# Melpura GN division, Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/melpura/ Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division # Melpura Melpura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.34 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.3km² - 10mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Melpura? Melpura 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 5 other GN divisions: [Ichchampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/ichchampitiya/), [Munneshwarama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/munneshwarama/), [Pitipana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/pitipana-east/), [Pitipana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/pitipana-north/) and [Pitipana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/pitipana-south/). By area it is the 13176th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Melpura is about 71 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5752° N, 79.8015° E. Local names: මැල්පුර . 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 Melpura Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Melpura. - Munnessarama 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). ## Weather in Melpura 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 Melpura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Suwana Private Hospital · Melpura 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57630&mlon=79.79685#map=17/7.57630/79.79685) Bank Seylan Bank · Melpura 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57660&mlon=79.79848#map=17/7.57660/79.79848) ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pitipana North 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57488&mlon=79.79642#map=17/7.57488/79.79642) Hotel Chilaw Faa Inn Hotell · Pitipana North 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57583&mlon=79.79530#map=17/7.57583/79.79530) Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) School Chilaw International School · Melpura 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57656&mlon=79.79877#map=17/7.57656/79.79877) College Ananda National College · Ichchampitiya 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57724&mlon=79.80202#map=17/7.57724/79.80202) Police station Police Station Halawatha · Pitipana South 0.9 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 Melpura Places mapped inside Melpura in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Banks3 - Schools1 - Cinemas1 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants1 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 - Karavitagara West - Kokkavila - Kurusapaduwa - Maha Vilattawa - Maikkulama - Manuwangama East - Manuwangama West - Maradankulama - 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 Melpura?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Melpura?Ichchampitiya, Munneshwarama, Pitipana East, Pitipana North and Pitipana South - How many villages are in Melpura?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Melpura?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Melpura?Suwana Private Hospital, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Melpura?Seylan Bank, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Melpura?Commercial Bank, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Melpura?Ceypetco, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Melpura?3 mapped - How many banks are in Melpura?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Melpura?LK6233190 (OCHA common operational dataset)