# Thambagalla GN division, Madampe DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/thambagalla/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division # Thambagalla Thambagalla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.46 km²**. - 1.5km² ## Where is Thambagalla? Thambagalla 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: [Indigasvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/indigasvila/), [Mahagama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/mahagama-south/), [Medagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/medagama/), [Thambagalla Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/thambagalla-watta/) and [Thambagalla West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/thambagalla-west/). By area it is the 8468th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Thambagalla is about 68 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5476° N, 79.8693° E. Local names: තඹගල්ල . 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 Thambagalla Named natural and historic features inside Thambagalla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Ihala Wewa 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 Thambagalla 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 Thambagalla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital Chilaw · Pitipana North 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57203&mlon=79.79735#map=17/7.57203/79.79735) Bank Sampath bank · Uraliyagara 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49643&mlon=79.84273#map=17/7.49643/79.84273) 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 · Kakkapalliya 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53453&mlon=79.82086#map=17/7.53453/79.82086) Hotel The Villa Thalkatuwa · Heen Agara 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52638&mlon=79.87787#map=17/7.52638/79.87787) Mall CIB Shopping Center · Pitipana North 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57548&mlon=79.79595#map=17/7.57548/79.79595) 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 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.56697&mlon=79.86236#map=17/7.56697/79.86236) Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 7.6 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 - Sembukattiya - Suduwella - Thambagalla Watta - Thambagalla West - Thaniwellagama - Uraliya - Uraliyagara - Walahena ## Quick answers - Where is Thambagalla?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thambagalla?Indigasvila, Mahagama South, Medagama, Thambagalla Watta and Thambagalla West - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thambagalla?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thambagalla?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thambagalla?District General Hospital Chilaw, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thambagalla?Sampath bank, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thambagalla?Kandawala, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thambagalla?Ceypetco, about 5.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thambagalla?LK6236045 (OCHA common operational dataset)