# Galhinna GN division, Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Poojapitiya DS Division 

# Galhinna

Galhinna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.65 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.7km²
- 709 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galhinna?

Galhinna lies in [Poojapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Alawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/alawatta/), [Ankumbura Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/ankumbura-udagama/), [Batagolladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/batagolladeniya/), [Galkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/galkanda/), [Kovilamuduna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/kovilamuduna/), [Niyangama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/niyangama/) and [Palliya Kotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/palliya-kotuwa/). By area it is the 11705th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Poojapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/). The centre of Galhinna is about 95 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4180° N, 80.5598° E. Local names: ගල්හින්න .

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 Galhinna

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Galhinna.

- Batagolladeniya
- Bebilagolla
- Halgolla
- Kattappuwa
- Palliyakotuwa

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 Galhinna 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 167 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 21 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 Galhinna

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ankumbura Ayurweda Dispensary · Ankumbura North 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43610&mlon=80.57363#map=17/7.43610/80.57363) 

Bank Peoples Bank ATM · Ankumbura North 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43846&mlon=80.57178#map=17/7.43846/80.57178) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump Ankumbura Filling Station · Alawatta 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42528&mlon=80.56411#map=17/7.42528/80.56411) 

Hotel Galhinna ගල්හින්න கல்ஹின்னை · Palliya Kotuwa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41723&mlon=80.56507#map=17/7.41723/80.56507) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Udagama Devananda Vidyalaya · Ankumbura Udagama 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42430&mlon=80.56732#map=17/7.42430/80.56732) 

College Regency bording school · Wewala North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40307&mlon=80.55103#map=17/7.40307/80.55103) 

Police station Ankumbura Police Station · Ankumbura North 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43881&mlon=80.57199#map=17/7.43881/80.57199) 

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 Poojapitiya DS Division

- Alagoda
- Alawatta
- Ambaruppa
- Ankumbura North
- Ankumbura South
- Ankumbura Udagama
- Bamunupola
- Batagalla North
- Batagalla South
- Batagolladeniya
- Batugoda North
- Batugoda South
- Bokkawala
- Dehiwatta
- Diddeniya
- Diwanawatta
- Dolapihilla North
- Dolapihilla South
- Dombagammana
- Egodamulla North
- Egodamulla South
- Galkanda
- Gallella
- Godahena
- Harankahawa
- Henegama
- Ihalamulla
- Kahatagasthenna
- Kahawatta North
- Kahawatta South
- Kaluwana North
- Kaluwana South
- Kiralagama
- Kovilamuduna
- Madadeniya
- Marathugoda North
- Marathugoda South
- Maruddana
- Medagoda
- Molagoda
- Morankanda
- Mullegama North
- Mullegama South
- Ovissa North
- Ovissa South
- Pahala Hingulwala
- Pahala Kithulgolla
- Paleepana
- Pallegama Pahala
- Palliya Kotuwa
- Pathirada
- Rambukewela
- Siyapathgama
- Uda Kithulgolla
- Udahena
- Udahingulwala
- Uggahakumbura
- Uggala Janapadaya
- Waldeniya
- Warakadeniya
- Watagalathenna
- Watagoda
- Welgala
- Weligalla
- Wewala
- Wewala North

## Quick answers

- Where is Galhinna?In Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galhinna?Alawatta, Ankumbura Udagama, Batagolladeniya, Galkanda, Kovilamuduna, Niyangama and Palliya Kotuwa
- How many villages are in Galhinna?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Galhinna?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galhinna?Ankumbura Ayurweda Dispensary, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galhinna?Peoples Bank ATM, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galhinna?NSB, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galhinna?Ankumbura Filling Station, about 0.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galhinna?LK2106075 (OCHA common operational dataset)