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

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

Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division 

# Sembukattiya

Sembukattiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **2.43 km²**.

- 2.4km²

## Where is Sembukattiya?

Sembukattiya 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 8 other GN divisions: [Erunvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/erunvila/), [Hareendragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/hareendragama/), [Indigasvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/indigasvila/), [Karukkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/karukkuwa/), [Karukkuwatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/karukkuwatawana/), [Uraliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/uraliya/), [Uraliyagara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/uraliyagara/) and [Walahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/walahena/). By area it is the 5966th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.6% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Sembukattiya is about 64 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5136° N, 79.8565° E. Local names: සෙම්බුකට්ටිය .

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 Sembukattiya 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 Sembukattiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa · Thoduwawa South 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47097&mlon=79.80663#map=17/7.47097/79.80663) 

Bank Sampath bank · Uraliyagara 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49643&mlon=79.84273#map=17/7.49643/79.84273) 

ATM Kandawala · Katana West 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Uraliyagara 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49511&mlon=79.84478#map=17/7.49511/79.84478) 

Hotel The Villa Thalkatuwa · Heen Agara 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52638&mlon=79.87787#map=17/7.52638/79.87787) 

Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) 

School Wishva pre school · Hareendragama 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51414&mlon=79.84869#map=17/7.51414/79.84869) 

College Karukkuwa Sugathananda maha vidyalaya · Mellawagara 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) 

Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 6.5 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
- Rathnagiriya
- Suduwella
- Thambagalla
- Thambagalla Watta
- Thambagalla West
- Thaniwellagama
- Uraliya
- Uraliyagara
- Walahena

## Quick answers

- Where is Sembukattiya?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Sembukattiya?Erunvila, Hareendragama, Indigasvila, Karukkuwa, Karukkuwatawana, Uraliya, Uraliyagara and Walahena
- What is the best time to visit Sembukattiya?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sembukattiya?Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa, about 7.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sembukattiya?Sampath bank, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Sembukattiya?Kandawala, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sembukattiya?Ceypetco, about 2.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Sembukattiya?LK6236110 (OCHA common operational dataset)