# Uttupitiya GN division, Thirappane DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/uttupitiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Thirappane DS Division 

# Uttupitiya

Uttupitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thirappane DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **2.59 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.6km²
- 146 mtypical elevation

## Where is Uttupitiya?

Uttupitiya 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 4 other GN divisions: [Keeriyagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/keeriyagaswewa/), [Maminiya Rambewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/maminiya-rambewa/), [Maminiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/maminiyawa/) and [Sandapagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/sandapagama/). By area it is the 5660th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Thirappane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/). The centre of Uttupitiya is about 157 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1177° N, 80.6286° E. Local names: ඌත්තුපිටිය .

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 Uttupitiya

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Uttupitiya.

- Karambewa
- Thimbiriwewa

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 Uttupitiya 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 Uttupitiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Railway Town · Railway Town 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05847&mlon=80.58703#map=17/8.05847/80.58703) 

Bank Seylan Bank · Kekirawa Town 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04046&mlon=80.59894#map=17/8.04046/80.59894) 

ATM Peoples Bank · Habarana 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03996&mlon=80.75475#map=17/8.03996/80.75475) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kekirawa Town 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03513&mlon=80.59999#map=17/8.03513/80.59999) 

Hotel Sakura Hotel · Moragoda 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.16928&mlon=80.66201#map=17/8.16928/80.66201) 

Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) 

School Ganewelpola Muslim Vidyalaya · Ganewalpola 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09316&mlon=80.62887#map=17/8.09316/80.62887) 

College Green Village Campus · Eppawala 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11744&mlon=80.73560#map=17/8.11744/80.73560) 

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
- Alisthana
- 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
- Walagambahuwa
- Wanamal Uyana
- Wannamkulama
- Wannammaduwa
- Wellamudawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Uttupitiya?In Thirappane DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Uttupitiya?Keeriyagaswewa, Maminiya Rambewa, Maminiyawa and Sandapagama
- How many villages are in Uttupitiya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Uttupitiya?January to March, June and September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Uttupitiya?Railway Town, about 8.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Uttupitiya?Seylan Bank, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Uttupitiya?Peoples Bank, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Uttupitiya?Ceypetco, about 9.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Uttupitiya?LK7151205 (OCHA common operational dataset)