# Karathivu North GN division, Vanathavilluwa DS Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/vanathavilluwa/karathivu-north/

Grama Niladhari division · Vanathavilluwa DS Division 

# Karathivu North

Karathivu North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vanathavilluwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.22 km²**.

- 1.2km²

## Where is Karathivu North?

Karathivu North lies in [Vanathavilluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/vanathavilluwa/), [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 2 other GN divisions: [Karathivu South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/vanathavilluwa/karathivu-south/) and [Serakkuliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/vanathavilluwa/serakkuliya/). By area it is the 9324th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.2% of [Vanathavilluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/vanathavilluwa/). The centre of Karathivu North is about 144 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.2270° N, 79.8138° E. Local names: කරතිව් උතුර .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Karathivu North 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 Karathivu North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Base Hospital B Kalpitiya · Sinnakudirippu 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23408&mlon=79.76681#map=17/8.23408/79.76681) 

Bank People's Bank · Sinnakudirippu 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23611&mlon=79.76521#map=17/8.23611/79.76521) 

ATM HNB · Puttalam South 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thiladiya 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00630&mlon=79.83854#map=17/8.00630/79.83854) 

Hotel Taru Villas - Villu Willpattu · Aluth Eluwankulama 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26318&mlon=79.82151#map=17/8.26318/79.82151) 

Mall Zara Textiles Pvt Limited Puttalam · Periyapalli Kudiyiruppuwa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03190&mlon=79.82804#map=17/8.03190/79.82804) 

School Pallivasalthurai Muslim Maha Vidyalaya · Palliwasalthure 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.18159&mlon=79.73788#map=17/8.18159/79.73788) 

College Puttalam Zahira · Manalthivu 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05303&mlon=79.82908#map=17/8.05303/79.82908) 

Police station Kalpitiya Police · Mandalakudawa 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23504&mlon=79.76473#map=17/8.23504/79.76473) 

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 Vanathavilluwa DS Division

- Aluth Eluwankulama
- Bandaranayakapura
- Karadipuwal
- Karathivu South
- Mailankulama
- Mangala Pura
- Parana Eluwankulama
- Pukkulama
- Ralmaduwa
- Samagipura
- Serakkuliya
- Vanathavilluwa North
- Vanathavilluwa South
- Vattakandal
- Wijayapura East
- Wijayapura West

## Quick answers

- Where is Karathivu North?In Vanathavilluwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Karathivu North?Karathivu South and Serakkuliya
- What is the best time to visit Karathivu North?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Karathivu North?Base Hospital B Kalpitiya, about 5.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Karathivu North?People's Bank, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Karathivu North?HNB, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karathivu North?Ceypetco, about 25 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Karathivu North?LK6206030 (OCHA common operational dataset)