# Henfold GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/henfold/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division # Henfold Henfold is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **5.74 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.7km² - 2mapped services - 1,485 mtypical elevation ## Where is Henfold? Henfold 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: [Braemore](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/braemore/), [Glasgow](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/glasgow/), [Hallbrook](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/hallbrook/), [Kirimetiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/kirimetiya/), [Lippakelle](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/lippakelle/), [Thangakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/thangakele/) and [Waltrim](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/waltrim/). By area it is the 2481st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Henfold is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8942° N, 80.7163° E. Local names: හෙන්ෆෝල්ඩ් . 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 Henfold Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Henfold. - Godamalliya - Henfold - Maria Bazaar - Molagusena - St. Regulus 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 Henfold Named natural and historic features inside Henfold, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Agra Oya - Dambagastalawa Oya ### Estates 3 estates. - Caledonia - Gleneagles - Saint Regulus 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 Henfold and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 566 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 18 108 Feb 18 86 Mar 20 104 Apr 20 175 May 20 164 Jun 19 101 Jul 19 82 Aug 19 92 Sep 19 129 Oct 19 234 Nov 19 274 Dec 18 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Henfold Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Agarapatana Divisional Hospital · Elbedda 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87011&mlon=80.68529#map=17/6.87011/80.68529) Bank people bank · Nanuoya 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94062&mlon=80.74432#map=17/6.94062/80.74432) ATM ATM · Nuwara Eliya Central 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97271&mlon=80.76815#map=17/6.97271/80.76815) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Nanuoya 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94039&mlon=80.74411#map=17/6.94039/80.74411) Hotel Iona Bungalow by Lalan Leisure · Glasgow 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86528&mlon=80.71391#map=17/6.86528/80.71391) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School CP/N/ Maria Tamil Maha Vidyalayam · Henfold 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89724&mlon=80.71944#map=17/6.89724/80.71944) College High Tech Campus · Thalawakele 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93935&mlon=80.66013#map=17/6.93935/80.66013) Police station Agarapatana Police Station · Nagasena 2.8 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Henfold Places mapped inside Henfold in open map data, by type. - Schools2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Thalawakele DS Division - Agarapathana - Albion - Balmoral - Bearwell - Bogahawatta - Braemore - Coombewood - Dayagama East - Dayagama West - Devon - Dimbula - Drayton - Eildonhall - Elbedda - Glasgow - Great Western - Hallbrook - Hollyrood - Kotagala - Kuduoya - Lindula - Lippakelle - Mount Vernon - Nagasena - Rahanwatta - Sandrinham - Stonycliff - Thalawakele - Thangakele - Waltrim - Watagoda - Weverly - Yulefield ## Quick answers - Where is Henfold?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Henfold?Braemore, Glasgow, Hallbrook, Kirimetiya, Lippakelle, Thangakele and Waltrim - How many villages are in Henfold?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Henfold?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Henfold?Agarapatana Divisional Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Henfold?people bank, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Henfold?ATM, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Henfold?IOC Filling Station, about 6.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Henfold?LK2327280 (OCHA common operational dataset)