&mlon=80.51734#map=17/8.09179/80.51734) ATM HNB · Step 1 Part 2 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32498&mlon=80.41423#map=17/8.32498/80.41423) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Hiripitiyagama 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.06884&mlon=80.53688#map=17/8.06884/80.53688) Hotel Ulagalla Resort · Wannammaduwa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.20668&mlon=80.54435#map=17/8.20668/80.54435) Mall BULNEWA MARKET · Bulnewa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04397&mlon=80.44528#map=17/8.04397/80.44528) School A Ethungama Gemunu Maha Vidyalaya · Ethungama North 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.21647&mlon=80.55442#map=17/8.21647/80.55442) College Mahailluppallama Sub Campus, University of Peradeniya · Keledivulwewa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.12076&mlon=80.45706#map=17/8.12076/80.45706) Police station siwalakulama police station · Sivalakulama 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.25511&mlon=80.63583#map=17/8.25511/80.63583) 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 Thirappane DS Division - Alagollewa - Aluth Punchikulama - Amunichchiya - Dayagama - Dematawewa - Ethungama North - Ethungama South - Galkulama - Gnanikkulama - Idigahawewa - Ihala Ambathale - Kandupagama - Karuwalagaswewa - Kattamurichchana - Kuttikulama - Labunoruwa - Mahakanumulla - Manakkulama - Mawathawewa - Meewellewa - Muriyakadawala - Pahala Ambathale - Paindikulama - Pairimaduwa - Perimiyankulama - Periyakulama - Pethis Rambewa - Puliyankulama - Sandapagama - Selesthimaduwa - Sembukulama - Thirappane Kadaweediya - Thirappanegama - Uttimaduwa - Uttupitiya - Walagambahuwa - Wanamal Uyana - Wannamkulama - Wannammaduwa - Wellamudawa ## Quick answers - Where is Alisthana?In Thirappane DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Alisthana?Dayagama, Manakkulama, Sembukulama, Thirappane Kadaweediya, Thirappanegama, Wanamal Uyana and Wannammaduwa - How many villages are in Alisthana?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Alisthana?Settlements lie between 126 m and 133 m - What is the best time to visit Alisthana?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Alisthana?Senapura (Kagama) Rural Hospital, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Alisthana?Bank of Ceylon, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Alisthana?HNB, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alisthana?IOC Filling Station, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Alisthana?LK7151135 (OCHA common operational dataset)