# Pupuressa GN division, Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/pupuressa/ Grama Niladhari division · Doluwa DS Division # Pupuressa Pupuressa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **10.4 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 10.4km² - 1mapped services - 939 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pupuressa? Pupuressa 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 6 other GN divisions: [Hope](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/hope/), [Hunugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/hunugala/), [Karagasthalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/karagasthalawa/), [Pitawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/pitawala/), [Rajathalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/rajathalawa/) and [Wanahapuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/wanahapuwa/). By area it is the 1158th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 11.1% of [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/). The centre of Pupuressa is about 95 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1169° N, 80.6858° E. Local names: පුපුරැස්ස . 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 Pupuressa Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Pupuressa. Settlements here lie between about 936 m and 1,145 m above sea level (median 939 m). - Delra Colony - Delta Estate - Paranpattiya - Pupuressa - Stellingberg State 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 Pupuressa Named natural and historic features inside Pupuressa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Galaha Forest Reserve ### Estates 3 tea estates; 1 estate. - Hanagalla - Pooprassie Group - Stellenberg - Torrington 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 Pupuressa 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 397 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 Pupuressa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Old Hospital, Perettasi · Frotoft 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07292&mlon=80.71268#map=17/7.07292/80.71268) Bank People's Bank · Ramboda 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06832&mlon=80.68589#map=17/7.06832/80.68589) ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Ramboda 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06919&mlon=80.68467#map=17/7.06919/80.68467) Hotel Rockbourne Bungalow · Pupuressa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13174&mlon=80.66663#map=17/7.13174/80.66663) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Weerasekara collge · Helsirigama 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07923&mlon=80.65818#map=17/7.07923/80.65818) College Delta Gemunupura College · Deltagemunupura 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10030&mlon=80.64283#map=17/7.10030/80.64283) Police station Police Station - Kotmale · Sangilipalama 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06379&mlon=80.68518#map=17/7.06379/80.68518) 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 Pupuressa Places mapped inside Pupuressa in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 - Nillamba - Orayanwatta - Pabadeniya - Palledelthota - Panvilathenna - Pitawala - Rajathalawa - Thumpelawaka - Thundeniya - Ududeniya - Wariyagala - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Pupuressa?In Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pupuressa?Hope, Hunugala, Karagasthalawa, Pitawala, Rajathalawa and Wanahapuwa - How many villages are in Pupuressa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pupuressa?Settlements lie between 936 m and 1,145 m - What is the best time to visit Pupuressa?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pupuressa?Old Hospital, Perettasi, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pupuressa?People's Bank, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pupuressa?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pupuressa?IOC Filling Station, about 5.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pupuressa?LK2142160 (OCHA common operational dataset)