# Hikgodawalpola GN division, Tumpane DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Tumpane DS Division 

# Hikgodawalpola

Hikgodawalpola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.89 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.9km²
- 1mapped services
- 336 mtypical elevation

## Where is Hikgodawalpola?

Hikgodawalpola lies in [Tumpane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/), [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: [Gunadaha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/gunadaha/), [Ilpemada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/hatharaliyadda/ilpemada/), [Medagoda Ihala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/medagoda-ihala/), [Naranwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/naranwala/), [Paranagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/paranagama/), [Uduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/uduwa/) and [Wettewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/wettewa/). By area it is the 10638th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Tumpane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/). The centre of Hikgodawalpola is about 86 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3606° N, 80.4972° E. Local names: හික්ගොඩ වල්පොල .

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 Hikgodawalpola

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

- Naranwela

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 Hikgodawalpola

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Tittakote

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 Hikgodawalpola and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 206 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 25 175 

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 Hikgodawalpola

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hatharaliyadda Divisional Hospital · Dunkumbura 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34272&mlon=80.47726#map=17/7.34272/80.47726) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Galagedara Madige South 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37286&mlon=80.51813#map=17/7.37286/80.51813) 

ATM NSB ATM · Pilimathalawa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26562&mlon=80.55418#map=17/7.26562/80.55418) 

Petrol pump Co-operative Filling Station · Hedeniya 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33973&mlon=80.55609#map=17/7.33973/80.55609) 

Hotel Grand lavender hotel · Hikgodawalpola 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36634&mlon=80.50800#map=17/7.36634/80.50800) 

Mall City Choice · Gangoda 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30000&mlon=80.45000#map=17/7.30000/80.45000) 

School Uduwa Maha Vidyalaya. · Uduwa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36050&mlon=80.48572#map=17/7.36050/80.48572) 

College Kottamba Pitiya Muslim Central College · Boyagoda 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39962&mlon=80.49998#map=17/7.39962/80.49998) 

Police station Galagedara Police Station · Galagedara 3.1 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Hikgodawalpola

Places mapped inside Hikgodawalpola in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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 Tumpane DS Division

- Adungama Palkumbura
- Akkarawatta
- Alawattegama
- Ambagahahena
- Ban Anga
- Barandara
- Bonakot
- Damunugasthenna
- Dehideniya
- Delgasyaya
- Diyapalagoda
- Etambegoda
- Ethamulla
- Galabawa
- Galagedara
- Galagedara Madige
- Galagedara Madige South
- Galagedara West
- Gallenawatta
- Gangodapitiya
- Gunadaha
- Haddapitiya
- Henegama Palkumbura
- Hiyadala
- Hiyadala Walpola
- Idamegama
- Kaluwana
- Kandanhena East
- Kandekumbura
- Kannadeniya
- Kinigama East
- Kinigama West
- Kirindiwelpola
- Kobbegala
- Kumburegama
- Kuragama
- Kuragama North
- Marawanagoda
- Medagoda Ihala
- Medagoda Pahala
- Meegahahena
- Meegahahena South
- Minigamuwa
- Minigamuwa Ihala
- Namaltenna
- Naranwala
- Nikathenna
- Niyambepola
- Niyangoda
- Opalla
- Pallekotuwa
- Palukopi Watta
- Paranagama
- Pavulpawa
- Pethigewela
- Poholiyadda
- Ponnila
- Pubbiliya
- Rokhill
- Thahalpitiya
- Thennewela
- Udahenepola
- Udalagama
- Udapitiya
- Uduwa
- Wettewa

## Quick answers

- Where is Hikgodawalpola?In Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Hikgodawalpola?Gunadaha, Ilpemada, Medagoda Ihala, Naranwala, Paranagama, Uduwa and Wettewa
- How many villages are in Hikgodawalpola?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Hikgodawalpola?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Hikgodawalpola?Hatharaliyadda Divisional Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Hikgodawalpola?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Hikgodawalpola?NSB ATM, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hikgodawalpola?Co-operative Filling Station, about 6.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Hikgodawalpola?LK2103205 (OCHA common operational dataset)
