# Veheragala GN division, Wilgamuwa DS Division, Matale District

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Grama Niladhari division · Wilgamuwa DS Division 

# Veheragala

Veheragala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wilgamuwa DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **12.7 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 12.7km²
- 103 mtypical elevation

## Where is Veheragala?

Veheragala lies in [Wilgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Aliyawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/aliyawala/), [Bogahawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/bogahawewa/), [Dewagiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/dewagiriya/), [Gemburuoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/gemburuoya/), [Hettipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/hettipola/), [Himbiliyakada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/himbiliyakada/), [Lediyangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/lediyangala/) and [Topwalapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/topwalapitiya/). By area it is the 881st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.4% of [Wilgamuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/wilgamuwa/). The centre of Veheragala is about 138 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5878° N, 80.9078° E. Local names: වෙහෙරගල .

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 Veheragala

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

- Talakolawela

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 Veheragala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 289 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 25 116 

Feb 26 89 

Mar 28 96 

Apr 29 154 

May 28 133 

Jun 28 73 

Jul 27 62 

Aug 27 70 

Sep 28 101 

Oct 27 228 

Nov 26 279 

Dec 25 243 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Veheragala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wilgamuwa Divisional Hospital · Hettipola 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54035&mlon=80.91433#map=17/7.54035/80.91433) 

Bank Regional Development bank · Hettipola 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54091&mlon=80.91638#map=17/7.54091/80.91638) 

ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Dehiattakandiya 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67118&mlon=81.04712#map=17/7.67118/81.04712) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Nagolla 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53520&mlon=80.90071#map=17/7.53520/80.90071) 

Hotel Aligama Cottage · Gemburuoya 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60304&mlon=80.92863#map=17/7.60304/80.92863) 

Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) 

School Naminioya Maha Vidyalaya · Hettipola 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54383&mlon=80.91472#map=17/7.54383/80.91472) 

College Unique Academy of Higher Education · Siripura 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73184&mlon=81.01344#map=17/7.73184/81.01344) 

Police station Hettipola Police Station · Hettipola 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54208&mlon=80.91648#map=17/7.54208/80.91648) 

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 Wilgamuwa DS Division

- 80 Yaya
- Aliwanguwa
- Aliyawala
- Bathgampala
- Bogahawewa
- Dewagiriya
- Dunuvilapitiya
- Gemburuoya
- Guruwelayaya
- Handungamuwa
- Hettipola
- Himbiliyakada
- Karawgahawewa
- Kumbukandana
- Kumbukoya
- Lediyangala
- Malgammana
- Maraka
- Medakanda
- Meewaobe
- Moragaha Ulpatha
- Nagolla
- Naminigama
- Naminioya
- Nugagolla
- Palupitiya
- Perakanatta
- Piduruella
- Radunnewewa
- Rattotayaya
- Sonutta
- Sulugune
- Thunhiriyawewa
- Topwalapitiya
- Uduwelwala
- Viharagama
- Wanarawa
- Wilgamuwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Veheragala?In Wilgamuwa DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Veheragala?Aliyawala, Bogahawewa, Dewagiriya, Gemburuoya, Hettipola, Himbiliyakada, Lediyangala and Topwalapitiya
- How many villages are in Veheragala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Veheragala?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Veheragala?Wilgamuwa Divisional Hospital, about 5.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Veheragala?Regional Development bank, about 5.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Veheragala?Peoples Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Veheragala?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 5.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Veheragala?LK2227100 (OCHA common operational dataset)