# Puliyankadawara GN division, Chilaw DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/puliyankadawara/ Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division # Puliyankadawara Puliyankadawara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.06 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.1km² - 30 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puliyankadawara? Puliyankadawara 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 4 other GN divisions: [Kanattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/kanattawa/), [Kokkavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/kokkavila/), [Mahagama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/mahagama-north/) and [Punchi Vilattawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/punchi-vilattawa/). By area it is the 6804th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Puliyankadawara is about 74 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5951° N, 79.8925° E. Local names: පුලියන්කඩවර . 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 Puliyankadawara Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Puliyankadawara. - Punchivilattawa 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 Puliyankadawara Named natural and historic features inside Puliyankadawara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Puliyankadawara Wewa - Timbiri Wewa ### Estates 2 estates. - Maligawatte - Medadambuwa 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 Puliyankadawara 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 Puliyankadawara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Bingiriya · Murukandiya 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59840&mlon=79.93189#map=17/7.59840/79.93189) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Murukandiya 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59804&mlon=79.93575#map=17/7.59804/79.93575) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Lanka IOC Filling Station · Mookalanhena 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59800&mlon=79.94021#map=17/7.59800/79.94021) Hotel Muthumuni Hotel & Banquet · Ihala Kalugama 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58193&mlon=79.91196#map=17/7.58193/79.91196) Mall Bowatta Co-op City · Bowatta 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59912&mlon=79.96302#map=17/7.59912/79.96302) School Sri Saranankara National College Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59904&mlon=79.93834#map=17/7.59904/79.93834) College Sri Sarananda Piriwena · Karavitagara West 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56697&mlon=79.86236#map=17/7.56697/79.86236) Police station Police Station - Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59688&mlon=79.94897#map=17/7.59688/79.94897) 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 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 North - Pitipana South - Punchi Vilattawa - Sawarana - Thimbilla - Thissogama - Thittakade - Urudayandaluwa - Wattakkaliya - Weerakelewatta - Weerapandiyana - Welihena - Weralabada - Weralabada North - Weralabada South ## Quick answers - Where is Puliyankadawara?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Puliyankadawara?Kanattawa, Kokkavila, Mahagama North and Punchi Vilattawa - How many villages are in Puliyankadawara?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Puliyankadawara?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Puliyankadawara?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Puliyankadawara?District Hospital Bingiriya, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puliyankadawara?Bank of Ceylon, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Puliyankadawara?Kandawala, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puliyankadawara?Lanka IOC Filling Station, about 5.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Puliyankadawara?LK6233125 (OCHA common operational dataset)