# Nelbegama GN division, Kekirawa DS Division – Villages & Map

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Grama Niladhari division · Kekirawa DS Division 

# Nelbegama

Nelbegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kekirawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **4.04 km²**.

- 4.0km²

## Where is Nelbegama?

Nelbegama lies in [Kekirawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/), [Anuradhapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Baravila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/baravila/), [Kotagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/kotagala/), [Murungahitikanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/murungahitikanda/), [Pallehingura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/pallehingura/) and [Wayaulpatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palugaswewa/wayaulpatha/). By area it is the 3726th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Kekirawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/). The centre of Nelbegama is about 144 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9674° N, 80.6438° E. Local names: නෙල්බෑගම .

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 Nelbegama and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Anuradhapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,364 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jun (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March, June and September**.

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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 89 

Feb 25 69 

Mar 27 68 

Apr 28 118 

May 28 98 

Jun 28 24 

Jul 28 29 

Aug 28 52 

Sep 28 74 

Oct 27 220 

Nov 26 279 

Dec 25 244 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nelbegama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Base Hospital Kekirawa · Malawa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04387&mlon=80.59584#map=17/8.04387/80.59584) 

Bank People's bank · Inamaluwa 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92924&mlon=80.68685#map=17/7.92924/80.68685) 

ATM HNB · Sigiriya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Inamaluwa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93440&mlon=80.69032#map=17/7.93440/80.69032) 

Hotel Three Elephants Holiday Inn · Inamaluwa 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93108&mlon=80.68258#map=17/7.93108/80.68258) 

Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) 

School MahaElagamuwa Maha Vidyalaya · Maha Elagamuwa 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99020&mlon=80.61419#map=17/7.99020/80.61419) 

College A/Galkiriyagama Central College · Daniyagama 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92714&mlon=80.57037#map=17/7.92714/80.57037) 

Police station Sigiriya Police Station · Egodawewa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94243&mlon=80.73260#map=17/7.94243/80.73260) 

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 Kekirawa DS Division

- Bandarapothana
- Baravila
- Dambewatana
- Dunumadalawa
- Embulgaswewa
- Ganewalpola
- Heenukkiriyawa
- Horapola
- Ihala Puliyankulama
- Ihalagama
- Kandalama East
- Kandalama West
- Karukkankulama
- Keeriyagaswewa
- Kekirawa Town
- Kelepuliyankulama
- Kithulhitiyawa
- Kollankuttigama
- Korasagalla
- Kotagala
- Kuda Kekirawa
- Kumbukwewa
- Madatugama
- Maha Elagamuwa
- Maha Kekirawa
- Mahadivulwewa
- Mailagaswewa
- Malawa
- Maldenipura
- Maminiya Rambewa
- Maminiyawa
- Mankadawala
- Maradankadawala
- Maradankadawala Road
- Medagama
- Medawewa
- Moragoda
- Mudaperumagama
- Murungahitikanda
- Navakkulama
- Neekiniyawa
- Nidigama
- Olombewa
- Olukarada
- Pallehingura
- Pothanegama
- Railway Town
- Rathmallewa
- Shasthrawelliya
- Thoruwewa
- Uduruwa
- Unagollewa

## Quick answers

- Where is Nelbegama?In Kekirawa DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Nelbegama?Baravila, Kotagala, Murungahitikanda, Pallehingura and Wayaulpatha
- What is the best time to visit Nelbegama?January to March, June and September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nelbegama?Base Hospital Kekirawa, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nelbegama?People's bank, about 6.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Nelbegama?HNB, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nelbegama?Lanka IOC, about 6.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Nelbegama?LK7154220 (OCHA common operational dataset)