# Nalanda GN division, Naula DS Division, Matale District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Naula DS Division 

# Nalanda

Nalanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Naula DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **2.17 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.2km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Nalanda?

Nalanda 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 6 other GN divisions: [Alugolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/alugolla/), [Demada Oya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/demada-oya/), [Hapugasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/hapugasyaya/), [Ududeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/ududeniya/), [Walmoruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/walmoruwa/) and [Wambatuyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/wambatuyaya/). By area it is the 6541st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Naula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/naula/). The centre of Nalanda is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6647° N, 80.6385° E. Local names: නාලන්ද .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Landscape and landmarks of Nalanda

Named natural and historic features inside Nalanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Nalanda Oya

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 Nalanda 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 Nalanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nalanda Hospital · Nalanda 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66461&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.66461/80.63686) 

Bank Coop Rural Bank · Alugolla 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67740&mlon=80.64126#map=17/7.67740/80.64126) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Koholanwala 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62721&mlon=80.63647#map=17/7.62721/80.63647) 

Hotel Countryside Hotel · Ududeniya 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65407&mlon=80.63618#map=17/7.65407/80.63618) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School koholanwela Primary School Ground · Koholanwala 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63108&mlon=80.63606#map=17/7.63108/80.63606) 

College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) 

Police station Police Station - Naula · Arangala 3.4 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Nalanda

Places mapped inside Nalanda in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Restaurants1

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 Naula DS Division

- Alugolla
- Ambana
- Andawala
- Arangala
- Bambaragahawatta
- Bibila
- Bobella
- Bowathenna Watta
- Dambagolla
- Diyankaduwa
- Dodamattawela
- Elagamuwa
- Elhena
- 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
- Naula
- Nikula
- Opalgala
- Penalaboda
- Pilihudugolla Ihalagama
- Pilihudugolla Pahalagama
- Pubbiliya
- Rajawela
- Senagama
- Serudandapola
- Thalagoda
- Ududeniya
- Ussattawa
- Wambatuyaya
- Wewattawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Nalanda?In Naula DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Nalanda?Alugolla, Demada Oya, Hapugasyaya, Ududeniya, Walmoruwa and Wambatuyaya
- What is the best time to visit Nalanda?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nalanda?Nalanda Hospital, about 0.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nalanda?Coop Rural Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Nalanda?Commercial Bank ATM, about 7.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nalanda?Ceypetco, about 4.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Nalanda?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Nalanda?LK2209200 (OCHA common operational dataset)