# Sevanapitiya GN division, Welikanda DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/sevanapitiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Welikanda DS Division # Sevanapitiya Sevanapitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welikanda DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province. It covers **11.3 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 11.3km² - 1mapped services - 34 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sevanapitiya? Sevanapitiya lies in [Welikanda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/), [Polonnaruwa District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Karapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/karapola/), [Madurangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/madurangala/), [Mahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/mahawewa/), [Manampitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/manampitiya-east/), [Menikwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/menikwela/) and [Susirigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/susirigama/). By area it is the 1035th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Welikanda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/welikanda/). The centre of Sevanapitiya is about 182 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9262° N, 81.1630° E. Local names: සෙවනපිටිය . 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 Sevanapitiya Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Sevanapitiya. Settlements here lie between about 34 m and 51 m above sea level (median 34 m). - Hewanpitiya - Mahawewa - Sewanapitiya - Sewanpitiya 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 Sevanapitiya Named natural and historic features inside Sevanapitiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 reservoirs and tanks. - Galmala Kulam - Ichchankadu Kulam - Illukohi Kulam - Kalamalai Kulam - Kottukeneri Kulam - Kottukerner Kulam - Sewanpitiya Wewa - Unawala Kulam 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 Sevanapitiya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Polonnaruwa District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,664 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (331 mm) and the driest Jun (35 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 152 Feb 26 113 Mar 27 86 Apr 28 120 May 29 106 Jun 28 35 Jul 28 37 Aug 29 50 Sep 29 80 Oct 28 222 Nov 26 331 Dec 25 331 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sevanapitiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nephrology Hospital - Polonnaruwa · Manampitiya East 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92602&mlon=81.13029#map=17/7.92602/81.13029) Bank Peoples Bank · Welikanda 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94717&mlon=81.24706#map=17/7.94717/81.24706) ATM 20 · Divulana 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93381&mlon=81.06268#map=17/7.93381/81.06268) Petrol pump CEYPETCO Lanka Filling Station · Sevanapitiya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92143&mlon=81.18129#map=17/7.92143/81.18129) Hotel Hotel wela addra · Mahawewa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91810&mlon=81.17516#map=17/7.91810/81.17516) Mall New Nusky Jewellers · Kaduruwela West 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93363&mlon=81.03071#map=17/7.93363/81.03071) School Infinite Minds · Susirigama 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92854&mlon=81.19394#map=17/7.92854/81.19394) College Welikanda Central College · Welikanda 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95499&mlon=81.24602#map=17/7.95499/81.24602) Police station Kaduruwela · Kaduruwela West 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92453&mlon=81.03745#map=17/7.92453/81.03745) 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 Sevanapitiya Places mapped inside Sevanapitiya in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 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 Welikanda DS Division - Alinchipothana - Aluthwewa - Bo-Atta - Borawewa - Ginidamana - Kadawathmaduwa - Kandakaduwa - Karapola - Katuwanvila East - Katuwanvila West - Kudapokuna - Madurangala - Mahawewa - Mahindagama - Malinda - Malvila - Mangulpokuna - Menikwela - Monarathenna - Muthugala - Muthuwella - Nawasenapura - Nelumwewa - Rideepokuna - Ruhunuketha - Sandunpitiya - Sinhapura - Susirigama - Welikanda ## Quick answers - Where is Sevanapitiya?In Welikanda DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sevanapitiya?Karapola, Madurangala, Mahawewa, Manampitiya East, Menikwela and Susirigama - How many villages are in Sevanapitiya?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sevanapitiya?Settlements lie between 34 m and 51 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Sevanapitiya?8 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Sevanapitiya?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Sevanapitiya?Nephrology Hospital - Polonnaruwa, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sevanapitiya?Peoples Bank, about 9.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sevanapitiya?20, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sevanapitiya?CEYPETCO Lanka Filling Station, about 2.1 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Sevanapitiya?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Sevanapitiya?LK7210115 (OCHA common operational dataset)