# Karavitagara East GN division, Chilaw DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavitagara-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division # Karavitagara East Karavitagara East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.39 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.4km² - 23 mtypical elevation ## Where is Karavitagara East? Karavitagara East lies in [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Athuwana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/athuwana/), [Dambakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/dambakele/), [Karavitagara West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavitagara-west/), [Kokkavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/kokkavila/), [Kongasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/kongasyaya/) and [Weerakelewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/weerakelewatta/). By area it is the 8713th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Karavitagara East is about 71 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5712° N, 79.8704° E. Local names: කරවිටාගාර නැගෙනහි . 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 Karavitagara East Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Karavitagara East. - Elapahala 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 Karavitagara East Named natural and historic features inside Karavitagara East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Alut Wewa 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 Karavitagara East 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 Karavitagara East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Bingiriya · Murukandiya 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59840&mlon=79.93189#map=17/7.59840/79.93189) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Murukandiya 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59804&mlon=79.93575#map=17/7.59804/79.93575) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Kakkapalliya 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53574&mlon=79.82022#map=17/7.53574/79.82022) Hotel The Lake Front · Mugunuwatawana 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59067&mlon=79.86480#map=17/7.59067/79.86480) Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) School Medagama Abhaya College · Medagama 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53427&mlon=79.87666#map=17/7.53427/79.87666) College Sri Sarananda Piriwena · Karavitagara West 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56697&mlon=79.86236#map=17/7.56697/79.86236) Police station Police Station Halawatha · Pitipana South 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57862&mlon=79.79419#map=17/7.57862/79.79419) 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 Chilaw DS Division - Aluthwatta - Aluthwatta - Ambakandavila - Dambakele - Deduruoya - Egodawatta - Ichchampitiya - Ihala Olidaluwa - Ilippadeniya - Inigodawela - Kakkapalliya - Kanattawa - Karavita - Karavitagara West - Kokkavila - Kurusapaduwa - Maha Vilattawa - Maikkulama - Manuwangama East - Manuwangama West - Maradankulama - Melpura - Merawala - Mugunuwatawana - Mungandaluwa East - Mungandaluwa West - Munneshwarama - Nariyagama North - Nariyagama South - Olidaluwa - Parappanmulla - Pitipana East - Pitipana North - Pitipana South - Puliyankadawara - Punchi Vilattawa - Sawarana - Thimbilla - Thissogama - Thittakade - Urudayandaluwa - Wattakkaliya - Weerakelewatta - Weerapandiyana - Welihena - Weralabada - Weralabada North - Weralabada South ## Quick answers - Where is Karavitagara East?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Karavitagara East?Athuwana, Dambakele, Karavitagara West, Kokkavila, Kongasyaya and Weerakelewatta - How many villages are in Karavitagara East?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Karavitagara East?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Karavitagara East?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Karavitagara East?District Hospital Bingiriya, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karavitagara East?Bank of Ceylon, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Karavitagara East?Kandawala, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karavitagara East?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Karavitagara East?LK6233140 (OCHA common operational dataset)