# Urithirapuram West GN division, Karachchi DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/urithirapuram-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Karachchi DS Division # Urithirapuram West Urithirapuram West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Karachchi DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. It covers **2.56 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.6km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Urithirapuram West? Urithirapuram West lies in [Karachchi DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/), [Kilinochchi District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Kanakapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/kanakapuram/), [Puthumurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/puthumurippu/), [Sivanagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/sivanagar/), [Urithirapuram East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/urithirapuram-east/) and [Urithirapuram North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/urithirapuram-north/). By area it is the 5708th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Karachchi DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/karachchi/). The centre of Urithirapuram West is about 279 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.3963° N, 80.3495° E. Local names: උරුත්තිරපුරම් බටහ . 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 Urithirapuram West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Urithirapuram West. - Uruthirapuram 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). ## Weather in Urithirapuram West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kilinochchi District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,341 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (311 mm) and the driest Jun (32 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 66 Feb 26 48 Mar 28 48 Apr 29 91 May 29 93 Jun 29 32 Jul 29 38 Aug 29 64 Sep 29 82 Oct 28 225 Nov 27 311 Dec 26 244 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Urithirapuram West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital, Urthipuram · Urithirapuram East 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.39293&mlon=80.35830#map=17/9.39293/80.35830) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Uthayanagar East 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38341&mlon=80.40523#map=17/9.38341/80.40523) ATM Commercial · Uthayanagar East 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38341&mlon=80.40521#map=17/9.38341/80.40521) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Kilinochchi Town 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.39316&mlon=80.40790#map=17/9.39316/80.40790) Hotel Friends Inn · Kanakapuram 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.38710&mlon=80.39928#map=17/9.38710/80.39928) School Kn/Uruthirapuram Maha Vidyalayam · Urithirapuram West 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.39672&mlon=80.34962#map=17/9.39672/80.34962) College Department of Information and Communication Technology - SLGTI · Thondamannagar 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.36413&mlon=80.40809#map=17/9.36413/80.40809) Police station Killinochchi Pollice Station · Kilinochchi Town 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.39228&mlon=80.40799#map=17/9.39228/80.40799) 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 Urithirapuram West Places mapped inside Urithirapuram West in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Karachchi DS Division - Akkarayankulam - Ambalkulam - Ambalnagar - Anaivilunthankulam - Anandapuram - Barathipuram - Civic Centre - Ganeshapuram - Jeyanthinagar - Kanagampikaikulam - Kanakapuram - Kannagaipuram - Kilinochchi Town - Konavil - Krishnapuram - Malaiyalapuram - Maruthanagar - Mavadiyamman - Mayavanoor - Pannankandy - Periyaparanthan - Ponnagar - Puthumurippu - Ramanathapuram - Rathinapuram - Selvanagar - Sivanagar - Skandapuram - Thirunagar North - Thirunagar South - Thiruvaiaru - Thiruvaiaru West - Thondamannagar - Urithirapuram East - Urithirapuram North - Uthayanagar East - Uthayanagar West - Uttupulam - Vaddakachchi - Vannerikulam - Vivekanandanagar ## Quick answers - Where is Urithirapuram West?In Karachchi DS Division, Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Urithirapuram West?Kanakapuram, Puthumurippu, Sivanagar, Urithirapuram East and Urithirapuram North - How many villages are in Urithirapuram West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Urithirapuram West?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Urithirapuram West?Divisional Hospital, Urthipuram, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Urithirapuram West?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Urithirapuram West?Commercial, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Urithirapuram West?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Urithirapuram West?LK4509180 (OCHA common operational dataset)