# Janakagama GN division, Pallepola DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/janakagama/

Grama Niladhari division · Pallepola DS Division 

# Janakagama

Janakagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pallepola DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.44 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.4km²
- 401 mtypical elevation

## Where is Janakagama?

Janakagama lies in [Pallepola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Hewanwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/hewanwela/), [Lenawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/lenawala/), [Nilannoruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/nilannoruwa/) and [Nilannoruwa Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/nilannoruwa-colony/). By area it is the 12728th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Pallepola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/pallepola/). The centre of Janakagama is about 117 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6953° N, 80.5852° E. Local names: ජානකගම .

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 Janakagama

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Janakagama.

- Hewanewela Sinhalabage
- Jahakagama

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 Janakagama 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 Janakagama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wahara Ayurvedic Medical Center · Madipola 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68606&mlon=80.57664#map=17/7.68606/80.57664) 

Bank Coop Rural Bank · Alugolla 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67740&mlon=80.64126#map=17/7.67740/80.64126) 

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 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75784&mlon=80.57003#map=17/7.75784/80.57003) 

Hotel Purawaduma BSF · Palapathwala 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72148&mlon=80.60574#map=17/7.72148/80.60574) 

Mall Matrixx Showroom · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48865&mlon=80.36446#map=17/7.48865/80.36446) 

School Melpitiya maha vidyalaya · Mailpitiya 4.6 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 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) 

Police station Police Station - Naula · Arangala 7.2 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 Pallepola DS Division

- Akuramboda
- Aluthgama
- Ambokka
- Ambokudena
- Ariyagama
- Bomeruwa
- Demada Oya
- Dewarammulla
- Dimbulgamuwa
- Dodamgasyaya
- Ehelepola
- Ekamuthugama
- Galahitiyagama
- Kandewatta
- Kinigama
- Kirioruwa
- Kobbevehera
- Koholanwala
- Kosgolla
- Koswatta
- Mahayayawatta
- Mananwatta
- Maningamuwa East
- Maningamuwa West
- Medalanda
- Millawana Ihalagama
- Millawana Medagama
- Millawana Pahalagama
- Monaravila
- Moragaspitiya
- Nagahapola
- Nilannoruwa
- Nilannoruwa Colony
- Paldeniya
- Pallepola North
- Pallepola South
- Polwatta
- Rusigama Ihalagama
- Rusigama Pahalagama
- Thalakiriyawa
- Thembilideniya North
- Udurampelessa
- Walmoruwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Janakagama?In Pallepola DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Janakagama?Hewanwela, Lenawala, Nilannoruwa and Nilannoruwa Colony
- How many villages are in Janakagama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Janakagama?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Janakagama?Wahara Ayurvedic Medical Center, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Janakagama?Coop Rural Bank, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Janakagama?Commercial Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Janakagama?IOC lanka, about 7.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Janakagama?LK2212005 (OCHA common operational dataset)