# Ganga Henwala GN division, Laggala DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/ganga-henwala/

Grama Niladhari division · Laggala DS Division 

# Ganga Henwala

Ganga Henwala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **5.69 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.7km²
- 280 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ganga Henwala?

Ganga Henwala lies in [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/), [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: [Gonawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/gonawala/), [Imaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/imaduwa/), [Karadamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/karadamulla/), [Mahalakotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/mahalakotuwa/) and [Rambukoluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/rambukoluwa/). By area it is the 2502nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/). The centre of Ganga Henwala is about 124 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5329° N, 80.7958° E. Local names: ගඟහේන්වල .

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 Ganga Henwala

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ganga Henwala. Settlements here lie between about 237 m and 280 m above sea level (median 280 m).

- Gangahenwala
- Gonewala
- Kiul-ulpota

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 Ganga Henwala 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 Ganga Henwala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Laggala Hospital · Akarahediya 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59153&mlon=80.84309#map=17/7.59153/80.84309) 

Bank BOC Hettipola · Hettipola 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53559&mlon=80.91376#map=17/7.53559/80.91376) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Nagolla 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53520&mlon=80.90071#map=17/7.53520/80.90071) 

Hotel Kaluganga Wana Niwahana · Rambukoluwa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52135&mlon=80.79893#map=17/7.52135/80.79893) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Mahalakotuwa sri sumana maha vidyala · Mahalakotuwa 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53292&mlon=80.75908#map=17/7.53292/80.75908) 

College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) 

Police station Laggala Police Station · Akarahediya 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59456&mlon=80.83926#map=17/7.59456/80.83926) 

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 Laggala DS Division

- Akarahediya
- Dammanthenna
- Dasgiriya
- Dewaladeniya
- Divulgas Pathana
- Etanwala
- Galgedawala
- Gangalapuwakpitiya
- Gonawala
- Guruwela
- Halminiya
- Hattota Amuna
- Ilukkumbura
- Imaduwa
- Kahagala
- Kaluganga
- Kandepitawala
- Karadamulla
- Kivulawadiya
- Laggala Pallegama
- Lakegala
- Leloya
- Mahalakotuwa
- Maoya
- Meda Ela
- Miniranketiya
- Morathenna
- Narangamuwa
- Pitawala
- Pottatawela
- Rambukoluwa
- Ranamuregama
- Rathninda
- Rawanagama
- Weliwaranagolla
- Wellewala

## Quick answers

- Where is Ganga Henwala?In Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ganga Henwala?Gonawala, Imaduwa, Karadamulla, Mahalakotuwa and Rambukoluwa
- How many villages are in Ganga Henwala?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ganga Henwala?Settlements lie between 237 m and 280 m
- What is the best time to visit Ganga Henwala?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ganga Henwala?Laggala Hospital, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ganga Henwala?BOC Hettipola, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ganga Henwala?Commercial Bank ATM, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ganga Henwala?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ganga Henwala?LK2224100 (OCHA common operational dataset)