# Thiladiya GN division, Puttalam DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/thiladiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Puttalam DS Division # Thiladiya Thiladiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Puttalam DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **6.61 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.6km² - 8mapped services - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thiladiya? Thiladiya lies in [Puttalam DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/), [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: [Puttalam South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/puttalam-south/), [Rathmalyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/rathmalyaya/), [Senakudirippuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/senakudirippuwa/), [Sirambiadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/sirambiadiya/) and [Thammennagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/thammennagama/). By area it is the 2080th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Puttalam DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/puttalam/). The centre of Thiladiya is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.0145° N, 79.8524° E. Local names: තිල්අඩිය . 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 Thiladiya Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Thiladiya. Settlements here lie between about 19 m and 33 m above sea level (median 21 m). - Arachchivillu - Chenaikudiruppu - Nindeni - Periyavillu - Thiladiyagama - Thillaiyadi 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 Thiladiya Named natural and historic features inside Thiladiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Nindeni Kulam 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 Thiladiya 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 Thiladiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital darmaraja general hospital · Thiladiya 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00393&mlon=79.84844#map=17/8.00393/79.84844) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Puttalam South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02685&mlon=79.83856#map=17/8.02685/79.83856) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thiladiya 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00630&mlon=79.83854#map=17/8.00630/79.83854) Hotel Royal Green Garden Hotel · Thiladiya 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.01990&mlon=79.86143#map=17/8.01990/79.86143) Mall Cargills Food City · Puttalam South 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02722&mlon=79.83770#map=17/8.02722/79.83770) School Muslim Maha Vidyalaya · Thiladiya 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.01214&mlon=79.83931#map=17/8.01214/79.83931) College Open University Puttalam Study Centre · Puttalam South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02324&mlon=79.83382#map=17/8.02324/79.83382) Police station Police Station-Puttalam · Puttalam South 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03035&mlon=79.83466#map=17/8.03035/79.83466) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Thiladiya Places mapped inside Thiladiya in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels2 - Schools2 - Restaurants2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Puttalam DS Division - Attavilluwa - Attavilluwa Central - Bodhirajapura - Kaladiya - Manalthivu - Marikkar Street - Mullipuram - Nelumwewa - Palaviya - Parana Jumma Palli - Periyapalli Kudiyiruppuwa - Pottuvilluwa - Pudukudirippuwa - Puttalam East - Puttalam North - Puttalam South - Rathmalyaya - Sella Kandal - Senakudirippuwa - Sirambiadiya - Thammennagama ## Quick answers - Where is Thiladiya?In Puttalam DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thiladiya?Puttalam South, Rathmalyaya, Senakudirippuwa, Sirambiadiya and Thammennagama - How many villages are in Thiladiya?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thiladiya?Settlements lie between 19 m and 33 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thiladiya?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thiladiya?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thiladiya?darmaraja general hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thiladiya?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thiladiya?HNB, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thiladiya?Ceypetco, about 1.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Thiladiya?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Thiladiya?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Thiladiya?LK6215050 (OCHA common operational dataset)