# Puleliya GN division, Medawachchiya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/puleliya/ Grama Niladhari division · Medawachchiya DS Division # Puleliya Puleliya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medawachchiya DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **21.5 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 21.5km² - 77 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puleliya? Puleliya lies in [Medawachchiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Asirikgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nuwaragam-palatha-central/asirikgama/), [Kadawathgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/kadawathgama/), [Kolibendawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/kolibendawewa/), [Kuda Kumbukgollewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/kuda-kumbukgollewa/), [Medagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/rambewa/medagama/), [Thammenna Elawaka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/thammenna-elawaka/), [Viralmurippuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/viralmurippuwa/) and [Yakawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/yakawewa/). By area it is the 424th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.4% of [Medawachchiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/medawachchiya/). The centre of Puleliya is about 189 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.5385° N, 80.4156° E. Local names: පුල්එලිය . 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 Puleliya Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Puleliya. Settlements here lie between about 70 m and 93 m above sea level (median 77 m). - Bellankadawala - Elapatwewa - Kumbukwewa - Rambavatigala - Thulaweliya 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 Puleliya Named natural and historic features inside Puleliya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks. - Elapat Wewa - Kukulkatuwa Wewa - Pulleliya Wewa - Thala Wewa - Tulawelliya Wewa ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Kukulkatuwawewa 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 Puleliya 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec 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 Puleliya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Neriyakulam Divisional Hospital · Sinnasippikulam 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.60166&mlon=80.37013#map=17/8.60166/80.37013) Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Parasangaswewa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44883&mlon=80.43129#map=17/8.44883/80.43129) ATM Boc smart · Shuddha Nagaraya 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35136&mlon=80.39834#map=17/8.35136/80.39834) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Ekirikanda 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55175&mlon=80.48712#map=17/8.55175/80.48712) Hotel Thirasara Family Garden · Sangilikanadarawa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.51628&mlon=80.50858#map=17/8.51628/80.50858) Mall dayani trade center · Step 1 Part 2 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.33356&mlon=80.41031#map=17/8.33356/80.41031) School NCP/A/A/NC/Dharma Pradeepa Vidyalaya · Gambirigaswewa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49712&mlon=80.39630#map=17/8.49712/80.39630) College Faculty of Medicine, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka · Jayanthi Gramaya 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.38915&mlon=80.43546#map=17/8.38915/80.43546) Police station Neiryakualm Police Post · Sinnasippikulam 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.60131&mlon=80.37097#map=17/8.60131/80.37097) 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 Medawachchiya DS Division - Anekattiya - Angunochchiya - Ekirikanda - Etaweeragollewa - Ethakada - Heerallugama - Helambagaswewa - Isinbessagama - Kadawath Rambewa - Kadawathgama - Kanadara Divulwewa - Karambankulama - Katuwela - Kidagalegama - Kidawarankulama - Kirigalwewa - Kuda Kumbukgollewa - Lindawewa - Lolugaswewa - Maha Kumbukgollewa - Mahadivulwewa - Medawachchiya East - Medawachchiya West - Moragoda - Paranahalmillewa - Periyakulama - Poonewa - Prabodhagama - Puhudivula - Railway Town - Sangilikanadarawa - Thammenna Elawaka - Unagaswewa - Viralmurippuwa - Walpola - Yakawewa ## Quick answers - Where is Puleliya?In Medawachchiya DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Puleliya?Asirikgama, Kadawathgama, Kolibendawewa, Kuda Kumbukgollewa, Medagama, Thammenna Elawaka, Viralmurippuwa and Yakawewa - How many villages are in Puleliya?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Puleliya?Settlements lie between 70 m and 93 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Puleliya?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Puleliya?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Puleliya?Neriyakulam Divisional Hospital, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puleliya?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Puleliya?Boc smart, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puleliya?Ceypetco, about 8.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Puleliya?LK7109135 (OCHA common operational dataset)