# Karavitagara West GN division, Chilaw DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavitagara-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division # Karavitagara West Karavitagara West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.44 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.4km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Karavitagara West? Karavitagara West 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: [Dambakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/dambakele/), [Karavita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavita/), [Karavitagara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/karavitagara-east/), [Kokkavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/kokkavila/), [Mugunuwatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/mugunuwatawana/) and [Weerakelewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/weerakelewatta/). By area it is the 8533rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Karavitagara West is about 71 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5725° N, 79.8634° E. Local names: කරවිටාගාර බටහිර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Weather in Karavitagara West 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 West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital Chilaw · Pitipana North 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57203&mlon=79.79735#map=17/7.57203/79.79735) Bank Seylan Bank · Melpura 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57660&mlon=79.79848#map=17/7.57660/79.79848) 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 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53574&mlon=79.82022#map=17/7.53574/79.82022) Hotel The Lake Front · Mugunuwatawana 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59067&mlon=79.86480#map=17/7.59067/79.86480) Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) School Medagama Abhaya College · Medagama 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53427&mlon=79.87666#map=17/7.53427/79.87666) College Sri Sarananda Piriwena · Karavitagara West 0.6 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 7.7 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Karavitagara West Places mapped inside Karavitagara West in open map data, by type. - Colleges and universities1 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 Chilaw DS Division - Aluthwatta - Aluthwatta - Ambakandavila - Dambakele - Deduruoya - Egodawatta - Ichchampitiya - Ihala Olidaluwa - Ilippadeniya - Inigodawela - Kakkapalliya - Kanattawa - Karavita - Karavitagara East - 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 West?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Karavitagara West?Dambakele, Karavita, Karavitagara East, Kokkavila, Mugunuwatawana and Weerakelewatta - What is the best time to visit Karavitagara West?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Karavitagara West?District General Hospital Chilaw, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karavitagara West?Seylan Bank, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Karavitagara West?Kandawala, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karavitagara West?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Karavitagara West?LK6233135 (OCHA common operational dataset)