# Thanthiriya GN division, Bandarawela DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/thanthiriya/ Grama Niladhari division · Bandarawela DS Division # Thanthiriya Thanthiriya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bandarawela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **0.64 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 10mapped services - 1,203 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thanthiriya? Thanthiriya lies in [Bandarawela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/), [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Bandarawela East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/bandarawela-east/), [Kebillewela North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/kebillewela-north/), [Kinigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/kinigama/), [Mahaulpatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/mahaulpatha/), [Palleperuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/palleperuwa/) and [Udaperuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/udaperuwa/). By area it is the 11756th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Bandarawela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/). The centre of Thanthiriya is about 128 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8327° N, 81.0016° E. Local names: තන්තිරිය . 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 Thanthiriya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Thanthiriya. - Bindunawewa - Thanthiriya 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 Thanthiriya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 391 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 144 Feb 21 106 Mar 22 102 Apr 23 155 May 24 128 Jun 23 62 Jul 23 50 Aug 24 64 Sep 23 112 Oct 23 221 Nov 21 289 Dec 20 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thanthiriya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Seos Hospital - Bandarawela · Bandarawela West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83347&mlon=80.98428#map=17/6.83347/80.98428) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Bandarawela East 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82961&mlon=80.99325#map=17/6.82961/80.99325) ATM Commercial Bank · Ella 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87435&mlon=81.04808#map=17/6.87435/81.04808) Petrol pump Ceypetco Gas Station · Bandarawela East 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83002&mlon=80.99637#map=17/6.83002/80.99637) Hotel Kanmark Hotel · Thanthiriya 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83295&mlon=81.00144#map=17/6.83295/81.00144) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Dharamashoka Secondary School · Thanthiriya 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83112&mlon=81.00139#map=17/6.83112/81.00139) College Dharmashoka College,Bandarawela · Thanthiriya 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83121&mlon=81.00120#map=17/6.83121/81.00120) Police station Bandarawela Police Station · Bandarawela West 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83154&mlon=80.98681#map=17/6.83154/80.98681) 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 Thanthiriya Places mapped inside Thanthiriya in open map data, by type. - Hotels6 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities2 - Restaurants1 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 Bandarawela DS Division - Ambadandegama - Ambegoda - Bambaragama - Bandarawela East - Bandarawela West - Beddearawa - Beddekumbura - Bindunuwewa - Creig Watta - Darahitawanagoda - Diganathenna - Doolgolla - Egodagama - Ettalapitiya - Gediyaroda - Icelab Watta - Inikambedda - Karagahawela - Kebillewela North - Kebillewela South - Kinigama - Kirioruwa - Konthahela - Liyangahawela - Liyangahawela Watta - Mahaulpatha - Makulella - Mathetilla - Nayabedda Estate - Obadella - Udaperuwa - Watagamuwa - Weheragalathenna - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Thanthiriya?In Bandarawela DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thanthiriya?Bandarawela East, Kebillewela North, Kinigama, Mahaulpatha, Palleperuwa and Udaperuwa - How many villages are in Thanthiriya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Thanthiriya?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thanthiriya?Seos Hospital - Bandarawela, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thanthiriya?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thanthiriya?Commercial Bank, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thanthiriya?Ceypetco Gas Station, about 0.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thanthiriya?LK8133075 (OCHA common operational dataset)