# Tharakudivilluwa GN division, Mundel DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/tharakudivilluwa/ Grama Niladhari division · Mundel DS Division # Tharakudivilluwa Tharakudivilluwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **7.46 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.5km² - 25 mtypical elevation ## Where is Tharakudivilluwa? Tharakudivilluwa lies in [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Angunavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/angunavila/), [Battaluoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/battaluoya/), [Buruthakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/buruthakele/), [Karathanvilluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/karathanvilluwa/), [Mahamaeliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/mahamaeliya/), [Mahasembukuliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/mahasembukuliya/) and [Pulichchakulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/pulichchakulama/). By area it is the 1759th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.0% of [Mundel DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/). The centre of Tharakudivilluwa is about 91 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7521° N, 79.8462° E. Local names: තාරකුඩිවිල්ලුව . 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 Tharakudivilluwa Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Tharakudivilluwa. - Akkarawelliya - Battulu Oya North 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 Tharakudivilluwa Named natural and historic features inside Tharakudivilluwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Akkarawelliya Wewa ### Estates 3 estates; 2 estates. - Angunawila - Ankulawila - Reiton - Tharakudiwilluwa - Wilpotha 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 Tharakudivilluwa 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 Tharakudivilluwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital · Karathanvilluwa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78878&mlon=79.82762#map=17/7.78878/79.82762) Bank Peoples Bank · Udappuwa 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74464&mlon=79.79222#map=17/7.74464/79.79222) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Pulichchakulama 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75899&mlon=79.82893#map=17/7.75899/79.82893) Hotel Orange Guest Homes & Banquet Hall · Battaluoya 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72932&mlon=79.82055#map=17/7.72932/79.82055) Mall Co-op City · Weerapokuna 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65134&mlon=79.98907#map=17/7.65134/79.98907) School Angunawila School · Mahasembukuliya 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77529&mlon=79.85888#map=17/7.77529/79.85888) College Kanamoolai M.M.V · Kanamulla North 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89629&mlon=79.80108#map=17/7.89629/79.80108) Police station Police Station Mundalama · Mundalama 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80780&mlon=79.82559#map=17/7.80780/79.82559) 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 Mundel DS Division - Andimunai - Angunavila - Kadayamotte - Kanamulla North - Kanamulla South - Kandathoduwawa - Karathanvilluwa - Kattakaduwa - Kottanthievu - Kudirippuwa - Madurankuliya - Mangalaeliya - Mukkuthoduwawa - Mundalama - Nallandaluwa - Nawadankulama - Palasola - Palliwasalpaduwa - Perukkuvattan - Poonapitiya - Pubudugama - Pulichchakulama - Puludiviyal - Sameeragama - Sinnapaduwa - Udappuwa - Udappuwa - Viruthodai - Weerapura - Welusumanapura ## Quick answers - Where is Tharakudivilluwa?In Mundel DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Tharakudivilluwa?Angunavila, Battaluoya, Buruthakele, Karathanvilluwa, Mahamaeliya, Mahasembukuliya and Pulichchakulama - How many villages are in Tharakudivilluwa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Tharakudivilluwa?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Tharakudivilluwa?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Tharakudivilluwa?Divisional Hospital, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tharakudivilluwa?Peoples Bank, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Tharakudivilluwa?HNB, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tharakudivilluwa?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Tharakudivilluwa?LK6218150 (OCHA common operational dataset)