# Rathmal Agara GN division, Madampe DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/rathmal-agara/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division # Rathmal Agara Rathmal Agara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.08 km²**. - 1.1km² ## Where is Rathmal Agara? Rathmal Agara 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 5 other GN divisions: [Ihala Weerakodiyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/ihala-weerakodiyana/), [Nankadawara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/nankadawara/), [Pahala Weerakodiyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/pahala-weerakodiyana/), [Panirendawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/panirendawa/) and [Rathnagiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/rathnagiriya/). By area it is the 9852nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Rathmal Agara is about 67 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5401° N, 79.8969° E. Local names: රත්මල් අගාර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Rathmal Agara Named natural and historic features inside Rathmal Agara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Thorana 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 Rathmal Agara 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 Rathmal Agara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Bingiriya · Murukandiya 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59840&mlon=79.93189#map=17/7.59840/79.93189) Bank Peoples Bank · Dummalasooriya 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49374&mlon=79.91297#map=17/7.49374/79.91297) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Dummalasooriya 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49333&mlon=79.91362#map=17/7.49333/79.91362) Hotel The Villa Thalkatuwa · Heen Agara 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52638&mlon=79.87787#map=17/7.52638/79.87787) Mall Bowatta Co-op City · Bowatta 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59912&mlon=79.96302#map=17/7.59912/79.96302) School Medagama Abhaya College · Medagama 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53427&mlon=79.87666#map=17/7.53427/79.87666) College Sri Sarananda Piriwena · Karavitagara West 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56697&mlon=79.86236#map=17/7.56697/79.86236) Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 5.4 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 - Panirendawa - Pattiyagama - Ponnankanniya - Pookulama - Pothuvila - Rathnagiriya - Sembukattiya - Suduwella - Thambagalla - Thambagalla Watta - Thambagalla West - Thaniwellagama - Uraliya - Uraliyagara - Walahena ## Quick answers - Where is Rathmal Agara?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rathmal Agara?Ihala Weerakodiyana, Nankadawara, Pahala Weerakodiyana, Panirendawa and Rathnagiriya - What is the best time to visit Rathmal Agara?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Rathmal Agara?District Hospital Bingiriya, about 7.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rathmal Agara?Peoples Bank, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rathmal Agara?Kandawala, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rathmal Agara?Ceypetco, about 5.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rathmal Agara?LK6236065 (OCHA common operational dataset)