# Vanathavilluwa North GN division, Vanathavilluwa DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/vanathavilluwa/vanathavilluwa-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Vanathavilluwa DS Division # Vanathavilluwa North Vanathavilluwa North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vanathavilluwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **8.94 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 8.9km² - 39 mtypical elevation ## Where is Vanathavilluwa North? Vanathavilluwa 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 5 other GN divisions: [Bandaranayakapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/vanathavilluwa/bandaranayakapura/), [Karathivu South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/vanathavilluwa/karathivu-south/), [Vanathavilluwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/vanathavilluwa/vanathavilluwa-south/), [Wijayapura East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/vanathavilluwa/wijayapura-east/) and [Wijayapura West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/vanathavilluwa/wijayapura-west/). By area it is the 1404th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Vanathavilluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/vanathavilluwa/). The centre of Vanathavilluwa North is about 140 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1948° N, 79.8770° E. Local names: වනාතවිල්ලුව 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). ## Villages and localities in Vanathavilluwa North Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Vanathavilluwa North. - Wanathavilluwa 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 Vanathavilluwa North Named natural and historic features inside Vanathavilluwa North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Kadirankadu Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Asil Estate 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 Vanathavilluwa 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 Vanathavilluwa North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital B Kalpitiya · Sinnakudirippu 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23408&mlon=79.76681#map=17/8.23408/79.76681) Bank People's Bank · Sinnakudirippu 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23611&mlon=79.76521#map=17/8.23611/79.76521) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thiladiya 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00630&mlon=79.83854#map=17/8.00630/79.83854) Hotel Wild Wadi Wilpattu - Villas with plunge pools · Aluth Eluwankulama 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26679&mlon=79.86906#map=17/8.26679/79.86906) Mall Zara Textiles Pvt Limited Puttalam · Periyapalli Kudiyiruppuwa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03190&mlon=79.82804#map=17/8.03190/79.82804) School Pallivasalthurai Muslim Maha Vidyalaya · Palliwasalthure 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.18159&mlon=79.73788#map=17/8.18159/79.73788) College Puttalam Zahira · Manalthivu 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05303&mlon=79.82908#map=17/8.05303/79.82908) Police station Kalpitiya Police · Mandalakudawa 13 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 North - Karathivu South - Mailankulama - Mangala Pura - Parana Eluwankulama - Pukkulama - Ralmaduwa - Samagipura - Serakkuliya - Vanathavilluwa South - Vattakandal - Wijayapura East - Wijayapura West ## Quick answers - Where is Vanathavilluwa North?In Vanathavilluwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Vanathavilluwa North?Bandaranayakapura, Karathivu South, Vanathavilluwa South, Wijayapura East and Wijayapura West - How many villages are in Vanathavilluwa North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Vanathavilluwa North?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Vanathavilluwa North?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Vanathavilluwa North?Base Hospital B Kalpitiya, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Vanathavilluwa North?People's Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Vanathavilluwa North?HNB, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vanathavilluwa North?Ceypetco, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Vanathavilluwa North?LK6206050 (OCHA common operational dataset)