# Pahala Dodamwala GN division, Yatinuwara DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/pahala-dodamwala/ Grama Niladhari division · Yatinuwara DS Division # Pahala Dodamwala Pahala Dodamwala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yatinuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.84 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.8km² - 1mapped services - 536 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pahala Dodamwala? Pahala Dodamwala lies in [Yatinuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/), [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: [Diyapalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/diyapalagoda/), [Gurugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/gurugama/), [Ihala Dodamwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/ihala-dodamwala/), [Imbulmalgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/imbulmalgama/), [Parakatawella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/parakatawella/) and [Wathurakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/wathurakumbura/). By area it is the 10861st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Yatinuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/yatinuwara/). The centre of Pahala Dodamwala is about 87 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2896° N, 80.5524° E. Local names: පහළ දොඩම්වල . 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 Pahala Dodamwala Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pahala Dodamwala. - Dodanwala - Gurugama 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 Pahala Dodamwala 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 Pahala Dodamwala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Kadugannawa · Madarangoda 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26133&mlon=80.53379#map=17/7.26133/80.53379) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Pilimathalawa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26585&mlon=80.55468#map=17/7.26585/80.55468) ATM BOC · Pilimathalawa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26587&mlon=80.55474#map=17/7.26587/80.55474) Petrol pump Lanka IOC -Pilimatalawa · Pilimathalawa 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26512&mlon=80.55149#map=17/7.26512/80.55149) Hotel Hotel Seabed · Diyapalagoda 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28471&mlon=80.55793#map=17/7.28471/80.55793) Mall The Royal Mall Hotel and Shopping Mall · Welata 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27423&mlon=80.61300#map=17/7.27423/80.61300) School Dodanwala Maha Vidyalaya · Pahala Dodamwala 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28484&mlon=80.55098#map=17/7.28484/80.55098) College Sri Dheerananda National College - Pilimathalawa · Arambegama East 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26816&mlon=80.55273#map=17/7.26816/80.55273) Police station Police Post · Uda Eriyagama East 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26592&mlon=80.59262#map=17/7.26592/80.59262) 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 Pahala Dodamwala Places mapped inside Pahala Dodamwala 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 Yatinuwara DS Division - Alagalla Watta - Amunupura - Arambegama East - Arambegama West - Balana - Bathgoda - Bulumulla - Danthure - Dehianga North - Dehianga South - Dehideniya East - Dehideniya West - Dehigama East - Dehigama North - Dehigama South - Deldeniya - Diyapalagoda - Doluwa East - Doluwa West - Edanduwawa East - Edanduwawa West - Embilmeegama North - Embilmeegama South - Gannoruwa Central - Gannoruwa East - Gannoruwa West - Giragama - Godigamuwa - Gondeniya - Govindala - Gurugama - Haliyadda - Ihala Alagalla - Ihala Dodamwala - Ihala Kobbekaduwa - Ilukwatta - Imbulmalgama - Kadawathgama - Kadugannawa Town - Kandangama North - Kandangama South - Karuwalawatta - Kavudupana - Kendakaduwa - Ketakumbura - Kiribathkumbura East - Kiribathkumbura West - Kirimetiya Watta - Kobbekaduwa - Kotabogoda - Kotaligoda North - Kotaligoda South - Kudaoya - Kurunduwatta - Madarangoda - Madiligama - Malgammana - Maligathenna - Mamudawala - Mangalagama - Menikdiwela - Moladanda - Moragolla Mahakanda - Motana Dekinda - Mudaliwatta - Munwathugoda - Pahala Mudaliwatta - Pahala Rathmeewala - Pahala Yatigammana - Panabokka - Parakatawella - Pelawa Ihala Meda - Pelawa Ihalagama - Pelawa Pahalagama - Pilapitiya - Pilimathalawa - Pottepitiya - Ranawana - Siyambalagoda - Sooriyagoda - Thismada - Uda Eriyagama East - Uda Eriyagama West - Udarathmeewala - Udawela Nadithalawa - Udawela Pahalagama - Udawela Pallemaditta - Urapola - Walgampaya - Walgowwagoda - Wathurakumbura - Weralugolla - Yahalathenna - Yatigammana ## Quick answers - Where is Pahala Dodamwala?In Yatinuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pahala Dodamwala?Diyapalagoda, Gurugama, Ihala Dodamwala, Imbulmalgama, Parakatawella and Wathurakumbura - How many villages are in Pahala Dodamwala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pahala Dodamwala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pahala Dodamwala?District Hospital Kadugannawa, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pahala Dodamwala?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pahala Dodamwala?BOC, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pahala Dodamwala?Lanka IOC -Pilimatalawa, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pahala Dodamwala?LK2136115 (OCHA common operational dataset)