# Thiniyawala GN division, Palindanuwara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/thiniyawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Palindanuwara DS Division # Thiniyawala Thiniyawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **19.2 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 19.2km² - 1mapped services - 176 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thiniyawala? Thiniyawala lies in [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Batagodavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/batagodavila/), [Boralugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/boralugoda/), [Danawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/neluwa/danawala/), [Ela Ihala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/ela-ihala/), [Ela Ihala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/ela-ihala-north/), [Kalukandawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/kalukandawa/), [Mandagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/mandagala/) and [Yattapatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/yattapatha/). By area it is the 506th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.8% of [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/). The centre of Thiniyawala is about 77 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4206° N, 80.3182° E. Local names: තිනියාවල . 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 Thiniyawala Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Thiniyawala. - Tinniyawala - Tinniyawela - Yatapatha Colony 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 Thiniyawala Named natural and historic features inside Thiniyawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kalukandawa Ela ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Kirikanda 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 Thiniyawala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 158 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 89 Feb 25 85 Mar 26 128 Apr 27 238 May 26 244 Jun 26 155 Jul 25 114 Aug 25 135 Sep 25 187 Oct 25 302 Nov 25 332 Dec 25 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thiniyawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Hospital · Neluwa 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37970&mlon=80.37432#map=17/6.37970/80.37432) Bank Co-Operative Rurel Bank,Ela Ihala. · Ela Ihala 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37210&mlon=80.31050#map=17/6.37210/80.31050) ATM Nations Trust Bank ATM · Ratnapura Town North 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.67975&mlon=80.40566#map=17/6.67975/80.40566) Petrol pump Neluwa Filling Station · Neluwa 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37765&mlon=80.36106#map=17/6.37765/80.36106) Hotel Grand Charuka Hotel · Neluwa 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37779&mlon=80.36332#map=17/6.37779/80.36332) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School SCHOOL · Thiniyawala 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41429&mlon=80.33621#map=17/6.41429/80.33621) College IVA Para Medical Campus Tangalle · Thalangalla West 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29171&mlon=80.37622#map=17/6.29171/80.37622) Police station Neluwa Police Station · Neluwa 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37972&mlon=80.35890#map=17/6.37972/80.35890) 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 Thiniyawala Places mapped inside Thiniyawala 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 Palindanuwara DS Division - Addaragoda - Ambegoda - Athale - Athwelthota - Baduraliya - Bampara - Batagodavila - Batahena - Bellana - Bellana East - Bollunna - Boralugoda - Diganna - Diggoda - Galahitiya - Hedigalla - Ilukpatha - Ingurudaluwa - Kalugala - Kalukandawa - Kamburawala - Kapugama - Kapugedara - Kelinkanda - Kelinkanda Colony - Kosgulana - Lathpandura - Lathpandura East - Magura East - Magura West - Maragahadeniya - Midalana - Midalana West - Morapitiya - Morapitiya North - Morapitiya South - Pelenda - Pelenda West - Penigala - Viharagama - Walakada - Yakupitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Thiniyawala?In Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thiniyawala?Batagodavila, Boralugoda, Danawala, Ela Ihala, Ela Ihala North, Kalukandawa, Mandagala and Yattapatha - How many villages are in Thiniyawala?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Thiniyawala?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Thiniyawala?Rural Hospital, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thiniyawala?Co-Operative Rurel Bank,Ela Ihala., about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thiniyawala?Nations Trust Bank ATM, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thiniyawala?Neluwa Filling Station, about 6.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thiniyawala?LK1336215 (OCHA common operational dataset)