# Paniyadiya GN division, Kalpitiya DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/paniyadiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Kalpitiya DS Division # Paniyadiya Paniyadiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **7.08 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.1km² - 9mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Paniyadiya? Paniyadiya 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: [Alankudawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/alankudawa/), [Narakkalliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/narakkalliya/) and [Norochchola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/norochchola/). By area it is the 1891st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.4% of [Kalpitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/). The centre of Paniyadiya is about 123 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0372° N, 79.7349° E. Local names: පනියඩිය . 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 Paniyadiya Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Paniyadiya. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 10 m above sea level (median 10 m). - Ilandaiyadi - Kurawathkudil - Panaiyadi 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 Paniyadiya Named natural and historic features inside Paniyadiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Nuraicholaisandi 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 Paniyadiya 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 Paniyadiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kuwait Hospital · Puttalam East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05083&mlon=79.83573#map=17/8.05083/79.83573) Bank HNB · Norochchola 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04811&mlon=79.73756#map=17/8.04811/79.73756) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thiladiya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00630&mlon=79.83854#map=17/8.00630/79.83854) Hotel Sunset Safari · Alankudawa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05417&mlon=79.73379#map=17/8.05417/79.73379) Mall Zara Textiles Pvt Limited Puttalam · Periyapalli Kudiyiruppuwa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03190&mlon=79.82804#map=17/8.03190/79.82804) School Primary Zahira, Puttalam · Pudukudirippuwa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03782&mlon=79.82751#map=17/8.03782/79.82751) College iSoft Campus · Parana Jumma Palli 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03242&mlon=79.82993#map=17/8.03242/79.82993) Police station Police Station-Puttalam · Puttalam South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03035&mlon=79.83466#map=17/8.03035/79.83466) 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 Paniyadiya Places mapped inside Paniyadiya in open map data, by type. - Hotels9 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 - Palliwasalthure - Palliyawatta - Periyakudirippu - Pudukudirippuwa - Sinnakudirippu - Thalavila East - Thalavila West - Thethapola - Thigali - Wanni Mundalama ## Quick answers - Where is Paniyadiya?In Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Paniyadiya?Alankudawa, Narakkalliya and Norochchola - How many villages are in Paniyadiya?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Paniyadiya?Settlements lie between 8 m and 10 m - What is the best time to visit Paniyadiya?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Paniyadiya?Kuwait Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Paniyadiya?HNB, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Paniyadiya?HNB, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paniyadiya?Ceypetco, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Paniyadiya?LK6203120 (OCHA common operational dataset)