# Nelliyagama GN division, Palagala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/nelliyagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Palagala DS Division # Nelliyagama Nelliyagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palagala DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **3.41 km²**. - 3.4km² ## Where is Nelliyagama? Nelliyagama lies in [Palagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Balaluwewa 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/balaluwewa-2/), [Kandegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/kandegama/), [Karavilagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/karavilagala/), [Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/pahalagama/), [Walaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/galnewa/walaswewa/) and [Walawwegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/ipalogama/walawwegama/). By area it is the 4405th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Palagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/). The centre of Nelliyagama is about 138 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9915° N, 80.5144° E. Local names: නෙල්ලියගම . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Nelliyagama Named natural and historic features inside Nelliyagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Uda Sirambe Wewa 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 Nelliyagama 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 Nelliyagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Kekirawa · Malawa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04387&mlon=80.59584#map=17/8.04387/80.59584) Bank Peoples Bank · Galnewa Town 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03484&mlon=80.48029#map=17/8.03484/80.48029) ATM HNB · Sigiriya 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Galnewa Town 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03593&mlon=80.47947#map=17/8.03593/80.47947) Hotel Hotel Basrin · Kalawewa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02178&mlon=80.52821#map=17/8.02178/80.52821) Mall Kalawewa multy shop · Amunuwetiya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02537&mlon=80.52508#map=17/8.02537/80.52508) School Kalawewa school ground · Kalawewa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02181&mlon=80.52848#map=17/8.02181/80.52848) College Faculty of Agriculture - Rajarata University of Sri Lanka · Puliyankulama 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04497&mlon=80.53587#map=17/8.04497/80.53587) Police station Aukana Temple Police Post · Walaswewa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00954&mlon=80.51384#map=17/8.00954/80.51384) 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 Palagala DS Division - Aluth Galkiriyagama - Aluth Kadadugama - Ambagaswewa - Anakatawewa - Andiyagala - Balaluwewa 2 - Balaluwewa1 - Budugehinna - Dambulu Halmilla Wewa - Daniyagama - Dematagollagama - Ellawewa - Gam Sabha Halmilla Wewa - Gambirigaswewa - Giranegama - Gonadeniyagama - Hinguruwelpitiya - Hinguruwewa - Ipulwehera - Kalugala - Karavilagala - Katukeliyawa - Kirindiwatta - Maneruwa - Meewewa - Morotte Gama - Narangaswewa - Pahalagama - Parawahagama - Pelbendiyawa - Ranawa - Ulpathagama - Undurawa Halmilla Wewa - Wambatuwewa ## Quick answers - Where is Nelliyagama?In Palagala DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nelliyagama?Balaluwewa 2, Kandegama, Karavilagala, Pahalagama, Walaswewa and Walawwegama - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Nelliyagama?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Nelliyagama?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Nelliyagama?Base Hospital Kekirawa, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nelliyagama?Peoples Bank, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nelliyagama?HNB, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nelliyagama?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nelliyagama?LK7166005 (OCHA common operational dataset)