# Udahena GN division, Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/udahena/ Grama Niladhari division · Poojapitiya DS Division # Udahena Udahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.92 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.9km² - 330 mtypical elevation ## Where is Udahena? Udahena 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 6 other GN divisions: [Ikiriwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/ikiriwatta/), [Pahala Hingulwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/pahala-hingulwala/), [Paragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rideegama/paragoda/), [Siyapathgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/siyapathgama/), [Udahingulwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/udahingulwala/) and [Wewala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/wewala-north/). By area it is the 7130th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.3% of [Poojapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/). The centre of Udahena is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4093° N, 80.5353° E. Local names: උඩහේන . 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 Udahena Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Udahena. - Paldeniya Niyangama 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 Udahena Named natural and historic features inside Udahena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Morankande 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 Udahena and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 212 m lower 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 23 108 Feb 23 86 Mar 25 104 Apr 26 175 May 25 164 Jun 24 101 Jul 24 82 Aug 24 92 Sep 24 129 Oct 24 234 Nov 24 274 Dec 23 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Udahena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital bokkawala · Bokkawala 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39290&mlon=80.55321#map=17/7.39290/80.55321) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Bokkawala 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39273&mlon=80.55394#map=17/7.39273/80.55394) ATM BOC · Pilimathalawa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26587&mlon=80.55474#map=17/7.26587/80.55474) Petrol pump Ankumbura Filling Station · Alawatta 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42528&mlon=80.56411#map=17/7.42528/80.56411) Hotel Villa Jalamankada 276 · Harankahawa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38596&mlon=80.54438#map=17/7.38596/80.54438) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Ikiriwatta Vidyalaya · Ikiriwatta 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42844&mlon=80.52952#map=17/7.42844/80.52952) 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 Galagedara Police Station · Galagedara 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37621&mlon=80.52050#map=17/7.37621/80.52050) 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 - Galhinna - 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 - Udahingulwala - Uggahakumbura - Uggala Janapadaya - Waldeniya - Warakadeniya - Watagalathenna - Watagoda - Welgala - Weligalla - Wewala - Wewala North ## Quick answers - Where is Udahena?In Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Udahena?Ikiriwatta, Pahala Hingulwala, Paragoda, Siyapathgama, Udahingulwala and Wewala North - How many villages are in Udahena?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Udahena?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Udahena?bokkawala, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Udahena?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Udahena?BOC, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Udahena?Ankumbura Filling Station, about 3.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Udahena?LK2106110 (OCHA common operational dataset)