# Dewahandiya West GN division, Ududumbara DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/dewahandiya-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Ududumbara DS Division # Dewahandiya West Dewahandiya West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **5.62 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.6km² - 563 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dewahandiya West? Dewahandiya West lies in [Ududumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Dewahandiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/dewahandiya-east/), [Hapukanda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/hapukanda-east/), [Hapukanda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/hapukanda-west/), [Kalawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/kalawala/) and [Madugalla South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/madugalla-south/). By area it is the 2541st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Ududumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/). The centre of Dewahandiya West is about 121 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2503° N, 80.9017° E. Local names: දේවහන්දිය බටහිර . 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 Dewahandiya West Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Dewahandiya West. - Dewahandiya - Dewahandiya East - Metiwalatenna - Metiwalathenna 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 Dewahandiya West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). 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 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dewahandiya West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dispencsary · Hunnasgiriya 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29604&mlon=80.85062#map=17/7.29604/80.85062) Bank ATM · Hunnasgiriya 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29700&mlon=80.85207#map=17/7.29700/80.85207) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Hunnasgiriya 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29711&mlon=80.85200#map=17/7.29711/80.85200) Hotel Knuckles Range Bungalow · Denapitiya 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29634&mlon=80.86120#map=17/7.29634/80.86120) Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) School Madugalla Maha Vidyalaya · Madugalla North 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26451&mlon=80.88541#map=17/7.26451/80.88541) College Rantembe Cadets Training School · Bembiya 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20663&mlon=80.95717#map=17/7.20663/80.95717) Police station Ududumbara · Udadumbara 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31790&mlon=80.87936#map=17/7.31790/80.87936) 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 Ududumbara DS Division - Andideniya - Bambarabedda East - Bambarabedda West - Dambagahapitiya - Denapitiya - Devinnegama - Dewahandiya East - Dumbaragama - Ganegala - Gangoda - Gedaramada - Geradigala - Godakumbura - Halyala - Hanwella - Hapukanda East - Hapukanda West - Hunnasgiriya - Kaikawala - Kalalgamuwa - Kalawala - Kalugala - Kalugaloya - Kandegama - Karambaketiya - Karandagolla - Kevulgama - Kirigankumbura - Kiripattiya - Kobonilla - Kumbukgolla - Madugalla North - Madugalla South - Madugalla Udagammedda - Mahawala - Mediwaka - Meemure - Mendiriya - Minuwangamuwa - Moonamalpelessa - Nawanagala - Nugethenna East - Nugethenna West - Oyathenna - Padupola - Pallekanda - Pallewela - Pamunethenna - Pitawala - Pitawala Udagammedda - Pitigoda - Poppitiya - Pusseela - Rambukwella East - Rambukwella West - Thalagune - Udadumbara - Udailuka - Udakumbura - Udapitawala - Udawela - Wadawalakanda ## Quick answers - Where is Dewahandiya West?In Ududumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dewahandiya West?Dewahandiya East, Hapukanda East, Hapukanda West, Kalawala and Madugalla South - How many villages are in Dewahandiya West?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Dewahandiya West?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Dewahandiya West?Dispencsary, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dewahandiya West?ATM, about 7.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dewahandiya West?PET, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dewahandiya West?Ceypetco, about 7.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dewahandiya West?LK2118315 (OCHA common operational dataset)