# Helagampura GN division, Damana DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/helagampura/ Grama Niladhari division · Damana DS Division # Helagampura Helagampura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **4.42 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.4km² - 1mapped services - 28 mtypical elevation ## Where is Helagampura? Helagampura lies in [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Alahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/alahena/), [Damana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/damana/), [Irakkamam 02](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/irakkamam-02/), [Irakkamam 05](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/irakkamam/irakkamam-05/), [Karalewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/karalewa/) and [Madawalalanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/madawalalanda/). By area it is the 3363rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/). The centre of Helagampura is about 205 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2139° N, 81.6873° E. Local names: හෙලගම්පුර . 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 Helagampura Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Helagampura. - Mandam 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 Helagampura Named natural and historic features inside Helagampura, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Malalyadi 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 Helagampura and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Helagampura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Damana Hospital · Alahena 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20055&mlon=81.65580#map=17/7.20055/81.65580) Bank Peoples Bank · Irakkamam 03 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24825&mlon=81.71824#map=17/7.24825/81.71824) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Saman Enterprises · Mihindupura 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29257&mlon=81.69074#map=17/7.29257/81.69074) Hotel The Pink Fox Resort · Helagampura 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20957&mlon=81.68407#map=17/7.20957/81.68407) Mall Mega Plaza · Navatkadu 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20947&mlon=81.84583#map=17/7.20947/81.84583) School 𝒜𝓈-𝒮𝒽𝒾𝒻𝒶𝓎𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝒹𝓎𝒶𝓁𝒶𝓎𝒶-𝒜𝓁𝒾𝓂 𝒩𝒶𝑔𝒶𝓇 · Alim Nagar 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20760&mlon=81.75187#map=17/7.20760/81.75187) College Open University Ampara Study Centre · Samapura 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28126&mlon=81.66088#map=17/7.28126/81.66088) Police station Damana Police Station · Alahena 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20096&mlon=81.65449#map=17/7.20096/81.65449) 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 Helagampura Places mapped inside Helagampura in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Damana DS Division - 18A. Janapadaya - Alahena - Ambalanoya - Bakmitiyawa - Damana - Dewalahinda - Diviyagala - Eggaloya - Galkanda - Galmaduwa - Hindakalugama - Hingurana - Kalugolla - Karalewa - Keenawatta - Kethsirigama - Kivulegama - Koknahara - Kumana - Madana - Madawalalanda - Moragahapallama - Muwangala - Padagoda - Pahalalanda - Pallanoya - Pannalgama - Thimbirigolla - Thottama - Uksiripura - Veheragala - Wadinagala ## Quick answers - Where is Helagampura?In Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Helagampura?Alahena, Damana, Irakkamam 02, Irakkamam 05, Karalewa and Madawalalanda - How many villages are in Helagampura?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Helagampura?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Helagampura?Damana Hospital, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Helagampura?Peoples Bank, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Helagampura?People's Bank ATM, about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Helagampura?Saman Enterprises, about 8.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Helagampura?LK5242025 (OCHA common operational dataset)