# Suruvila GN division, Arachchikattuwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/suruvila/ Grama Niladhari division · Arachchikattuwa DS Division # Suruvila Suruvila is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Arachchikattuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **5.75 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.8km² - 1mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Suruvila? Suruvila lies in [Arachchikattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Anavilundawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/anavilundawa/), [Ilakkattuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/ilakkattuwa/), [Sengaloya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/sengaloya/) and [Wairankattuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/wairankattuwa/). By area it is the 2474th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Arachchikattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/). The centre of Suruvila is about 85 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6990° N, 79.8167° E. Local names: සුරුවිල . 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 Suruvila Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Suruvila. Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 12 m above sea level (median 8 m). - Ilakkattuwa - Pahala Maiyawa - Suruwila 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 Suruvila Named natural and historic features inside Suruvila, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Maiyawa Wewa - Suruwila Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Bogahawetiya 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 Suruvila and the best time to visit Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 56 Feb 26 47 Mar 28 76 Apr 29 145 May 28 110 Jun 28 44 Jul 27 34 Aug 27 51 Sep 27 87 Oct 27 227 Nov 26 247 Dec 26 171 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Suruvila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital · Karathanvilluwa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78878&mlon=79.82762#map=17/7.78878/79.82762) Bank Seylan Bank · Udappuwa 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74412&mlon=79.79195#map=17/7.74412/79.79195) Petrol pump CEYPETCO Filling Station, Nalladarankattuwa · Nalladarankattuwa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68772&mlon=79.83074#map=17/7.68772/79.83074) Hotel The Peacock Village and Spa · Suruvila 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69269&mlon=79.82251#map=17/7.69269/79.82251) Mall Yellya · Pitipana South 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57658&mlon=79.79501#map=17/7.57658/79.79501) School Ch/Sri Saddhananda National College · Sengaloya 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68431&mlon=79.83240#map=17/7.68431/79.83240) College IDM Chilaw College · Ichchampitiya 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57765&mlon=79.80285#map=17/7.57765/79.80285) Police station Police Station Arachchikattuwa · Rajakadaluwa 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66165&mlon=79.83737#map=17/7.66165/79.83737) 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 Suruvila Places mapped inside Suruvila in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Arachchikattuwa DS Division - Adippala - Ambakele - Anavilundawa - Andanan Kattuwa - Arachchikattuwa East - Arachchikattuwa West - Bandarahena - Bangadeniya - Battaluoya - Buruthakele - Dematapitiya - Diganwewa - Elivitiya - Ihala Attanganaya - Ilakkattuwa - Karukkuliya - Karukupane - Kottapitiya - Kumarakattuwa - Kusala - Mahamaeliya - Mukkandaluwa - Nalladarankattuwa - Pahala Attanganaya - Pankulawa - Rajakadaluwa - Sengaloya - Wairankattuwa - Weerakumandaluwa - Welipelessa - Wijayakatupatha Elen Egoda - Wijayakatupatha Elen Megoda ## Quick answers - Where is Suruvila?In Arachchikattuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Suruvila?Anavilundawa, Ilakkattuwa, Sengaloya and Wairankattuwa - How many villages are in Suruvila?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Suruvila?Settlements lie between 4 m and 12 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Suruvila?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Suruvila?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Suruvila?Divisional Hospital, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Suruvila?Seylan Bank, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Suruvila?CEYPETCO Filling Station, Nalladarankattuwa, about 2.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Suruvila?LK6230040 (OCHA common operational dataset)