# Pahalagama GN division, Thambuththegama DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/pahalagama/

Grama Niladhari division · Thambuththegama DS Division 

# Pahalagama

Pahalagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thambuththegama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **6.82 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 6.8km²
- 92 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pahalagama?

Pahalagama lies in [Thambuththegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/), [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: [Kelegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/kelegama/), [Lunuwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/lunuwewa/), [Navakkulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/navakkulama/), [Ottappuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/nochchiyagama/ottappuwa/) and [Solama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/solama/). By area it is the 1991st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.0% of [Thambuththegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thambuththegama/). The centre of Pahalagama is about 147 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1879° N, 80.2854° E. Local names: පහළගම .

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 Pahalagama

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pahalagama.

- Maha Bilibewa
- Pahalagama

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).

## Weather in Pahalagama 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 Pahalagama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Themara Private Hospital · Thammennagama 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15577&mlon=80.29545#map=17/8.15577/80.29545) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Thammennagama 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.16216&mlon=80.30054#map=17/8.16216/80.30054) 

ATM Hnb · Step 2 Part 2 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32167&mlon=80.40153#map=17/8.32167/80.40153) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Serasumgala 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.13956&mlon=80.20615#map=17/8.13956/80.20615) 

Hotel Polan Hotel Bar and Restaurant · Thammennagama 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15600&mlon=80.29595#map=17/8.15600/80.29595) 

Mall Sudharshani Traders · Thammennawa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10394&mlon=80.34126#map=17/8.10394/80.34126) 

School Thambuttegama Central College · Thambuttegama 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15232&mlon=80.29952#map=17/8.15232/80.29952) 

College Lake International School & Higher Educational Institute - Thambuththegama · Nallachchiya 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15677&mlon=80.30513#map=17/8.15677/80.30513) 

Police station Thambuttegama Police Station · Thambuttegama 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.15091&mlon=80.29389#map=17/8.15091/80.29389) 

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 Thambuththegama DS Division

- Delnegama
- Eriyagama
- Galviharawewa
- Helambawewa
- Hureegaswewa
- Ikiriwewa
- Jayasirigama
- Kelegama
- Kongollewa
- Konwewa
- Kuda Bellankadawala
- Lunuwewa
- Maha Bellankadawala
- Makulewa
- Mudungoda
- Musalpitiya
- Nallachchiya
- Solama
- Thambuttegama
- Thammennagama
- Thammennawa
- Thelhiriyawa
- Thispanepura
- Veheragala
- Weliyawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Pahalagama?In Thambuththegama DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pahalagama?Kelegama, Lunuwewa, Navakkulama, Ottappuwa and Solama
- How many villages are in Pahalagama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Pahalagama?January to March, June and September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pahalagama?Themara Private Hospital, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pahalagama?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pahalagama?Hnb, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pahalagama?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 10 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pahalagama?LK7145015 (OCHA common operational dataset)