# Thaniwellagama GN division, Madampe DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/thaniwellagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division # Thaniwellagama Thaniwellagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.20 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.2km² - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thaniwellagama? Thaniwellagama 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 3 other GN divisions: [Mahabaddegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/mahabaddegama/), [Mellawagara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/mellawagara/) and [Nelumpokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/nelumpokuna/). By area it is the 13693rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.2% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Thaniwellagama is about 61 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4821° N, 79.8375° E. Local names: තනිවැල්ලේගම . 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 Thaniwellagama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Thaniwellagama. - Mahabeddegama 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 Thaniwellagama Named natural and historic features inside Thaniwellagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Miriswatta 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 Thaniwellagama 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 Thaniwellagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa · Thoduwawa South 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47097&mlon=79.80663#map=17/7.47097/79.80663) Bank Sampath bank · Uraliyagara 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49643&mlon=79.84273#map=17/7.49643/79.84273) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Maraggalagama 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48295&mlon=79.82648#map=17/7.48295/79.82648) Hotel Flower Garden Hotel · Mellawagara 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Ch/ Al- Misbah MV · Maraggalagama 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47987&mlon=79.82854#map=17/7.47987/79.82854) College ISM Madampe - Japanese Section 「ISM 日本語学科」 · Ihalagama 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48805&mlon=79.83403#map=17/7.48805/79.83403) Police station Marawila Police Station · Horagolla North 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41472&mlon=79.83984#map=17/7.41472/79.83984) 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 - Thambagalla Watta - Thambagalla West - Uraliya - Uraliyagara - Walahena ## Quick answers - Where is Thaniwellagama?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thaniwellagama?Mahabaddegama, Mellawagara and Nelumpokuna - How many villages are in Thaniwellagama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Thaniwellagama?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thaniwellagama?Primary Medical Care Unit , Thoduwawa, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thaniwellagama?Sampath bank, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thaniwellagama?Kandawala, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thaniwellagama?Lanka IOC, about 1.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thaniwellagama?LK6236245 (OCHA common operational dataset)