# Serukele GN division, Pallama DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/serukele/ Grama Niladhari division · Pallama DS Division # Serukele Serukele is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pallama DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **3.53 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.5km² - 37 mtypical elevation ## Where is Serukele? Serukele lies in [Pallama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Katupotha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/katupotha/), [Nagavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/nagavila/), [Siyambalagaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/siyambalagaswewa/), [Thamarakkulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/thamarakkulama/), [Wendakaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/wendakaduwa/) and [Wijayakatupatha Elen Megoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/wijayakatupatha-elen-megoda/). By area it is the 4258th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.9% of [Pallama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/). The centre of Serukele is about 89 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7345° N, 79.9257° E. Local names: සේරුකැලේ . 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 Serukele Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Serukele. Settlements here lie between about 34 m and 42 m above sea level (median 37 m). - Alutgama - Serukele - Wanduressakotuwa 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 Serukele Named natural and historic features inside Serukele, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Wanduressakotuwa Wewa ### Estates 1 estate; 1 estate. - Kuratihena - Wadurassakotuwa 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 Serukele 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 Serukele Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Madawakkulama · Madawakkulama 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74343&mlon=79.97783#map=17/7.74343/79.97783) Bank Cooperative rural bank · Andigama 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77627&mlon=79.94868#map=17/7.77627/79.94868) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypeco Filling Station · Andigama 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78020&mlon=79.94827#map=17/7.78020/79.94827) Hotel sarani Hotel · Katupotha 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73454&mlon=79.95597#map=17/7.73454/79.95597) Mall Co-op City · Weerapokuna 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65134&mlon=79.98907#map=17/7.65134/79.98907) School பு/மதவாக்குளம் முஸ்லிம், மகா ,வித்தியாலயம் - தேசிய பாடசாலை · Madawakkulama 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74416&mlon=79.97163#map=17/7.74416/79.97163) College Wayamba National College of Education · Mookalanhena 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59905&mlon=79.94896#map=17/7.59905/79.94896) Police station Police Station Arachchikattuwa · Rajakadaluwa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66165&mlon=79.83737#map=17/7.66165/79.83737) 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 Pallama DS Division - Dewala Handiya - Kammanadaluwa - Katupotha - Madawakkulama - Nagavila - Nandimithrapura - Pallama - Periyamaduwa - Puliyankulama - Siyambalagaswewa - Thamarakkulama - Thammana - Wathupola - Wendakaduwa - Wetiya - Wilpatha East - Wilpatha West ## Quick answers - Where is Serukele?In Pallama DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Serukele?Katupotha, Nagavila, Siyambalagaswewa, Thamarakkulama, Wendakaduwa and Wijayakatupatha Elen Megoda - How many villages are in Serukele?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Serukele?Settlements lie between 34 m and 42 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Serukele?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Serukele?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Serukele?Madawakkulama, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Serukele?Cooperative rural bank, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Serukele?HNB, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Serukele?Ceypeco Filling Station, about 5.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Serukele?LK6227045 (OCHA common operational dataset)