# Pussella GN division, Ambanganga DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/pussella/ Grama Niladhari division · Ambanganga DS Division # Pussella Pussella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ambanganga DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **3.03 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.0km² - 2mapped services - 619 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pussella? Pussella lies in [Ambanganga DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Kalugalthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/kalugalthenna/), [Naguliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/naguliyadda/), [Narangolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/narangolla/), [Palle Eswedduma](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/palle-eswedduma/) and [Sirangahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/sirangahawatta/). By area it is the 4902nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.5% of [Ambanganga DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/). The centre of Pussella is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5561° N, 80.6870° E. Local names: පුස්සැල්ල . 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 Pussella Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pussella. - Opalgalla Group-Pussela - Pussella 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 Pussella Named natural and historic features inside Pussella, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate; 1 estate. - Prides Gap - Rajamalewatta Colony 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 Pussella and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 227 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 116 Feb 22 89 Mar 24 96 Apr 25 154 May 25 133 Jun 24 73 Jul 24 62 Aug 24 70 Sep 24 101 Oct 24 228 Nov 23 279 Dec 22 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pussella Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rattota Hospital · Rattota 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51832&mlon=80.67739#map=17/7.51832/80.67739) Bank People's Bank - Rattota · Rattota 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52022&mlon=80.67760#map=17/7.52022/80.67760) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Rattota Lanka filling station · Rattota 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) Hotel Gammaduwa Bungalow · Pussella 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.55830&mlon=80.68410#map=17/7.55830/80.68410) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Rattota Hindu Maha Vidyalaya · Rattota 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52076&mlon=80.67654#map=17/7.52076/80.67654) College Hindu National College - Matale · Mandandawela 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48793&mlon=80.62370#map=17/7.48793/80.62370) Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52065&mlon=80.67889#map=17/7.52065/80.67889) 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 Pussella Places mapped inside Pussella in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 Ambanganga DS Division - Cloda - Gammaduwa - Gurubebila - Hunukete - Imbulgolla - Kalugalthenna - Kavudagammana - Kosgolla - Kumbaloluwa - LK2221150 - Metihakka - Naguliyadda - Narangolla - Palle Eswedduma - Pallethenna - Raithalawa - Ranmuthugama - Sirangahawatta - Thibbatukanatha ## Quick answers - Where is Pussella?In Ambanganga DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pussella?Kalugalthenna, Naguliyadda, Narangolla, Palle Eswedduma and Sirangahawatta - How many villages are in Pussella?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pussella?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pussella?Rattota Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pussella?People's Bank - Rattota, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pussella?Commercial Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pussella?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 4.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pussella?LK2221060 (OCHA common operational dataset)