# Thanthirigama GN division, Ganewatta DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/thanthirigama/ Grama Niladhari division · Ganewatta DS Division # Thanthirigama Thanthirigama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **1.24 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.2km² - 116 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thanthirigama? Thanthirigama lies in [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/), [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Hunupola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/hunupola/), [Kirindiwelmada/ Galagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/kirindiwelmada-galagedara/), [Makulwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/makulwewa/) and [Wegolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/wegolla/). By area it is the 9245th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Ganewatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ganewatta/). The centre of Thanthirigama is about 95 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6136° N, 80.3759° E. Local names: තන්තිරිගම . 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 Thanthirigama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Thanthirigama. - Tantirigama 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 Thanthirigama Named natural and historic features inside Thanthirigama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Bakmigaha Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Tantirigama 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 Thanthirigama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 61 Feb 26 55 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 182 May 28 162 Jun 27 93 Jul 27 65 Aug 27 76 Sep 27 118 Oct 27 258 Nov 26 270 Dec 26 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thanthirigama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital hiripitiya · Nikadalupotha 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65323&mlon=80.37905#map=17/7.65323/80.37905) Bank sanasa bank · Bamunugedara 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50960&mlon=80.36474#map=17/7.50960/80.36474) ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) Petrol pump Gasstation · Kumbukgete 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67737&mlon=80.42480#map=17/7.67737/80.42480) Hotel Candella Hotel · Wegolla 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62425&mlon=80.37305#map=17/7.62425/80.37305) Mall Matrixx Showroom · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48865&mlon=80.36446#map=17/7.48865/80.36446) School Nambirittawewa school · Hiripitiya 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64558&mlon=80.37157#map=17/7.64558/80.37157) College S.b Herath National School · Hindawewa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65056&mlon=80.34921#map=17/7.65056/80.34921) Police station Gokarella Police Station · Siyambalawehera 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59539&mlon=80.48023#map=17/7.59539/80.48023) 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 Ganewatta DS Division - Aluthgama - Arankele - Boraluwa - Digankonwewa - Divulwewa - Hettigama - Hindawewa - Hiripitiya - Hunupola - Jahapagama - Kalatuwagama - Kanawa - Kekulawala - Kirindiwelmada/ Galagedara - Kuda Uyangalla - Kumbukgete - Makulmade - Makulwewa - Malagamuwa - Moragolla - Neeraviya - Nelawa - Nelumpathgama - Neriyawa - Nikadalupotha - Nikagolla - Othuwela - Pannawa - Pothuvila - Pothuwagonna - Santhanagama - Seeradunna - Seerangoda - Thambagalla - Thimbiriwewa - Thittawelgala - Thittawella - Uyangalla - Waduwawa - Wegolla - Weragala ## Quick answers - Where is Thanthirigama?In Ganewatta DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thanthirigama?Hunupola, Kirindiwelmada/ Galagedara, Makulwewa and Wegolla - How many villages are in Thanthirigama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thanthirigama?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thanthirigama?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thanthirigama?hiripitiya, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thanthirigama?sanasa bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thanthirigama?PET, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thanthirigama?Gasstation, about 8.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thanthirigama?LK6133190 (OCHA common operational dataset)