# Pitipana North GN division, Chilaw DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/pitipana-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division # Pitipana North Pitipana North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.36 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.4km² - 21mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pitipana North? Pitipana North 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/), [Maikkulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/maikkulama/), [Melpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/melpura/), [Pitipana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/pitipana-east/) and [Pitipana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/pitipana-south/). By area it is the 13102nd 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 Pitipana North is about 71 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5724° N, 79.7958° E. Local names: පිටිපන උතුර . 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 Pitipana North Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pitipana North. The largest with a recorded population: Chilaw (24,712). - Chilaw 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 Pitipana North 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 Pitipana North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital · Pitipana North 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57200&mlon=79.79656#map=17/7.57200/79.79656) Bank Sampath Bank · Pitipana North 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57295&mlon=79.79700#map=17/7.57295/79.79700) ATM Commercial Bank · Ettukala 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23920&mlon=79.84160#map=17/7.23920/79.84160) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pitipana North 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57488&mlon=79.79642#map=17/7.57488/79.79642) Hotel Hotel Shan Inn · Pitipana North 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57172&mlon=79.79566#map=17/7.57172/79.79566) Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) School Star Kids Pre School Madampe · Pitipana North 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57583&mlon=79.79530#map=17/7.57583/79.79530) College Esoft Metro College Chilaw · Pitipana North 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57293&mlon=79.79715#map=17/7.57293/79.79715) Police station Police Station Halawatha · Pitipana South 0.7 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 Pitipana North Places mapped inside Pitipana North in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Banks9 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels2 - Shopping malls2 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 - 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 - Melpura - Merawala - Mugunuwatawana - Mungandaluwa East - Mungandaluwa West - Munneshwarama - Nariyagama North - Nariyagama South - Olidaluwa - Parappanmulla - Pitipana East - Pitipana South - Puliyankadawara - Punchi Vilattawa - Sawarana - Thimbilla - Thissogama - Thittakade - Urudayandaluwa - Wattakkaliya - Weerakelewatta - Weerapandiyana - Welihena - Weralabada - Weralabada North - Weralabada South ## Quick answers - Where is Pitipana North?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pitipana North?Ichchampitiya, Maikkulama, Melpura, Pitipana East and Pitipana South - How many villages are in Pitipana North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pitipana North?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pitipana North?District General Hospital, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pitipana North?Sampath Bank, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pitipana North?Commercial Bank, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pitipana North?Ceypetco, about 0.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Pitipana North?4 mapped - How many banks are in Pitipana North?9 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Pitipana North?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Pitipana North?LK6233195 (OCHA common operational dataset)