# Anawasala GN division, Kalpitiya DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/anawasala/ Grama Niladhari division · Kalpitiya DS Division # Anawasala Anawasala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **3.42 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.4km² - 9mapped services - 6 mtypical elevation ## Where is Anawasala? Anawasala lies in [Kalpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/), [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 2 other GN divisions: [Pudukudirippuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/pudukudirippuwa/) and [Sinnakudirippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/sinnakudirippu/). By area it is the 4395th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Kalpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/). The centre of Anawasala is about 147 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.2509° N, 79.7655° E. Local names: ආනවාසල් . 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 Anawasala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Anawasala. - Thotakadu 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 Anawasala Named natural and historic features inside Anawasala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Anaiwasal 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 Anawasala 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 Anawasala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kalpitiya Government hospital · Sinnakudirippu 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23445&mlon=79.76668#map=17/8.23445/79.76668) Bank People's Bank · Sinnakudirippu 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23611&mlon=79.76521#map=17/8.23611/79.76521) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thiladiya 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00630&mlon=79.83854#map=17/8.00630/79.83854) Hotel Valampuri Kite Resort · Anawasala 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.24883&mlon=79.75781#map=17/8.24883/79.75781) Mall Zara Textiles Pvt Limited Puttalam · Periyapalli Kudiyiruppuwa 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03190&mlon=79.82804#map=17/8.03190/79.82804) School Pallivasalthurai Muslim Maha Vidyalaya · Palliwasalthure 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.18159&mlon=79.73788#map=17/8.18159/79.73788) College Puttalam Zahira · Manalthivu 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05303&mlon=79.82908#map=17/8.05303/79.82908) Police station Kalpitiya Police · Mandalakudawa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23504&mlon=79.76473#map=17/8.23504/79.76473) 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 Anawasala Places mapped inside Anawasala in open map data, by type. - Hotels7 - Restaurants2 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 Kalpitiya DS Division - Alankudawa - Andankanniya - Daluwa - Duechbay - Ettala - Kandakuliya - Kandakuliya Kudawa - Karamba - Kurinjipitiya North - Kurinjipitiya South - Mampuriya - Mandalakudawa - Mudalappaliya - Musalpitiya - Narakkalliya - Nawakkaduwa - Nirmalapura - Norochchola - Palakudawa - Palliwasalthure - Palliyawatta - Paniyadiya - Periyakudirippu - Pudukudirippuwa - Sinnakudirippu - Thalavila East - Thalavila West - Thethapola - Thigali - Wanni Mundalama ## Quick answers - Where is Anawasala?In Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Anawasala?Pudukudirippuwa and Sinnakudirippu - How many villages are in Anawasala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Anawasala?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Anawasala?Kalpitiya Government hospital, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Anawasala?People's Bank, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Anawasala?HNB, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Anawasala?Ceypetco, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Anawasala?LK6203015 (OCHA common operational dataset)