# Pelvehera GN division, Dambulla DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/pelvehera/ Grama Niladhari division · Dambulla DS Division # Pelvehera Pelvehera is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **6.86 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.9km² - 15mapped services - 177 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pelvehera? Pelvehera lies in [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Athuparayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/athuparayaya/), [Bulagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/bulagala/), [Dambulla Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/dambulla-town/), [Dambulugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/dambulugama/), [Etawarahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/etawarahena/), [Kandalama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/kandalama/), [Rathmalkatuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/rathmalkatuwa/), [Vilhatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/vilhatha/) and [Welihena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/welihena/). By area it is the 1977th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Dambulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/dambulla/). The centre of Pelvehera is about 140 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8985° N, 80.6721° E. Local names: පැල්වැහැර . 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 Pelvehera Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pelvehera. - Mirisgoniyawa - Pelwehera 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 Pelvehera Named natural and historic features inside Pelvehera, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Pelwehera Wewa - Randeni Wewa 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 Pelvehera and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 215 m lower 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 24 116 Feb 25 89 Mar 27 96 Apr 28 154 May 28 133 Jun 27 73 Jul 27 62 Aug 27 70 Sep 27 101 Oct 27 228 Nov 26 279 Dec 25 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pelvehera Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dambulla General Hospital · Dambulla Town 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87270&mlon=80.65066#map=17/7.87270/80.65066) Bank Hnb Dambulla · Dambulla Town 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87805&mlon=80.65087#map=17/7.87805/80.65087) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Pelvehera 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90768&mlon=80.67360#map=17/7.90768/80.67360) Hotel Hotel Sakura Blue · Pelvehera 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90149&mlon=80.66883#map=17/7.90149/80.66883) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Dambulla Primary School · Dambulla Town 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86449&mlon=80.64742#map=17/7.86449/80.64742) College ESOFT Metro College - Dambulla · Dambulla Town 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87845&mlon=80.65026#map=17/7.87845/80.65026) Police station Dambulla Police Station · Dambulla Town 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86221&mlon=80.64912#map=17/7.86221/80.64912) 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 Pelvehera Places mapped inside Pelvehera in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels9 - Restaurants4 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 Dambulla DS Division - Angunawel Pelessa - Athuparayaya - Avudangawa - Bellanneoya - Bulagala - Dambulla Town - Dambulugama - Digampathaha - Egodawewa - Embulambe - Etawarahena - Etha Bendiwewa - Gedigaswalana - Haluapullana Wewa - Ihala Ereula - Inamaluwa - Kalogaha Ela - Kalundewa Aluthgama - Kalundewa Paranagama - Kandalama - Kapuwatta - Kimbissa - Kiralagolla - Kumbukkandanwala - LK2206125 - Lenadora North - Lenadora South - Mailattawa - Moragollewa - Nagalawewa - Nayakumbura - Nikawatawana - Pahala Erevula - Pahala Wewa - Pallegama - Palutawa - Pannampitiya - Pidurangala - Pohoranwewa - Pol Attawa - Pothana - Puwak Attawala - Rathmalgaha Ela - Rathmalkatuwa - Sigiriya - Siyambala Wewa - Thalkote - Thittawelgolla - Vilhatha - Walgamwewa - Wavulambe - Welamitiyawa - Welangolla - Welihena - Wewala Wewa - Yakkuragala North - Yakkuragala South - Yapagama ## Quick answers - Where is Pelvehera?In Dambulla DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pelvehera?Athuparayaya, Bulagala, Dambulla Town, Dambulugama, Etawarahena, Kandalama, Rathmalkatuwa, Vilhatha and Welihena - How many villages are in Pelvehera?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pelvehera?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pelvehera?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pelvehera?Dambulla General Hospital, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pelvehera?Hnb Dambulla, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pelvehera?HNB, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pelvehera?Lanka IOC, about 1.0 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Pelvehera?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Pelvehera?LK2206120 (OCHA common operational dataset)