# Pussellawa GN division, Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/pussellawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division 

# Pussellawa

Pussellawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **5.64 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5.6km²
- 7mapped services
- 924 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pussellawa?

Pussellawa lies in [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/), [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: [Deltagemunupura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/deltagemunupura/), [Dunukeulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/dunukeulla/), [Hellboda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/hellboda/), [Nawa Kadadora](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/kothmale-east/nawa-kadadora/), [Paradeka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/paradeka/), [Pussellawagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/pussellawagama/) and [Wahugapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/wahugapitiya/). By area it is the 2524th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.0% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Pussellawa is about 90 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1132° N, 80.6444° E. Local names: පුස්සැල්ලාව .

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 Pussellawa

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Pussellawa. Settlements here lie between about 898 m and 958 m above sea level (median 924 m).

- Edwardhillwatta
- Hewendeniya
- Pussellawa
- Pussellawa Town
- Rylandwatta

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 Pussellawa

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

### Estates

2 tea estates.

- Black Forest
- Melfort

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 Pussellawa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 382 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 19 108 

Feb 19 86 

Mar 21 104 

Apr 22 175 

May 21 164 

Jun 20 101 

Jul 20 82 

Aug 20 92 

Sep 20 129 

Oct 20 234 

Nov 20 274 

Dec 19 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pussellawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Pussellawa Hospital · Wahugapitiya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11629&mlon=80.62525#map=17/7.11629/80.62525) 

Bank People's Bank · Pussellawa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10906&mlon=80.63536#map=17/7.10906/80.63536) 

ATM Lak Sathosa;bank · Pundaluoya South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01408&mlon=80.66685#map=17/7.01408/80.66685) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pussellawa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10701&mlon=80.63617#map=17/7.10701/80.63617) 

Hotel Sri Mount Hotel · Pussellawa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10761&mlon=80.63612#map=17/7.10761/80.63612) 

Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) 

School Weerasekara collge · Helsirigama 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07923&mlon=80.65818#map=17/7.07923/80.65818) 

College Delta Gemunupura College · Deltagemunupura 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10030&mlon=80.64283#map=17/7.10030/80.64283) 

Police station Police Station - Kotmale · Sangilipalama 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06379&mlon=80.68518#map=17/7.06379/80.68518) 

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 Pussellawa

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

- Banks5
- Petrol pumps1
- 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 Udapalatha DS Division

- Amuhena
- Amunupuraya
- Angammana East
- Angammana West
- Aregoda
- Bothalapitiya
- Bowala
- Delpitiya
- Doragala
- Dunukeulla
- Egoda Kalugamuwa
- Galatha
- Galgediyawa
- Gampola East
- Gampola West
- Godagama
- Hapugaspitiya
- Hunukotugama
- Ihalagama
- Ilangawatta
- Illawathura
- Jayamalapura
- Kahatapitiya
- Kalugalhinna
- Keerapane
- Kekulanda
- Kirinda
- Kudamake
- Kurukude
- Mawathura
- Millagaspitiya
- Mount Temple
- Nawadevita
- Pallegama
- Paradeka
- Polkumbura
- Pussellawagama
- Ranawala
- Rathmalkaduwa
- Sinhapitiya North
- Sinhapitiya South
- Udagama
- Udovita
- Unambuwa
- Wahugapitiya
- Wanahapuwa
- Wattehena
- Weliganga

## Quick answers

- Where is Pussellawa?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pussellawa?Deltagemunupura, Dunukeulla, Hellboda, Nawa Kadadora, Paradeka, Pussellawagama and Wahugapitiya
- How many villages are in Pussellawa?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pussellawa?Settlements lie between 898 m and 958 m
- What is the best time to visit Pussellawa?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pussellawa?Pussellawa Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pussellawa?People's Bank, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pussellawa?Lak Sathosa;bank, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pussellawa?Ceypetco, about 1.1 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Pussellawa?5 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Pussellawa?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Pussellawa?LK2151210 (OCHA common operational dataset)