Grama Niladhari division · Kalpitiya DS Division # Thalavila West Thalavila West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers 1.75 km². Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.8 km² - 1 mapped service ## Where is Thalavila West? Thalavila West lies in Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It borders 2 other GN divisions: Ettala and Thalavila East. By area it is the 7574th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of Kalpitiya DS Division. The centre of Thalavila West is about 132 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1146° N, 79.7085° E. Local names: තලවිල බටහිර. Source: Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Thalavila West ### Nearby, outside Thalavila West - Awesome Beach and Dunes · attraction, Kandakuliya Kudawa 13 km - Wakeboard · attraction, Pudukudirippuwa 14 km - Kalpitiya Fort · attraction, Sinnakudirippu 15 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Thalavila West - Time zone UTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - Currency Rupee (LKR) - Country calling code +94 - Languages Sinhala, Tamil, English - Plug types Type D, G · 230 V - Driving side Left - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo 106 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo 145 km ### Nearest railway station Noor Nagar (Puttalam East), about 17 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:53) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:16, sunset around 17:55). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Weather in Thalavila West 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. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thalavila West | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Base Hospital B Kalpitiya · Sinnakudirippu | 15 km | Map | | Bank | HNB · Norochchola | 8.1 km | Map | | ATM | HNB · Puttalam South | 17 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Ceypetco · Thiladiya | 19 km | Map | | Hotel | Tamarind Villa · Thalavila West | 0.4 km | Map | | Mall | Zara Textiles Pvt Limited Puttalam · Periyapalli Kudiyiruppuwa | 16 km | Map | | School | PEARL · Mudalappaliya | 2.4 km | Map | | College | Puttalam Zahira · Manalthivu | 15 km | Map | | Police station | Kalpitiya Police · Mandalakudawa | 15 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Thalavila West Places mapped inside Thalavila West in open map data, by type. - Hotels 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). 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 - Paniyadiya - Periyakudirippu - Pudukudirippuwa - Sinnakudirippu - Thalavila East - Thethapola - Thigali - Wanni Mundalama ## Quick answers - Where is Thalavila West? In Kalpitiya DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thalavila West? Ettala and Thalavila East - What is there to see in Thalavila West? Awesome Beach and Dunes, Wakeboard, Kalpitiya Fort - What time zone is Thalavila West in? UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Thalavila West? Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Thalavila West? Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Thalavila West? January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thalavila West? Base Hospital B Kalpitiya, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thalavila West? HNB, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thalavila West? HNB, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thalavila West? Ceypetco, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thalavila West? LK6203085 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Grama Niladhari division - Area: 1.75 km² - P-code: LK6203085 - Divisional Secretariat division: Kalpitiya DS Division --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/kalpitiya/thalavila-west/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.