# Ihala Ambathale GN division, Thirappane DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/ihala-ambathale/ Grama Niladhari division · Thirappane DS Division # Ihala Ambathale Ihala Ambathale is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thirappane DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **3.21 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.2km² - 148 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ihala Ambathale? Ihala Ambathale lies in [Thirappane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/), [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: [Alagollewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/alagollewa/), [Amunichchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/amunichchiya/), [Labunoruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/labunoruwa/), [Muriyakadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/muriyakadawala/) and [Pahala Ambathale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/pahala-ambathale/). By area it is the 4630th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Thirappane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/thirappane/). The centre of Ihala Ambathale is about 160 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.1517° N, 80.6220° E. Local names: ඉහළ අඹතලේ . 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 Ihala Ambathale Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ihala Ambathale. Settlements here lie between about 137 m and 148 m above sea level (median 148 m). - Alagollewa - Bodiliyangala - Pandita Rambewa 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 Ihala Ambathale Named natural and historic features inside Ihala Ambathale, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - No Wewa ### Estates 1 estate. - Timbiriwewa 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 Ihala Ambathale 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 Ihala Ambathale Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Railway Town · Railway Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.05847&mlon=80.58703#map=17/8.05847/80.58703) Bank Seylan Bank · Kekirawa Town 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04046&mlon=80.59894#map=17/8.04046/80.59894) ATM Peoples Bank · Habarana 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.03996&mlon=80.75475#map=17/8.03996/80.75475) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Hiripitiyagama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.06884&mlon=80.53688#map=17/8.06884/80.53688) Hotel Sakura Hotel · Moragoda 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.16928&mlon=80.66201#map=17/8.16928/80.66201) Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) School Muslim Vidyalaya · Kollankuttigama 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09843&mlon=80.59976#map=17/8.09843/80.59976) College Green Village Campus · Eppawala 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11744&mlon=80.73560#map=17/8.11744/80.73560) Police station siwalakulama police station · Sivalakulama 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.25511&mlon=80.63583#map=17/8.25511/80.63583) 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 Thirappane DS Division - Alagollewa - Alisthana - Aluth Punchikulama - Amunichchiya - Dayagama - Dematawewa - Ethungama North - Ethungama South - Galkulama - Gnanikkulama - Idigahawewa - Kandupagama - Karuwalagaswewa - Kattamurichchana - Kuttikulama - Labunoruwa - Mahakanumulla - Manakkulama - Mawathawewa - Meewellewa - Muriyakadawala - Pahala Ambathale - Paindikulama - Pairimaduwa - Perimiyankulama - Periyakulama - Pethis Rambewa - Puliyankulama - Sandapagama - Selesthimaduwa - Sembukulama - Thirappane Kadaweediya - Thirappanegama - Uttimaduwa - Uttupitiya - Walagambahuwa - Wanamal Uyana - Wannamkulama - Wannammaduwa - Wellamudawa ## Quick answers - Where is Ihala Ambathale?In Thirappane DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ihala Ambathale?Alagollewa, Amunichchiya, Labunoruwa, Muriyakadawala and Pahala Ambathale - How many villages are in Ihala Ambathale?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ihala Ambathale?Settlements lie between 137 m and 148 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ihala Ambathale?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ihala Ambathale?January to March, June and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ihala Ambathale?Railway Town, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ihala Ambathale?Seylan Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ihala Ambathale?Peoples Bank, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ihala Ambathale?IOC Filling Station, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ihala Ambathale?LK7151180 (OCHA common operational dataset)