# Bendiwewa GN division, Thamankaduwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/thamankaduwa/bendiwewa/ Grama Niladhari division · Thamankaduwa DS Division # Bendiwewa Bendiwewa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thamankaduwa DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province. It covers **2.98 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.0km² - 11mapped services ## Where is Bendiwewa? Bendiwewa lies in [Thamankaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/thamankaduwa/), [Polonnaruwa District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Ethumalpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/thamankaduwa/ethumalpitiya/), [Kalahagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/thamankaduwa/kalahagala/), [Nishshankamallapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/thamankaduwa/nishshankamallapura/), [Polonnaruwa Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/thamankaduwa/polonnaruwa-town/), [Samudragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/thamankaduwa/samudragama/), [Sirisangabo Pedesa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/thamankaduwa/sirisangabo-pedesa/) and [Thopawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/thamankaduwa/thopawewa/). By area it is the 4982nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Thamankaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/thamankaduwa/). The centre of Bendiwewa is about 170 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9533° N, 81.0006° E. Local names: බැඳිවැව . 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 Bendiwewa Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bendiwewa. - 26th Mile Post 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 Bendiwewa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Polonnaruwa District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,664 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (331 mm) and the driest Jun (35 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 152 Feb 26 113 Mar 27 86 Apr 28 120 May 29 106 Jun 28 35 Jul 28 37 Aug 29 50 Sep 29 80 Oct 28 222 Nov 26 331 Dec 25 331 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bendiwewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Polonnaruwa Hospital · Polonnaruwa Town 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94365&mlon=81.00948#map=17/7.94365/81.00948) Bank Lanka Puthra Development Bank · Thopawewa 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94089&mlon=81.00010#map=17/7.94089/81.00010) ATM BOC · Polonnaruwa Town 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94257&mlon=81.00951#map=17/7.94257/81.00951) Petrol pump CEYPETCO · Polonnaruwa Town 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93964&mlon=81.00106#map=17/7.93964/81.00106) Hotel Hotel Mahanuge · Bendiwewa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95767&mlon=80.99679#map=17/7.95767/80.99679) Mall Polonnaruwa City Center · Polonnaruwa Town 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94036&mlon=81.00146#map=17/7.94036/81.00146) School PO/Bendiwewa Maha Vidyalaya · Sirisangabo Pedesa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96041&mlon=80.99162#map=17/7.96041/80.99162) College ICT Institute · Polonnaruwa Town 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94018&mlon=81.00146#map=17/7.94018/81.00146) Police station Ticket check · Bendiwewa 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95157&mlon=81.00308#map=17/7.95157/81.00308) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bendiwewa Places mapped inside Bendiwewa in open map data, by type. - Hotels7 - Restaurants3 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Thamankaduwa DS Division - Aluthwewa East - Aluthwewa West - Ambanganga - Damana Gemunupura - Divulana - Ethumalpitiya - Gallalla East - Gallella West - Galthambarawa - Ganangolla - Kadawalawewa - Kaduruwela East - Kaduruwela South - Kaduruwela West - Kalahagala - Kalinga Ela - Kotaleeya - Kuruppu Junction - Laksha Uyana - Mahasen Pedesa - Mahaweli Pedesa - Manikkampattiya - Medamaluwa - Monarathenna - Nelumvila - Nikawewa - Nishshankamalla Pedesa - Nishshankamallapura - Onegama - Palugasdamana 01 Ela - Palugasdamana 02 Ela - Palugasdamana 03 Ela - Palugasdamana North - Palugasdamana South - Parakrama Samudraya - Perakum Pedesa - Polonnaruwa Town - Pothgul Pedesa - Pudur - Pulathisi Pedesa - Samudragama - Sevagama - Shanthipura - Sinha Udagama - Sinhapura - Sinharajapura - Sirisangabo Pedesa - Thopawewa - Udawela - Unagalavehera South - Weera Pedesa - Wewethenna - Wijayabahupura - Wijayarajapura ## Quick answers - Where is Bendiwewa?In Thamankaduwa DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bendiwewa?Ethumalpitiya, Kalahagala, Nishshankamallapura, Polonnaruwa Town, Samudragama, Sirisangabo Pedesa and Thopawewa - How many villages are in Bendiwewa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bendiwewa?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Bendiwewa?Polonnaruwa Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bendiwewa?Lanka Puthra Development Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bendiwewa?BOC, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bendiwewa?CEYPETCO, about 1.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bendiwewa?LK7215135 (OCHA common operational dataset)