# Bearwell GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/bearwell/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division # Bearwell Bearwell is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **7.34 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7.3km² ## Where is Bearwell? Bearwell 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 9 other GN divisions: [Bangalahatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/bangalahatha/), [Coombewood](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/coombewood/), [Great Western](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/great-western/), [Hollyrood](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/hollyrood/), [Lindula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/lindula/), [Rathnagiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/rathnagiriya/), [Shanthipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/shanthipura/), [Summerset](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/summerset/) and [Thalawakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/thalawakele/). By area it is the 1796th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.8% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Bearwell is about 94 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9506° N, 80.6993° E. Local names: බෙයාවෙල් . 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 Bearwell Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Bearwell. - Bearwell - Palmerston - Rithageria 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 Bearwell Named natural and historic features inside Bearwell, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 4 estates. - Galkandewatte - Nanyoya - Palmerston - Ritnageria 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 Bearwell 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 Bearwell Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Lindula · Lindula 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92963&mlon=80.68382#map=17/6.92963/80.68382) Bank People's Bank · Thalawakele 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93444&mlon=80.66294#map=17/6.93444/80.66294) ATM BOC ATM · Nuwaraeliya 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97392&mlon=80.76643#map=17/6.97392/80.76643) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Thalawakele 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93707&mlon=80.66140#map=17/6.93707/80.66140) Hotel Langdale by Amaya · Summerset 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92920&mlon=80.71805#map=17/6.92920/80.71805) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Dell Tamil Vidyayam · Hollyrood 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93529&mlon=80.66533#map=17/6.93529/80.66533) College High Tech Campus · Thalawakele 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93935&mlon=80.66013#map=17/6.93935/80.66013) Police station Nanuoya Police Station · Nanuoya 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93963&mlon=80.74416#map=17/6.93963/80.74416) 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 - Balmoral - 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 Bearwell?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bearwell?Bangalahatha, Coombewood, Great Western, Hollyrood, Lindula, Rathnagiriya, Shanthipura, Summerset and Thalawakele - How many villages are in Bearwell?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bearwell?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bearwell?Divisional Hospital Lindula , about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bearwell?People's Bank, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bearwell?BOC ATM, about 7.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bearwell?Ceypetco, about 4.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bearwell?LK2327085 (OCHA common operational dataset)