# Sandrinham GN division, Thalawakele DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/sandrinham/ Grama Niladhari division · Thalawakele DS Division # Sandrinham Sandrinham is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **17.8 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 17.8km² - 1,455 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sandrinham? Sandrinham 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 6 other GN divisions: [Agarapathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/agarapathana/), [Bogawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/norwood/bogawana/), [Dayagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/dayagama-east/), [Dayagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/dayagama-west/), [Pattipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/pattipola/) and [Weverly](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/weverly/). By area it is the 568th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.8% of [Thalawakele DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/thalawakele/). The centre of Sandrinham is about 101 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8273° N, 80.7597° E. Local names: සන්දිරිගම . 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 Sandrinham Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Sandrinham. - Dayagama - Diyagama West - Powysland - Sandringham State - Yarraval 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 Sandrinham Named natural and historic features inside Sandrinham, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Kirigalpota · 2,196 m ### Forests and nature 2 forests. - Agrabopats - Kirigalpota ### Estates 4 estates. - Diyagama - Powysland - Sandringham - Yarravale 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 Sandrinham and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 536 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 21 175 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 Sandrinham Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Agarapatana Divisional Hospital · Elbedda 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87011&mlon=80.68529#map=17/6.87011/80.68529) Bank Seylan Bank · Bagawanthalawa South 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79517&mlon=80.67877#map=17/6.79517/80.67877) ATM Peoples Bank · Kotiyagala 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79626&mlon=80.67839#map=17/6.79626/80.67839) Petrol pump IOC · Bagawanthalawa South 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79893&mlon=80.67636#map=17/6.79893/80.67636) Hotel Sivagee guest house · Weverly 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86039&mlon=80.74345#map=17/6.86039/80.74345) Mall Harishan Enterprises · Bagawanthalawa South 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79589&mlon=80.67805#map=17/6.79589/80.67805) School Agarapatana Tamil Maha Vidyalayam · Glasgow 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86061&mlon=80.71043#map=17/6.86061/80.71043) College Stanford International Campus · Ambewela 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87087&mlon=80.82882#map=17/6.87087/80.82882) Police station Bogawantalawa Police Station · Bagawanthalawa South 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79463&mlon=80.67940#map=17/6.79463/80.67940) 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 - 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 - Stonycliff - Thalawakele - Thangakele - Waltrim - Watagoda - Weverly - Yulefield ## Quick answers - Where is Sandrinham?In Thalawakele DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sandrinham?Agarapathana, Bogawana, Dayagama East, Dayagama West, Pattipola and Weverly - How many villages are in Sandrinham?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Sandrinham?Kirigalpota (2,196 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Sandrinham?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Sandrinham?Agarapatana Divisional Hospital, about 9.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sandrinham?Seylan Bank, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sandrinham?Peoples Bank, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sandrinham?IOC, about 9.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sandrinham?LK2327325 (OCHA common operational dataset)