# Pellapitiya North GN division, Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/pellapitiya-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division # Pellapitiya North Pellapitiya North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **3.95 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.0km² - 861 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pellapitiya North? Pellapitiya North lies in [Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/), [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: [Galpaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/galpaya/), [Malwattagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/malwattagama/), [Pellapitiya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/pellapitiya-south/), [Thembiligala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/thembiligala/), [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/udagama/) and [Ulapane North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/ulapane-north/). By area it is the 3815th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.1% of [Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ganga-ihala-korale/). The centre of Pellapitiya North is about 80 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1284° N, 80.5435° E. Local names: පෙල්ලපිටිය උතුර . 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 Pellapitiya North Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Pellapitiya North. - Pallepitiya - Pellepitiya Colony - Polmelagama 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 Pellapitiya North Named natural and historic features inside Pellapitiya North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Letchimy 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 Pellapitiya North 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 319 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 20 86 Mar 21 104 Apr 22 175 May 22 164 Jun 21 101 Jul 21 82 Aug 21 92 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 234 Nov 20 274 Dec 20 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pellapitiya North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kurunduwaththa Divisional Hospital · Malwattagama 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12878&mlon=80.53139#map=17/7.12878/80.53139) Bank People's Bank · Malwattagama 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12694&mlon=80.52996#map=17/7.12694/80.52996) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Malwattagama 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12667&mlon=80.52969#map=17/7.12667/80.52969) Hotel The Weir House · Ulapane South 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09934&mlon=80.54792#map=17/7.09934/80.54792) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Ulapane Maha Vidyalaya · Ulapane North 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10940&mlon=80.56519#map=17/7.10940/80.56519) College K/Iqrah Muslim Maha Vidyalaya · Ulapane South 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10162&mlon=80.55743#map=17/7.10162/80.55743) Police station Police Station · Polkumbura 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16261&mlon=80.57103#map=17/7.16261/80.57103) 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. ## Other GN divisions in Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division - Alugolla - Ethgala East - Ethgala North - Ethgala West - Galpaya - Gampolawela - Gemunupura - Giraulla - Herakola - Karagala - Kelly Group - Kohowala - Maligapurana - Malwattagama - Miyanagolla - Patithalawa - Pellapitiya South - Pitakanda - Polmalagama - Rakshawa - Sinhapura - Thembiligala - Udagama - Udahenthenna - Uduwella - Ulapane North - Ulapane South - Wallahagoda - Wetakedeniya - Yatapana ## Quick answers - Where is Pellapitiya North?In Ganga Ihala Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pellapitiya North?Galpaya, Malwattagama, Pellapitiya South, Thembiligala, Udagama and Ulapane North - How many villages are in Pellapitiya North?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pellapitiya North?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pellapitiya North?Kurunduwaththa Divisional Hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pellapitiya North?People's Bank, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pellapitiya North?Commercial Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pellapitiya North?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pellapitiya North?LK2154050 (OCHA common operational dataset)