# Medagoda Pahala GN division, Tumpane DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/medagoda-pahala/ Grama Niladhari division · Tumpane DS Division # Medagoda Pahala Medagoda Pahala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.42 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.4km² - 313 mtypical elevation ## Where is Medagoda Pahala? Medagoda Pahala 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 6 other GN divisions: [Barandara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/barandara/), [Gunadaha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/gunadaha/), [Kaluwana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/kaluwana/), [Medagoda Ihala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/medagoda-ihala/), [Naranwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/naranwala/) and [Opalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/opalla/). By area it is the 8599th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Tumpane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/). The centre of Medagoda Pahala is about 87 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3737° N, 80.4985° E. Local names: පහළ මැදගොඩ . 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 Medagoda Pahala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Medagoda Pahala. - Medagoda 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 Medagoda Pahala Named natural and historic features inside Medagoda Pahala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Betworth 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 Medagoda Pahala 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 229 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 Medagoda Pahala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital-Galagedara · Galagedara West 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37251&mlon=80.52456#map=17/7.37251/80.52456) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Galagedara Madige South 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37286&mlon=80.51813#map=17/7.37286/80.51813) ATM NSB ATM · Pilimathalawa 13 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 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33973&mlon=80.55609#map=17/7.33973/80.55609) Hotel Malwathugoda Walawwa · Gunadaha 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37033&mlon=80.50702#map=17/7.37033/80.50702) Mall City Choice · Gangoda 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30000&mlon=80.45000#map=17/7.30000/80.45000) School Uduwa Maha Vidyalaya. · Uduwa 2.0 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 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39962&mlon=80.49998#map=17/7.39962/80.49998) Police station Galagedara Police Station · Galagedara 2.4 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 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 - Hikgodawalpola - Hiyadala - Hiyadala Walpola - Idamegama - Kaluwana - Kandanhena East - Kandekumbura - Kannadeniya - Kinigama East - Kinigama West - Kirindiwelpola - Kobbegala - Kumburegama - Kuragama - Kuragama North - Marawanagoda - Medagoda Ihala - 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 Medagoda Pahala?In Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Medagoda Pahala?Barandara, Gunadaha, Kaluwana, Medagoda Ihala, Naranwala and Opalla - How many villages are in Medagoda Pahala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Medagoda Pahala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Medagoda Pahala?District Hospital-Galagedara, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Medagoda Pahala?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Medagoda Pahala?NSB ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medagoda Pahala?Co-operative Filling Station, about 7.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Medagoda Pahala?LK2103140 (OCHA common operational dataset)