# Pujagoda GN division, Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/pujagoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Ukuwela DS Division # Pujagoda Pujagoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.69 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 0.7km² - 420 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pujagoda? Pujagoda lies in [Ukuwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/), [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: [Kaduwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/kaduwela/), [Pahala Wehigala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/pahala-wehigala/), [Rangama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/rangama/) and [Rathwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/rathwatta/). By area it is the 11471st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Ukuwela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/). The centre of Pujagoda is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4016° N, 80.6638° E. Local names: පූජාගොඩ . 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 Pujagoda Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pujagoda. - Ganegoda - Wehigala West 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Pujagoda Named natural and historic features inside Pujagoda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Wyamitta 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 Pujagoda 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 Pujagoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Wattegama District Hospital · Wattegama North 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36066&mlon=80.68237#map=17/7.36066/80.68237) Bank Sanasa Bank Ukuwela · Marukona 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41333&mlon=80.64220#map=17/7.41333/80.64220) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Wattegama 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34978&mlon=80.68119#map=17/7.34978/80.68119) Hotel Sembuwatta Eco Island · Udangamuwa 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41794&mlon=80.66938#map=17/7.41794/80.66938) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Alawathugoda National School · Arambepola 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40130&mlon=80.61335#map=17/7.40130/80.61335) College Azhar College Akurana · Akurana 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37340&mlon=80.61969#map=17/7.37340/80.61969) Police station Wattegama Police Station · Wattegama North 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35073&mlon=80.68341#map=17/7.35073/80.68341) 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 Ukuwela DS Division - Alawathuwala - Balakaduwa - Bowatta - Dehipitiya - Dombagasdeniya - Dumbukola - Elkaduwa - Elkaduwa Watta - Elwala - Enasalmada - Eriyagolla - Galaudahena - Guralawela North - Gurulawela South - Halangoda - Horagahapitiya - Hunnasgiriyawatta - Hunuketawala - Imbulpitiya - Kaduwela - Kalalpitiya - Kandemada - Karagahahinna - Katuattamada - Katudeniya - Kendagolla - Kendagollamada - Kirimetiyawa - Kohombiliwela - Kureewela - Leliambe - Maberiya - Makulemada - Manaboda - Marukona - Meedeniya - Muwagala - Nagahathenna - Nagolla - Nawarathnagoda - Nugapitiya - Ovilikanda - Ovilla - Pahala Wehigala - Pahalawela - Pallekumbura - Pananthadiya - Panwatta - Paragahawela - Pathingolla - Purijjala - Raithalawela - Rangama - Rathwatta - Talingamada - Thawalankoya - Thenna - Thibbatuwawa - Udangamuwa - Udathenna - Udupihilla - Udupitiya - Ukuwela - Ulpathapitiya - Wademada - Warakamura - Wariyapola - Wariyapola Watta - Watagoda - Wattegedara - Wehigala - Weligala ## Quick answers - Where is Pujagoda?In Ukuwela DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pujagoda?Kaduwela, Pahala Wehigala, Rangama and Rathwatta - How many villages are in Pujagoda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pujagoda?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pujagoda?Wattegama District Hospital, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pujagoda?Sanasa Bank Ukuwela, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pujagoda?NSB, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pujagoda?Ceypetco, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pujagoda?LK2233335 (OCHA common operational dataset)