# Veheragala GN division, Damana DS Division, Ampara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Damana DS Division 

# Veheragala

Veheragala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **5.38 km²**.

- 5.4km²

## Where is Veheragala?

Veheragala 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 4 other GN divisions: [18A. Janapadaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/18a-janapadaya/), [Aligambai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/alayadivembu/aligambai/), [Alim Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/akkaraipattu/alim-nagar/) and [Sagamam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/tirukkovil/sagamam/). By area it is the 2705th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Damana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/damana/). The centre of Veheragala is about 210 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1475° N, 81.7405° E. Local names: වෙහෙරගල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Veheragala 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
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- 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 Veheragala

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Hospital Divisional Hospital Thottama · Thottama 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.12360&mlon=81.68891#map=17/7.12360/81.68891) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon(BOC) · Irakkamam 08 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24759&mlon=81.71954#map=17/7.24759/81.71954) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) 

Petrol pump Lanka Petrol · Pallikudiyiruppu 01 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22272&mlon=81.82083#map=17/7.22272/81.82083) 

Hotel The Pink Fox Resort · Helagampura 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20957&mlon=81.68407#map=17/7.20957/81.68407) 

Mall Mega Plaza · Navatkadu 14 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 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20760&mlon=81.75187#map=17/7.20760/81.75187) 

College Ak-Muslim Central College (AMC College) · Akkaraipattu 20 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22558&mlon=81.83804#map=17/7.22558/81.83804) 

Police station Thirukkovil Army Camp · Kanchirankudah 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09333&mlon=81.82289#map=17/7.09333/81.82289) 

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 Damana DS Division

- 18A. Janapadaya
- Alahena
- Ambalanoya
- Bakmitiyawa
- Damana
- Dewalahinda
- Diviyagala
- Eggaloya
- Galkanda
- Galmaduwa
- Helagampura
- Hindakalugama
- Hingurana
- Kalugolla
- Karalewa
- Keenawatta
- Kethsirigama
- Kivulegama
- Koknahara
- Kumana
- Madana
- Madawalalanda
- Moragahapallama
- Muwangala
- Padagoda
- Pahalalanda
- Pallanoya
- Pannalgama
- Thimbirigolla
- Thottama
- Uksiripura
- Wadinagala

## Quick answers

- Where is Veheragala?In Damana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Veheragala?18A. Janapadaya, Aligambai, Alim Nagar and Sagamam
- What is the best time to visit Veheragala?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Veheragala?Divisional Hospital Thottama, about 6.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Veheragala?Bank of Ceylon(BOC), about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Veheragala?People's Bank ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Veheragala?Lanka Petrol, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Veheragala?LK5242135 (OCHA common operational dataset)