# Palliwasalthure GN division, Kalpitiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/palliwasalthure/ Grama Niladhari division · Kalpitiya DS Division # Palliwasalthure Palliwasalthure is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **6.13 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.1km² - 4mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palliwasalthure? Palliwasalthure 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 3 other GN divisions: [Kandakuliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/kandakuliya/), [Kurinjipitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/kurinjipitiya-south/) and [Musalpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/musalpitiya/). By area it is the 2291st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Kalpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/). The centre of Palliwasalthure is about 140 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1900° N, 79.7246° E. Local names: පල්ලිවාසල්තුරෙයි . 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 Palliwasalthure Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Palliwasalthure. - Pallivasalturai - Vellankarai 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 Palliwasalthure Named natural and historic features inside Palliwasalthure, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Nachchiamma Gange ### Estates 1 estate. - Vellankarai 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 Palliwasalthure 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 Palliwasalthure Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital B Kalpitiya · Sinnakudirippu 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23408&mlon=79.76681#map=17/8.23408/79.76681) Bank People's Bank · Mandalakudawa 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.22951&mlon=79.76276#map=17/8.22951/79.76276) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thiladiya 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00630&mlon=79.83854#map=17/8.00630/79.83854) Hotel Genge Lake Resort · Palliwasalthure 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.19456&mlon=79.73022#map=17/8.19456/79.73022) Mall Zara Textiles Pvt Limited Puttalam · Periyapalli Kudiyiruppuwa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03190&mlon=79.82804#map=17/8.03190/79.82804) School Pallivasal thurai MMV Playground · Palliwasalthure 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.18167&mlon=79.73638#map=17/8.18167/79.73638) College Puttalam Zahira · Manalthivu 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05303&mlon=79.82908#map=17/8.05303/79.82908) Police station Kalpitiya Police · Mandalakudawa 6.7 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 Palliwasalthure Places mapped inside Palliwasalthure in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Schools2 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 - Anawasala - Andankanniya - Daluwa - Duechbay - Ettala - Kandakuliya - Kandakuliya Kudawa - Karamba - Kurinjipitiya North - Kurinjipitiya South - Mampuriya - Mandalakudawa - Mudalappaliya - Musalpitiya - Narakkalliya - Nawakkaduwa - Nirmalapura - Norochchola - Palakudawa - Palliyawatta - Paniyadiya - Periyakudirippu - Pudukudirippuwa - Sinnakudirippu - Thalavila East - Thalavila West - Thethapola - Thigali - Wanni Mundalama ## Quick answers - Where is Palliwasalthure?In Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palliwasalthure?Kandakuliya, Kurinjipitiya South and Musalpitiya - How many villages are in Palliwasalthure?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Palliwasalthure?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Palliwasalthure?Base Hospital B Kalpitiya, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palliwasalthure?People's Bank, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palliwasalthure?HNB, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palliwasalthure?Ceypetco, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palliwasalthure?LK6203065 (OCHA common operational dataset)