# Galpihilla GN division, Kundasale DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/galpihilla/

Grama Niladhari division · Kundasale DS Division 

# Galpihilla

Galpihilla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kundasale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.81 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.8km²
- 1mapped services
- 700 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galpihilla?

Galpihilla lies in [Kundasale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Alawathugirigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/alawathugirigama/), [Dunuhappawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/dunuhappawa/), [Makkanigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/makkanigama/), [Panvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/panvila/) and [Pitawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/pitawala/). By area it is the 10965th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Kundasale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/). The centre of Galpihilla is about 106 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3516° N, 80.7086° E. Local names: ගල්පිහිල්ල .

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 Galpihilla

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galpihilla.

- Udagama Number Two

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 Galpihilla

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Saint John’s Wood

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 Galpihilla and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °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 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 20 108 

Feb 21 86 

Mar 22 104 

Apr 23 175 

May 23 164 

Jun 22 101 

Jul 22 82 

Aug 22 92 

Sep 22 129 

Oct 22 234 

Nov 21 274 

Dec 21 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galpihilla

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Makkanigama Hospital · Makkanigama 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34635&mlon=80.70566#map=17/7.34635/80.70566) 

Bank People's Bank · Wattegama 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35060&mlon=80.68184#map=17/7.35060/80.68184) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Panvila 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36165&mlon=80.71427#map=17/7.36165/80.71427) 

Hotel Panwila Rest House · Panvila 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36416&mlon=80.72370#map=17/7.36416/80.72370) 

Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) 

School Galpihilla Primary School · Galpihilla 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34873&mlon=80.70573#map=17/7.34873/80.70573) 

College Open University of Sri Lanka · Polgolla 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32576&mlon=80.65214#map=17/7.32576/80.65214) 

Police station Wattegama Police Station · Wattegama North 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35073&mlon=80.68341#map=17/7.35073/80.68341) 

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 Galpihilla

Places mapped inside Galpihilla 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 Kundasale DS Division

- Ahaspokuna North
- Ahaspokuna South
- Alawathugirigama
- Aluth Pallekele
- Ambakotayawatta
- Amunugama North
- Amunugama South
- Arangala North
- Arangala South
- Aswalapitiya
- Balagolla East
- Balagolla West
- Bogaskumbura
- Dambarawa
- Deekirimadawala
- Degaldoruwa
- Delgaslanda
- Deliwalathenna
- Diyabubula
- Dodamgolla
- Dunuhappawa
- Gabadagama North
- Gabadagama South
- Galamuna
- Galapitaambe
- Galmaduwa
- Gonawala North
- Gonawala South
- Hapuwala
- Hathamuna
- Heepitiya
- Hurikaduwa East
- Hurikaduwa Madige
- Hurikaduwa North
- Hurikaduwa South
- Hurikaduwa West
- Ihala Gonagama
- Ihalawela
- Kandekumbura
- Karattamada
- Kengalla
- Kumbukkandura North
- Kumbukkandura South
- Kundasale North
- Kundasale South
- Kuruambemuduna
- Lewellagama
- Lunuketiyamaditta
- Maharathenna East
- Maharathenna West
- Mahawatta East
- Mahawatta North
- Mahawatta South
- Mahawatta West
- Makkanigama
- Malpana
- Maluwegama
- Menikhinna
- Naranpanawa East
- Naranpanawa West
- Nattarampotha
- Nithulethenna
- Pallegama
- Pallegunnepana North
- Pallegunnepana South
- Pilawala North
- Pilawala South
- Rajawella North
- Rajawella South
- Sirimalwatta East
- Sirimalwatta Pallegama
- Sirimalwatta West
- Udagama North
- Udagama South
- Udagunnepana North
- Udagunnepana South
- Wavinna
- Wepathana
- Wijaya Sri Gama

## Quick answers

- Where is Galpihilla?In Kundasale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galpihilla?Alawathugirigama, Dunuhappawa, Makkanigama, Panvila and Pitawala
- How many villages are in Galpihilla?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Galpihilla?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galpihilla?Makkanigama Hospital, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galpihilla?People's Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galpihilla?Sampath ATM, about 6.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galpihilla?Ceypetco, about 1.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galpihilla?LK2127025 (OCHA common operational dataset)