# Perawatta West GN division, Deltota DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/perawatta-west/

Grama Niladhari division · Deltota DS Division 

# Perawatta West

Perawatta West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Deltota DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **6.42 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6.4km²
- 2mapped services
- 928 mtypical elevation

## Where is Perawatta West?

Perawatta West lies in [Deltota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 11 other GN divisions: [Ethulgama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/ethulgama-south/), [Ethulgama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/ethulgama-west/), [Galaha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/galaha/), [Haloya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/haloya/), [Nawa Nillamba](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/nawa-nillamba/), [Palledelthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/palledelthota/), [Perawatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/perawatta-east/), [Ratemulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/ratemulla/), [Udadelthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/udadelthota/), [Uduwela Udagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathahewaheta/uduwela-udagama-east/) and [Wariyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/wariyagala/). By area it is the 2174th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 13.0% of [Deltota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/deltota/). The centre of Perawatta West is about 94 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2153° N, 80.6565° E. Local names: පේරවත්ත බටහිර .

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 Perawatta West

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Perawatta West.

- Galaha
- Galahawatta

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 Perawatta West

Named natural and historic features inside Perawatta West, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

2 tea estates.

- Dunally
- Galaha Group

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 Perawatta West and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 386 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 19 108 

Feb 19 86 

Mar 21 104 

Apr 22 175 

May 21 164 

Jun 20 101 

Jul 20 82 

Aug 20 92 

Sep 20 129 

Oct 20 234 

Nov 20 274 

Dec 19 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Perawatta West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Galaha Hospital · Udadelthota 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19461&mlon=80.67562#map=17/7.19461/80.67562) 

Bank Divineguma · Galaha 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19838&mlon=80.66793#map=17/7.19838/80.66793) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Galaha 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19759&mlon=80.66988#map=17/7.19759/80.66988) 

Hotel 96Miles - Hanthana view point · Perawatta West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21192&mlon=80.65795#map=17/7.21192/80.65795) 

Mall The Royal Mall Hotel and Shopping Mall · Welata 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27423&mlon=80.61300#map=17/7.27423/80.61300) 

School Ambalammana Tamil Maha Vidyalayam · Perawatta East 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21070&mlon=80.66978#map=17/7.21070/80.66978) 

College CCL Academy · Pooliyadda 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23500&mlon=80.65464#map=17/7.23500/80.65464) 

Police station Galaha Police Station · Galaha 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19594&mlon=80.67008#map=17/7.19594/80.67008) 

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 Perawatta West

Places mapped inside Perawatta West in open map data, by type.

- Hotels2

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 Deltota DS Division

- Bawlanawatta Janapadaya
- Bopitiya Nagaraya
- Galaha
- Gonangoda
- Greatweliya
- Kandegama
- Karagaskada North
- Karagaskada South
- Kiriwanaketiya
- Kolambissa East
- Kolambissa West
- Kotagepitiya
- Maussawa
- Medakekila
- Murapola East
- Murapola West
- Nawaneliya
- Palugama
- Pattiyagama Gabadagama North
- Pattiyagama Gabadagama South
- Pattiyagama Pallegama
- Pattiyagama Udagama
- Perawatta East
- Suduwella
- Udadelthota
- Wadiyagoda
- Wanahapuwa
- Wetakepotha

## Quick answers

- Where is Perawatta West?In Deltota DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Perawatta West?Ethulgama South, Ethulgama West, Galaha, Haloya, Nawa Nillamba, Palledelthota, Perawatta East, Ratemulla, Udadelthota, Uduwela Udagama East and Wariyagala
- How many villages are in Perawatta West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Perawatta West?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Perawatta West?Galaha Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Perawatta West?Divineguma, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Perawatta West?Commercial Bank ATM, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Perawatta West?Ceypetco, about 2.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Perawatta West?LK2148005 (OCHA common operational dataset)
