# Pihilyaya GN division, Galewela DS Division, Matale District

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Grama Niladhari division · Galewela DS Division 

# Pihilyaya

Pihilyaya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **2.25 km²**.

- 2.2km²

## Where is Pihilyaya?

Pihilyaya lies in [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Dambagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/dambagolla/), [Galgodayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/galgodayaya/), [Ihala Bambawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/ihala-bambawa/), [Medabedda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/medabedda-north/), [Siyambalagahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/siyambalagahawela/) and [Wahakotte](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/wahakotte/). By area it is the 6353rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Galewela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/). The centre of Pihilyaya is about 121 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7341° N, 80.5879° E. Local names: පිහිල්ලයාය .

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 Pihilyaya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). 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 23 116 

Feb 24 89 

Mar 26 96 

Apr 27 154 

May 26 133 

Jun 26 73 

Jul 25 62 

Aug 26 70 

Sep 26 101 

Oct 25 228 

Nov 24 279 

Dec 23 243 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pihilyaya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Galewela hospital gov · Galewela Town 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76063&mlon=80.57166#map=17/7.76063/80.57166) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Danduyaya 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75513&mlon=80.56858#map=17/7.75513/80.56858) 

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 IOC lanka · Danduyaya 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75784&mlon=80.57003#map=17/7.75784/80.57003) 

Hotel Purawaduma BSF · Palapathwala 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72148&mlon=80.60574#map=17/7.72148/80.60574) 

Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) 

School Bambawa Model Primary School · Ihala Bambawa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.74362&mlon=80.57427#map=17/7.74362/80.57427) 

College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) 

Police station Police Station · Galewela Town 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76323&mlon=80.57418#map=17/7.76323/80.57418) 

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 Galewela DS Division

- Aluthwewa
- Bambaragaswewa
- Beligamuwa
- Beliyakanda
- Bulanawewa
- Dambagolla
- Dambawatawana
- Damunumulla
- Dandubendiruppa
- Danduyaya
- Dembawa
- Dewahoowa Colony 1
- Dewahoowa Colony 2
- Divulgaskotuwa
- Elamalpotha
- Galapamula
- Galewela Town
- Galgodayaya
- Hathadukkuwa
- Hewanwela
- Hombawa
- Ibbankatuwa
- Ihala Bambawa
- Kendangamuwa
- Kosgahahinna
- Kospotha
- Kumbukgolla
- Lenawala
- Madipola
- Makulugaswewa
- Medabedda North
- Medabedda South
- Meewalapathaha
- Moragolla
- Nabadagahawatta
- Nilagama
- Pahala Bambawa
- Pahala Diggala
- Pahala Wewa
- Palapathwala
- Palu Hombawa
- Pathkolagolla
- Pattiwela
- Pibidunugama
- Puwakpitiya
- Ralalerotawewa
- Ranwediyawa
- Silwathgama
- Siyambalagahawela
- Thalakiriyagama
- Thennakonpura
- Wahakotte
- Walaswewa
- Wegodapola
- Weragalawatta
- Wetakoluwewa
- Yatigalpotta
- Yatiwehera

## Quick answers

- Where is Pihilyaya?In Galewela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pihilyaya?Dambagolla, Galgodayaya, Ihala Bambawa, Medabedda North, Siyambalagahawela and Wahakotte
- What is the best time to visit Pihilyaya?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pihilyaya?Galewela hospital gov, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pihilyaya?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pihilyaya?Commercial Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pihilyaya?IOC lanka, about 3.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pihilyaya?LK2203215 (OCHA common operational dataset)