# Karavile GN division, Katharagama DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/karavile/ Grama Niladhari division · Katharagama DS Division # Karavile Karavile is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Katharagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **103.0 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 43 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 103km² - 43mapped services - 58 mtypical elevation ## Where is Karavile? Karavile lies in [Katharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/), [Monaragala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 9 other GN divisions: [Detagamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/detagamuwa/), [Gonagan Ara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/gonagan-ara/), [Kandasurindugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/kandasurindugama/), [Katharagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/katharagama/), [Kithulkote](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/kithulkote/), [Rahathangama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/rahathangama/), [Seenukkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/seenukkuwa/), [Sella Katharagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/sella-katharagama/) and [Sittarama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/thanamalwila/sittarama/). By area it is the 46th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 16.9% of [Katharagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/katharagama/). The centre of Karavile is about 164 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4630° N, 81.2544° E. Local names: කරවිලේ . 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 Karavile Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Karavile. Settlements here lie between about 57 m and 60 m above sea level (median 58 m). - Karawilla - Mailagama - Sellakataragama 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 Karavile Named natural and historic features inside Karavile, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Alul Wewa - Gestupana Wewa - Hangunne Ara - Kalli Wewa - Karawila Wewa - Mahadambe Wewa - Weluba Wewa - Yadalagamuwa Wewa ### Forests and nature 6 forests. - Bogahahela - Galamuna - Gestupana - Nugepokuna - Sellangala - Yadalgamuwa ### Estates 1 estate. - Sellakataragama 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 Karavile and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). 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 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Karavile Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital, Kataragama · Detagamuwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41262&mlon=81.33889#map=17/6.41262/81.33889) Bank National Savings Bank · Detagamuwa 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41234&mlon=81.32888#map=17/6.41234/81.32888) ATM Sampath SET · Thissamaharama 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.27697&mlon=81.28874#map=17/6.27697/81.28874) Petrol pump Nikethanee Service Station · Karavile 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41897&mlon=81.32372#map=17/6.41897/81.32372) Hotel Forest Edge Resort · Karavile 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43287&mlon=81.26955#map=17/6.43287/81.26955) School President's Central College · Detagamuwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41360&mlon=81.33842#map=17/6.41360/81.33842) College Debarawewa Janadhipathi College OSA · Kachcheriyagama 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28333&mlon=81.28329#map=17/6.28333/81.28329) Police station Buttala Police Station · Katharagama 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.42410&mlon=81.33170#map=17/6.42410/81.33170) 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 Karavile Places mapped inside Karavile in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels41 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 Katharagama DS Division - Detagamuwa - Kandasurindugama - Katharagama - Sella Katharagama ## Quick answers - Where is Karavile?In Katharagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Karavile?Detagamuwa, Gonagan Ara, Kandasurindugama, Katharagama, Kithulkote, Rahathangama, Seenukkuwa, Sella Katharagama and Sittarama - How many villages are in Karavile?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Karavile?Settlements lie between 57 m and 60 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Karavile?7 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Karavile?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Karavile?District Hospital, Kataragama, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karavile?National Savings Bank, about 10.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Karavile?Sampath SET, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karavile?Nikethanee Service Station, about 9.1 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Karavile?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Karavile?LK8227025 (OCHA common operational dataset)