# Elhena GN division, Naula DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/elhena/

Grama Niladhari division · Naula DS Division 

# Elhena

Elhena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Naula DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.57 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.6km²

## Where is Elhena?

Elhena lies in [Naula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/), [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: [Alugolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/alugolla/), [Diyankaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/diyankaduwa/), [Habaragahamada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/habaragahamada/), [Mailpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/mailpitiya/) and [Meegolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/meegolla/). By area it is the 12104th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.2% of [Naula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/). The centre of Elhena is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6822° N, 80.6395° E. Local names: ඇල්හේන .

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 Elhena

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Elhena.

- Hunganwela

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 Elhena 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 Elhena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nalanda Hospital · Nalanda 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66461&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.66461/80.63686) 

Bank Samurdhi Bank · Habaragahamada 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68367&mlon=80.64369#map=17/7.68367/80.64369) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump ceypetco filling stations · Arangala 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69998&mlon=80.65330#map=17/7.69998/80.65330) 

Hotel Arangala Forest Lodge · Arangala 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69576&mlon=80.64368#map=17/7.69576/80.64368) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Melpitiya maha vidyalaya · Mailpitiya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69645&mlon=80.62665#map=17/7.69645/80.62665) 

College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) 

Police station Police Station - Naula · Arangala 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69262&mlon=80.65016#map=17/7.69262/80.65016) 

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 Naula DS Division

- Alugolla
- Ambana
- Andawala
- Arangala
- Bambaragahawatta
- Bibila
- Bobella
- Bowathenna Watta
- Dambagolla
- Diyankaduwa
- Dodamattawela
- Elagamuwa
- Galboda
- Galporugolla
- Ganimayaya
- Habaragahamada
- Haduwa
- Haduwela
- Hapugasyaya
- Helambagahawatta
- Kadawatha
- Kambarawa
- Karavilahena
- Kongahawela
- Koombiyangahaela
- Lihinipitiya
- Mailpitiya
- Maragamuwa
- Medapihilla
- Meegaha Ela
- Meegolla
- Millagahamula Thenna
- Moragahamada
- Moragolla
- Murutholuwa
- Nalanda
- Naula
- Nikula
- Opalgala
- Penalaboda
- Pilihudugolla Ihalagama
- Pilihudugolla Pahalagama
- Pubbiliya
- Rajawela
- Senagama
- Serudandapola
- Thalagoda
- Ududeniya
- Ussattawa
- Wambatuyaya
- Wewattawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Elhena?In Naula DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Elhena?Alugolla, Diyankaduwa, Habaragahamada, Mailpitiya and Meegolla
- How many villages are in Elhena?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Elhena?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Elhena?Nalanda Hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Elhena?Samurdhi Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Elhena?Commercial Bank ATM, about 7.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Elhena?ceypetco filling stations, about 2.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Elhena?LK2209185 (OCHA common operational dataset)