# Pansalgoda GN division, Lahugala DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/pansalgoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Lahugala DS Division # Pansalgoda Pansalgoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Lahugala DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **34.7 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 34.7km² - 2mapped services - 38 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pansalgoda? Pansalgoda lies in [Lahugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Dewalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/dewalagoda/), [Hijra Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/hijra-nagar/), [Hulannuge](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/hulannuge/), [Kalappukaddu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/kalappukaddu/), [Panama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/panama-west/), [Perani Lahugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/perani-lahugala/), [Sarvodayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/sarvodayapuram/) and [Victor Estate 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/pottuvil/victor-estate-2/). By area it is the 211th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.3% of [Lahugala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/lahugala/). The centre of Pansalgoda is about 210 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8859° N, 81.7477° E. Local names: පන්සල්ගොඩ . 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 Pansalgoda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pansalgoda. - Kitulana 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 Pansalgoda Named natural and historic features inside Pansalgoda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams. - Horan Ela - Karanda Oya - Sengamuwa Wewa - Yalpota Tank ### History 1 ruin. - Kottewehera 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 Pansalgoda 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 Pansalgoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Lahugala · Lahugala 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87795&mlon=81.71792#map=17/6.87795/81.71792) Bank SDB · Pakkiyawatta 1 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87589&mlon=81.82934#map=17/6.87589/81.82934) ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station Pottuvil MPCS Ltd. · Vaddively 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87784&mlon=81.82887#map=17/6.87784/81.82887) Hotel Mahawewa Circuit Bungalow · Perani Lahugala 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88955&mlon=81.70676#map=17/6.88955/81.70676) Mall Mubarak Textile · Pothuvil Town 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87550&mlon=81.83011#map=17/6.87550/81.83011) School Parana Govipola Vidyalaya · Pansalgoda 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86474&mlon=81.73294#map=17/6.86474/81.73294) College Pottuvil Central College · Rasak Moulana Nagar 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87962&mlon=81.83538#map=17/6.87962/81.83538) Police station Pottuvil Police Station · Vaddively 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87777&mlon=81.82699#map=17/6.87777/81.82699) 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 Pansalgoda Places mapped inside Pansalgoda in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Restaurants1 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 Lahugala DS Division - Dewalagoda - Hulannuge - Hulannuge West - Kandahindagama - Lahugala - Panama Central - Panama North - Panama South - Panama West - Perani Lahugala - Shasthrawela ## Quick answers - Where is Pansalgoda?In Lahugala DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pansalgoda?Dewalagoda, Hijra Nagar, Hulannuge, Kalappukaddu, Panama West, Perani Lahugala, Sarvodayapuram and Victor Estate 2 - How many villages are in Pansalgoda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pansalgoda?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pansalgoda?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Pansalgoda?Divisional Hospital - Lahugala, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pansalgoda?SDB, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pansalgoda?Bank of Ceylon, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pansalgoda?Lanka Filling Station Pottuvil MPCS Ltd., about 9.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pansalgoda?LK5251035 (OCHA common operational dataset)