# Thissogama GN division, Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/thissogama/ Grama Niladhari division · Chilaw DS Division # Thissogama Thissogama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.43 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.4km² - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thissogama? Thissogama 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 7 other GN divisions: [Deduruoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/deduruoya/), [Manuwangama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/manuwangama-west/), [Munneshwarama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/munneshwarama/), [Thimbilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/thimbilla/), [Thittakade](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/thittakade/), [Urudayandaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/urudayandaluwa/) and [Weerakumandaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/weerakumandaluwa/). By area it is the 5966th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/). The centre of Thissogama is about 73 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5925° N, 79.8276° E. Local names: තිස්සෝගම . 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 Thissogama Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Thissogama. - Malayaweliya - Tissogama 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 Thissogama 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 Thissogama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Balasooriya Hospital (Suwana) · Melpura 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57637&mlon=79.79686#map=17/7.57637/79.79686) Bank Seylan Bank · Melpura 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57660&mlon=79.79848#map=17/7.57660/79.79848) 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 IOC · Aluthwatta 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57930&mlon=79.79484#map=17/7.57930/79.79484) Hotel Ledy Rose Hotel · Thimbilla 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58333&mlon=79.80000#map=17/7.58333/79.80000) Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) School St. Anne's English Medium College Network - Regional School Chilaw · Wattakkaliya 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58662&mlon=79.79738#map=17/7.58662/79.79738) College IDM Chilaw College · Ichchampitiya 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57765&mlon=79.80285#map=17/7.57765/79.80285) Police station Police Station Halawatha · Pitipana South 4.0 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 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 - Puliyankadawara - Punchi Vilattawa - Sawarana - Thimbilla - Thittakade - Urudayandaluwa - Wattakkaliya - Weerakelewatta - Weerapandiyana - Welihena - Weralabada - Weralabada North - Weralabada South ## Quick answers - Where is Thissogama?In Chilaw DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thissogama?Deduruoya, Manuwangama West, Munneshwarama, Thimbilla, Thittakade, Urudayandaluwa and Weerakumandaluwa - How many villages are in Thissogama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Thissogama?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thissogama?Balasooriya Hospital (Suwana), about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thissogama?Seylan Bank, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thissogama?Kandawala, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thissogama?IOC, about 3.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thissogama?LK6233060 (OCHA common operational dataset)