# Panirendawa GN division, Madampe DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/panirendawa/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division # Panirendawa Panirendawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.75 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 2.8km² - 41 mtypical elevation ## Where is Panirendawa? Panirendawa 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 6 other GN divisions: [Ihala Weerakodiyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/ihala-weerakodiyana/), [Kuda Bingiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/kuda-bingiriya/), [Mahagama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/mahagama-south/), [Medagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/medagama/), [Nankadawara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/nankadawara/) and [Rathmal Agara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/rathmal-agara/). By area it is the 5369th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Panirendawa is about 68 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5454° N, 79.8876° E. Local names: පනිරෙන්ඩාව . 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 Panirendawa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Panirendawa. - Ratmalagara 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 Panirendawa Named natural and historic features inside Panirendawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Ratmala Agare 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 Panirendawa 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 Panirendawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Bingiriya · Murukandiya 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59840&mlon=79.93189#map=17/7.59840/79.93189) Bank Peoples Bank · Dummalasooriya 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49374&mlon=79.91297#map=17/7.49374/79.91297) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Dummalasooriya 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49333&mlon=79.91362#map=17/7.49333/79.91362) Hotel The Villa Thalkatuwa · Heen Agara 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52638&mlon=79.87787#map=17/7.52638/79.87787) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Medagama Abhaya College · Medagama 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53427&mlon=79.87666#map=17/7.53427/79.87666) College Sri Sarananda Piriwena · Karavitagara West 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56697&mlon=79.86236#map=17/7.56697/79.86236) Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 6.3 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 - Kudirippuwa - Mahabaddegama - Mahagama North - Mahagama South - Manakkulama - Maraggalagama - Medagama - Mellawagara - Mugunuwatawana - Nankadawara - Nelumpokuna - Pallakele - Pambala - Pambala South - Pattiyagama - Ponnankanniya - Pookulama - Pothuvila - Rathmal Agara - Rathnagiriya - Sembukattiya - Suduwella - Thambagalla - Thambagalla Watta - Thambagalla West - Thaniwellagama - Uraliya - Uraliyagara - Walahena ## Quick answers - Where is Panirendawa?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Panirendawa?Ihala Weerakodiyana, Kuda Bingiriya, Mahagama South, Medagama, Nankadawara and Rathmal Agara - How many villages are in Panirendawa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Panirendawa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Panirendawa?District Hospital Bingiriya, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Panirendawa?Peoples Bank, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Panirendawa?Kandawala, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panirendawa?Ceypetco, about 6.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Panirendawa?LK6236060 (OCHA common operational dataset)