# Kudirippuwa GN division, Madampe DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/kudirippuwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division # Kudirippuwa Kudirippuwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.10 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.1km² - 24 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kudirippuwa? Kudirippuwa lies in [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/), [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: [Galmuruwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/galmuruwa-north/), [Galmuruwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/galmuruwa-south/), [Heen Agara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/heen-agara/), [Kachchakaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/kachchakaduwa/), [Karukkuwatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/karukkuwatawana/), [Pallakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pallakele/) and [Pothuvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pothuvila/). By area it is the 6699th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Kudirippuwa is about 63 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5007° N, 79.8860° E. Local names: කුඩිරිප්පුව . 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 Kudirippuwa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kudirippuwa. - Galmuruwa - Kudirippuwa 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 Kudirippuwa 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 Kudirippuwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medical Centre · Udadeniya 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45897&mlon=79.93533#map=17/7.45897/79.93533) Bank Peoples Bank · Dummalasooriya 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49374&mlon=79.91297#map=17/7.49374/79.91297) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Dummalasooriya 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49333&mlon=79.91362#map=17/7.49333/79.91362) Hotel The Villa Thalkatuwa · Heen Agara 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52638&mlon=79.87787#map=17/7.52638/79.87787) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Bright International School · Galmuruwa South 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48333&mlon=79.90000#map=17/7.48333/79.90000) College Karukkuwa Sugathananda maha vidyalaya · Mellawagara 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49385&mlon=79.91239#map=17/7.49385/79.91239) 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 Madampe DS Division - Athuwana - Dematapitiya - Egodayagama - Erunvila - Galahitiyawa - Galmuruwa North - Galmuruwa South - Hareendragama - Heen Agara - Henapola - Ihalagama - Indigasvila - Irattakulama North - Irattakulama South - Kachchakaduwa - Karukkuwa - Karukkuwatawana - Kongasyaya - Kuda Bingiriya - Mahabaddegama - Mahagama North - Mahagama South - Manakkulama - Maraggalagama - Medagama - Mellawagara - Mugunuwatawana - Nankadawara - Nelumpokuna - Pallakele - Pambala - Pambala South - Panirendawa - Pattiyagama - Ponnankanniya - Pookulama - Pothuvila - Rathmal Agara - Rathnagiriya - Sembukattiya - Suduwella - Thambagalla - Thambagalla Watta - Thambagalla West - Thaniwellagama - Uraliya - Uraliyagara - Walahena ## Quick answers - Where is Kudirippuwa?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kudirippuwa?Galmuruwa North, Galmuruwa South, Heen Agara, Kachchakaduwa, Karukkuwatawana, Pallakele and Pothuvila - How many villages are in Kudirippuwa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kudirippuwa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kudirippuwa?Medical Centre, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kudirippuwa?Peoples Bank, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kudirippuwa?Kandawala, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kudirippuwa?Ceypetco, about 3.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kudirippuwa?LK6236135 (OCHA common operational dataset)