# Nillamba GN division, Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/nillamba/

Grama Niladhari division · Doluwa DS Division 

# Nillamba

Nillamba is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.87 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.9km²
- 7mapped services
- 679 mtypical elevation

## Where is Nillamba?

Nillamba lies in [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Gurukele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/gurukele/), [Nawa Gurukele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/nawa-gurukele/), [Nawa Nillamba](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/nawa-nillamba/) and [Wariyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/wariyagala/). By area it is the 5144th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/). The centre of Nillamba is about 91 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1951° N, 80.6354° E. Local names: නිල්ලඹ .

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 Nillamba

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Nillamba. Settlements here lie between about 641 m and 705 m above sea level (median 679 m).

- Nillamba
- Nillamba Colony
- Nillambe
- Nilukawatta
- Niroshwatta
- Winayagarwatta

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 Nillamba and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). 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 21 108 

Feb 22 86 

Mar 23 104 

Apr 24 175 

May 24 164 

Jun 23 101 

Jul 23 82 

Aug 23 92 

Sep 23 129 

Oct 23 234 

Nov 22 274 

Dec 22 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nillamba

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Galaha Hospital · Udadelthota 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19461&mlon=80.67562#map=17/7.19461/80.67562) 

Bank Divineguma · Galaha 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19838&mlon=80.66793#map=17/7.19838/80.66793) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Galaha 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19759&mlon=80.66988#map=17/7.19759/80.66988) 

Hotel Bungalow Mariyam · Nillamba 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19600&mlon=80.63829#map=17/7.19600/80.63829) 

Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) 

School Nillamba Maha Vidyalaya · Nillamba 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19160&mlon=80.63627#map=17/7.19160/80.63627) 

College CCL Academy · Pooliyadda 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23500&mlon=80.65464#map=17/7.23500/80.65464) 

Police station Galaha Police Station · Galaha 3.8 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 Nillamba

Places mapped inside Nillamba in open map data, by type.

- Hotels5
- Schools2

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 Doluwa DS Division

- Atuwewatta
- Doluwa
- Galoya
- Gampolawatta
- Ganegoda
- Godawela
- Gothatuwela
- Gurukele
- Haloya
- Hunugala
- Inguruwatta
- Kahawatta
- Legumdeniya
- Masgolla
- Megoda Kalugamuwa
- Millagahamula
- Mulgama
- Naranvita
- Nawa Gurukele
- Nawa Nillamba
- Orayanwatta
- Pabadeniya
- Palledelthota
- Panvilathenna
- Pitawala
- Pupuressa
- Rajathalawa
- Thumpelawaka
- Thundeniya
- Ududeniya
- Wariyagala
- Wewathenna

## Quick answers

- Where is Nillamba?In Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Nillamba?Gurukele, Nawa Gurukele, Nawa Nillamba and Wariyagala
- How many villages are in Nillamba?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Nillamba?Settlements lie between 641 m and 705 m
- What is the best time to visit Nillamba?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nillamba?Galaha Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nillamba?Divineguma, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Nillamba?Commercial Bank ATM, about 4.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nillamba?Ceypetco, about 3.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Nillamba?LK2142040 (OCHA common operational dataset)