# Thambakanda GN division, Pannala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/thambakanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Pannala DS Division # Thambakanda Thambakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pannala DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.49 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.5km² - 43 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thambakanda? Thambakanda lies in [Pannala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Dikwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/dikwela/), [Godigamuwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/godigamuwa-west/), [Hendiyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/hendiyagala/), [Otharawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/otharawadiya/), [Sandalankawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/sandalankawa/) and [Singakkuliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/singakkuliya/). By area it is the 4316th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Pannala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/). The centre of Thambakanda is about 41 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2893° N, 79.9462° E. Local names: තඹකන්ද . 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 Thambakanda Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Thambakanda. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 48 m above sea level (median 43 m). - Dikwela - Handalankawa - Hemudawa - Moragolla - Sewendena 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 Thambakanda Named natural and historic features inside Thambakanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate; 1 estate. - Himudawa - Kowila Bodella 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 Thambakanda 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 Thambakanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Akaragama Divisional Hospital · Akaragama West 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26889&mlon=79.95525#map=17/7.26889/79.95525) Bank HNB · Dankotuwa East 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29718&mlon=79.88450#map=17/7.29718/79.88450) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Madampella Filling Station · Halpe 1 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26074&mlon=79.93803#map=17/7.26074/79.93803) Hotel Royal Mandira · Otharawadiya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27866&mlon=79.93845#map=17/7.27866/79.93845) Mall Indeepa Trade Centre · Doonagaha 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23167&mlon=79.97097#map=17/7.23167/79.97097) School Godigomuwa Maha Vidyalaya · Akaragama North 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27274&mlon=79.95946#map=17/7.27274/79.95946) College Wekada maha vidyalaya · Motemulla 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29675&mlon=79.91436#map=17/7.29675/79.91436) Police station Police Station Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa West 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29934&mlon=79.88294#map=17/7.29934/79.88294) 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 Pannala DS Division - Badabedda - Balawala - Bammanna - Batapotha Ela - Bopitiya - Bowatta - Daraluwa - Dodampotta - Elabadagama East - Elabadagama North - Elabadagama West - Elibichchiya - Elivila - Erepola - Eriyagolla - Gallehemulla - Gonulla East - Gonulla West - Hamanagoda - Hamangalla - Hendiyagala - Hengawa - Hettirippuwa - Horawadunna - Hundirapola - Hunuvila - Ihala Galayaya - Ihala Kotuwella - Ihala Labbala - Indivinna - Ingaradavula - Irabadagama - Kadirapola - Kandepola - Katugampala - Kavudumunna - Kekillapitiya - Kohombapola - Konduruwawela - Kongoda - Koodalupotta - Madigepola - Maharagama - Mahingamuwa - Maholawa - Makandura Ihala - Makandura Pahala - Malgamuwa - Mattegama - Meddepola Ihala - Meddepola Pahala - Medirivila - Mellawalana - Mohottawa - Mookalana - Mummana - Muthugalayagama - Nabirittankadawara - Nalawalana - Narangamuwa - Narangoda North - Narangoda South - Nedalagamuwa North - Nedalagamuwa South - Pahala Galayaya - Pahala Labbala - Pannala - Panwalakumbura - Paragammana - Pethigodagedara - Raddalana - Sandalankawa - Siyambalawalana - Thalammehera - Thelambugammana - Udugama - Villiyagama - Waguruwela - Wattegedara - Wellewa - Welpalla - Werahera - Wetakeyawa - Wettewa - Yatattawala - Yayamulla ## Quick answers - Where is Thambakanda?In Pannala DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thambakanda?Dikwela, Godigamuwa West, Hendiyagala, Otharawadiya, Sandalankawa and Singakkuliya - How many villages are in Thambakanda?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thambakanda?Settlements lie between 18 m and 48 m - What is the best time to visit Thambakanda?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thambakanda?Akaragama Divisional Hospital, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thambakanda?HNB, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thambakanda?Kandawala, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thambakanda?Madampella Filling Station, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thambakanda?LK6178340 (OCHA common operational dataset)