# Rathnagiriya GN division, Madampe DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/rathnagiriya/

Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division 

# Rathnagiriya

Rathnagiriya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.33 km²**.

- 0.3km²

## Where is Rathnagiriya?

Rathnagiriya 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 4 other GN divisions: [Nankadawara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/nankadawara/), [Pahala Weerakodiyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/pahala-weerakodiyana/), [Rantetiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/rantetiyawa/) and [Rathmal Agara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/rathmal-agara/). By area it is the 13221st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Rathnagiriya is about 66 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5298° N, 79.8998° E. Local names: රත්නගිරිය .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Rathnagiriya 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
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- Nov
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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 Rathnagiriya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital Bingiriya · Murukandiya 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59840&mlon=79.93189#map=17/7.59840/79.93189) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Dummalasooriya 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49374&mlon=79.91297#map=17/7.49374/79.91297) 

ATM Kandawala · Katana West 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Dummalasooriya 4.3 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 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) 

School Medagama Abhaya College · Medagama 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53427&mlon=79.87666#map=17/7.53427/79.87666) 

College Sri Sarananda Piriwena · Karavitagara West 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56697&mlon=79.86236#map=17/7.56697/79.86236) 

Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 4.2 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
- Rathmal Agara
- Sembukattiya
- Suduwella
- Thambagalla
- Thambagalla Watta
- Thambagalla West
- Thaniwellagama
- Uraliya
- Uraliyagara
- Walahena

## Quick answers

- Where is Rathnagiriya?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Rathnagiriya?Nankadawara, Pahala Weerakodiyana, Rantetiyawa and Rathmal Agara
- What is the best time to visit Rathnagiriya?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rathnagiriya?District Hospital Bingiriya, about 8.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rathnagiriya?Peoples Bank, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rathnagiriya?Kandawala, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rathnagiriya?Ceypetco, about 4.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rathnagiriya?LK6236070 (OCHA common operational dataset)