# Balmoral GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/balmoral/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division # Balmoral Balmoral is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **5.97 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6.0km² ## Where is Balmoral? Balmoral lies in [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Albion](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/albion/), [Annfield](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/annfield/), [Braemore](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/braemore/), [Eildonhall](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/eildonhall/), [Elbedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/elbedda/), [Nagasena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/nagasena/) and [Rahanwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/rahanwatta/). By area it is the 2360th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Balmoral is about 91 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8783° N, 80.6721° E. Local names: බැල්මොරල් . 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 Balmoral Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Balmoral. - Balmoral - Cranley Upper 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 Balmoral Named natural and historic features inside Balmoral, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 estates. - Cranley Upper - Holbrook - The Dell 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 Balmoral and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Balmoral Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Agarapatana Divisional Hospital · Elbedda 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87011&mlon=80.68529#map=17/6.87011/80.68529) Bank People's Bank · Thalawakele 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93444&mlon=80.66294#map=17/6.93444/80.66294) ATM Peoples Bank · Kotiyagala 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79626&mlon=80.67839#map=17/6.79626/80.67839) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thalawakele 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93707&mlon=80.66140#map=17/6.93707/80.66140) Hotel Rohita guest · Elbedda 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86422&mlon=80.68966#map=17/6.86422/80.68966) Mall Harishan Enterprises · Bagawanthalawa South 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79589&mlon=80.67805#map=17/6.79589/80.67805) School Holbrook Tamil Maha Vidyalaya · Nagasena 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88227&mlon=80.69308#map=17/6.88227/80.69308) College High Tech Campus · Thalawakele 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93935&mlon=80.66013#map=17/6.93935/80.66013) Police station Agarapatana Police Station · Nagasena 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88385&mlon=80.69288#map=17/6.88385/80.69288) 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 Thalawakele DS Division - Agarapathana - Albion - Bearwell - Bogahawatta - Braemore - Coombewood - Dayagama East - Dayagama West - Devon - Dimbula - Drayton - Eildonhall - Elbedda - Glasgow - Great Western - Hallbrook - Henfold - Hollyrood - Kotagala - Kuduoya - Lindula - Lippakelle - Mount Vernon - Nagasena - Rahanwatta - Sandrinham - Stonycliff - Thalawakele - Thangakele - Waltrim - Watagoda - Weverly - Yulefield ## Quick answers - Where is Balmoral?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Balmoral?Albion, Annfield, Braemore, Eildonhall, Elbedda, Nagasena and Rahanwatta - How many villages are in Balmoral?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Balmoral?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Balmoral?Agarapatana Divisional Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Balmoral?People's Bank, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Balmoral?Peoples Bank, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balmoral?Ceypetco, about 6.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Balmoral?LK2327270 (OCHA common operational dataset)