# Palkumbura GN division, Udunuwara DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Udunuwara DS Division 

# Palkumbura

Palkumbura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udunuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.42 km²**.

- 0.4km²

## Where is Palkumbura?

Palkumbura 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: [Delgahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/delgahapitiya/), [Lunugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/lunugama/), [Muruthagahamula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/muruthagahamula/), [Thalawathura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/thalawathura/) and [Uda Aludeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/uda-aludeniya/). By area it is the 12822nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Udunuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/). The centre of Palkumbura is about 87 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2010° N, 80.5889° E. Local names: පල්කුඹුර .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Palkumbura 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 Palkumbura

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Weligalla Channelling Centre · Uda Aludeniya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18922&mlon=80.59189#map=17/7.18922/80.59189) 

Bank Commercial Bank · Karamada South 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21606&mlon=80.59780#map=17/7.21606/80.59780) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Uda Aludeniya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18918&mlon=80.59188#map=17/7.18918/80.59188) 

Hotel Pearl White Palace · Eladetta East 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21569&mlon=80.58062#map=17/7.21569/80.58062) 

Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) 

School Udunuwara Special Education Centre · Muruthagahamula 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20620&mlon=80.58631#map=17/7.20620/80.58631) 

College SERENDiB COLLEGE · Bothalapitiya 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17434&mlon=80.57865#map=17/7.17434/80.57865) 

Police station Daulagala Police Station · Davulagala 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22718&mlon=80.57444#map=17/7.22718/80.57444) 

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 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
- Handessa
- 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
- 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 Palkumbura?In Udunuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Palkumbura?Delgahapitiya, Lunugama, Muruthagahamula, Thalawathura and Uda Aludeniya
- What is the best time to visit Palkumbura?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Palkumbura?Weligalla Channelling Centre, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Palkumbura?Commercial Bank, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Palkumbura?Commercial Bank ATM, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palkumbura?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Palkumbura?LK2139580 (OCHA common operational dataset)