# Handessa GN division, Udunuwara DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/handessa/

Grama Niladhari division · Udunuwara DS Division 

# Handessa

Handessa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udunuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.27 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.3km²
- 1mapped services
- 525 mtypical elevation

## Where is Handessa?

Handessa lies in [Udunuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/), [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: [Arattana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/arattana/), [Imbuldeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/imbuldeniya/), [Meewaladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/meewaladeniya/), [Naranwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/naranwala/) and [Piligalla West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/piligalla-west/). By area it is the 13462nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Udunuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/). The centre of Handessa is about 87 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2306° N, 80.5827° E. Local names: හන්දෙස්ස .

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 Handessa

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Handessa.

- Angunawala
- Handessa

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 Handessa

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Piligalla

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 Handessa 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 Handessa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kandy Central Hospital · Godapola West 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22869&mlon=80.59582#map=17/7.22869/80.59582) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Imbuldeniya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22846&mlon=80.57481#map=17/7.22846/80.57481) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Lanka Fuel Filling Station · Gelioya 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20902&mlon=80.59877#map=17/7.20902/80.59877) 

Hotel Elegant Hotel · Meewaladeniya 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22183&mlon=80.58369#map=17/7.22183/80.58369) 

Mall The Royal Mall Hotel and Shopping Mall · Welata 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27423&mlon=80.61300#map=17/7.27423/80.61300) 

School Handessa Maha Vidyalaya · Handessa 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22819&mlon=80.58219#map=17/7.22819/80.58219) 

College University of Peradeniya · Palle Peradeniya 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24250&mlon=80.59861#map=17/7.24250/80.59861) 

Police station Police Station Daulagala · Davulagala 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22726&mlon=80.57451#map=17/7.22726/80.57451) 

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 Handessa

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

- Schools1

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 Udunuwara DS Division

- Alanduwaka
- Alapalawala East
- Alapalawala West
- Aluthkanda
- Ambagasthenna
- Ambanwala
- Ambarapola
- Angunawala East
- Angunawala West
- Appallagoda East
- Appallagoda West
- Arattana
- Aravuwawala
- Bambaradeniya
- Batupitiya
- Belungala
- Boowelikada
- Boyagama
- Daskara
- Davulagala
- Dehipagoda East
- Dehipagoda West
- Deldeniya
- Delgahapitiya
- Deliwala
- Dihitideniya
- Dodamdeniya
- Eladetta East
- Eladetta West
- Elpitikanda
- Embekka
- Gadaladeniya North
- Gadaladeniya South
- Gangoda
- Gangoda North
- Gangoda South
- Ganguldeniya
- Ganhatha
- Gelioya
- Godapola East
- Godapola West
- Hathnagoda
- Heeyawala
- Hendeniya East
- Hendeniya West
- Hepana
- Hiddavulla East
- Hiddavulla West
- Hiyarapitiya
- Hondiyadeniya
- Ihala Koorukuttala
- Ihala Pethiyagoda
- Imbuldeniya
- Kamburadeniya
- Karamada North
- Karamada South
- Ketakumbura
- Kiriwavula East
- Kiriwavula West
- Kooradeniya
- Kotagaloluwa
- Kovilakanda
- Lagamuwa
- Liyangaha Watta
- Lunugama
- Mampitiya
- Manikkawa
- Mathgamuwa
- Maveekumbura North
- Maveekumbura South
- Meddegoda
- Meewaladeniya
- Meewathura
- Muruthagahamula
- Naranwala
- Nawa Elpitiya North
- Nawa Elpitiya South
- Nawa Peradeniya
- Nikahetiya
- Pahala Koorukuttala
- Palkumbura
- Palle Aludeniya
- Pamunuwa East
- Pamunuwa West
- Panabokka
- Penideniya
- Pethiyagoda East
- Pethiyagoda West
- Pilapitiya
- Piligalla East
- Piligalla West
- Pitawalawatta
- Polgahaanga
- Rabbegamuwa North
- Rabbegamuwa South
- Rajagiriya
- Rangama
- Rangoda
- Sadikkawatta
- Sangabogama
- Siyambalagoda
- Thalawathura
- Thalawatta
- Uda Aludeniya
- Udagama
- Urulewatta
- Viharagama
- Walagedara North
- Walagedara South
- Walgama
- Warakagoda
- Watadeniya
- Wathupola
- Wattappola
- Wegiriya East
- Wegiriya West
- Welamboda
- Weligalla
- Werawala East
- Werawala West
- Werellamana
- Yalegoda East
- Yalegoda West

## Quick answers

- Where is Handessa?In Udunuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Handessa?Arattana, Imbuldeniya, Meewaladeniya, Naranwala and Piligalla West
- How many villages are in Handessa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Handessa?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Handessa?Kandy Central Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Handessa?Bank of Ceylon, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Handessa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Handessa?Ceypetco Lanka Fuel Filling Station, about 3.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Handessa?LK2139275 (OCHA common operational dataset)