# Balanthota North GN division, Pasbagekorale DS Division, Kandy District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/balanthota-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Pasbagekorale DS Division # Balanthota North Balanthota North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pasbagekorale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **12.1 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 12.1km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Balanthota North? Balanthota North lies in [Pasbagekorale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Aluthgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/aluthgama/), [Ambagamuwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/ambagamuwa-north/), [Ambagamuwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/ambagamuwa-korale/ambagamuwa-south/), [Balanthota South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/balanthota-south/), [Mahabage](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/yatiyantota/mahabage/), [Pahala Rambukpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/pahala-rambukpitiya/), [Seepoth](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/yatiyantota/seepoth/), [Uda Rambukpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/uda-rambukpitiya/) and [Weligampola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/weligampola/). By area it is the 925th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 10.0% of [Pasbagekorale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pasbagekorale/). The centre of Balanthota North is about 71 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0408° N, 80.4829° E. Local names: බලන්තොට 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 Balanthota North Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Balanthota North. - Nagastenna Estate - Pahala Rambukpitiya 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 Balanthota North Named natural and historic features inside Balanthota North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Horakada Oya - Matakada Oya ### Estates 3 estates. - Horagalla - Moragalla - Stenshall 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 Balanthota North 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 Balanthota North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dolosbage Divisional Hospital · Miyanagolla 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08197&mlon=80.47124#map=17/7.08197/80.47124) Bank Co operative Bank · Nawalapitiya North 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05509&mlon=80.53220#map=17/7.05509/80.53220) ATM People's Bank ATM · Alawathura 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10666&mlon=80.33501#map=17/7.10666/80.33501) Petrol pump Samupa Sewa - Filling Station · Nawalapitiya East 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05712&mlon=80.53542#map=17/7.05712/80.53542) Hotel Carmel Hill Resort · Ambagamuwa North 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02094&mlon=80.49234#map=17/7.02094/80.49234) Mall Google Fashion · Kithulgala North 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99749&mlon=80.40796#map=17/6.99749/80.40796) School Rambukpitiya Vidyalaya · Balanthota North 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03840&mlon=80.50674#map=17/7.03840/80.50674) College OPERA education centre · Balanthota South 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02582&mlon=80.50028#map=17/7.02582/80.50028) Police station Nawalapitiya Police · Nawalapitiya West 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.05402&mlon=80.53402#map=17/7.05402/80.53402) 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 Balanthota North Places mapped inside Balanthota North 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 Pasbagekorale DS Division - Aluthgama - Balanthota South - Bawwagama - Dandubediruppa - Dekinda - Greenwood - Hydree - Imbulpitiya - Inguruoya North - Inguruoya South - Kadiyanlena - Karahandungala - Kendopitiya - Mapakanda North - Mapakanda South - Nawalapitiya East - Nawalapitiya North - Nawalapitiya South - Nawalapitiya West - Pahala Rambukpitiya - Pallegama - Penithuduwa - Uda Rambukpitiya - Warakawa - Weligampola - Weligodawatta - Westhole - Wewegama ## Quick answers - Where is Balanthota North?In Pasbagekorale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Balanthota North?Aluthgama, Ambagamuwa North, Ambagamuwa South, Balanthota South, Mahabage, Pahala Rambukpitiya, Seepoth, Uda Rambukpitiya and Weligampola - How many villages are in Balanthota North?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Balanthota North?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Balanthota North?Dolosbage Divisional Hospital, about 4.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Balanthota North?Co operative Bank, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Balanthota North?People's Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balanthota North?Samupa Sewa - Filling Station, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Balanthota North?LK2157040 (OCHA common operational dataset)