# Bingiriya DS Division, Kurunegala District – GN divisions

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/

Divisional Secretariat division · Kurunegala District 

# Bingiriya DS Division

Bingiriya DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **193.6 km²**. It is divided into 52 GN divisions. 125 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 26 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 194km²
- 52GN divisions
- 26mapped services

## Where is Bingiriya DS Division?

Bingiriya DS Division lies in [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 9 other DS divisions: [Arachchikattuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/arachchikattuwa/), [Chilaw DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/chilaw/), [Kobeigane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kobeigane/), [Kuliyapitiya West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/kuliyapitiya-west/), [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/), [Pallama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/), [Panduwasnuwara West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/panduwasnuwara-west/), [Rasnayakapura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/rasnayakapura/) and [Udubaddawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/udubaddawa/). By area it is the 113th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.9% of [Kurunegala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/). The centre of Bingiriya DS Division is about 76 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 48 km from Kurunegala, the main town of Kurunegala District. The centre point is at 7.6105° N, 79.9512° E. Local names: බිංගිරිය · பிங்கிறியா .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## GN divisions of Bingiriya DS Division

Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services 

[Aluthgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/aluthgama/) 2.2 4 0 

[Bakmeeruppa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/bakmeeruppa/) 2.7 3 0 

[Bandarigalgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/bandarigalgoda/) 2.4 2 0 

[Bingiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/bingiriya/) 8.0 3 1 

[Bowatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/bowatta/) 2.9 2 5 

[Brahmanayagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/brahmanayagama/) 3.7 3 1 

[Getulawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/getulawa/) 8.1 2 0 

[Hamannapahuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/hamannapahuwa/) 2.1 3 0 

[Heenpannawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/heenpannawa/) 1.1 1 0 

[Hendiyapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/hendiyapola/) 3.8 5 0 

[Hiruwalpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/hiruwalpola/) 5.4 3 0 

[Horagasagara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/horagasagara/) 4.5 2 0 

[Ihala Galwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/ihala-galwewa/) 1.7 2 0 

[Ihala Kadigamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/ihala-kadigamuwa/) 4.2 4 0 

[Ihala Kalugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/ihala-kalugama/) 2.9 4 1 

[Ihala Konkandawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/ihala-konkandawala/) 4.8 3 0 

[Ihala Koswatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/ihala-koswatta/) 3.7 1 0 

[Kaduruwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/kaduruwewa/) 5.2 3 0 

[Karandanayagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/karandanayagama/) 4.6 4 0 

[Kelegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/kelegedara/) 2.1 2 2 

[Kiniyama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/kiniyama-east/) 1.9 0 0 

[Kiniyama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/kiniyama-west/) 2.9 1 0 

[Konkadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/konkadawala/) 2.7 2 0 

[Kosagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/kosagama/) 6.0 5 0 

[Koshenagara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/koshenagara/) 7.4 3 0 

[Kudakalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/kudakalawa/) 3.7 3 0 

[Kurundupotha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/kurundupotha/) 3.7 2 0 

[Madulupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/madulupitiya/) 2.6 2 0 

[Manelembuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/manelembuwa/) 3.4 2 1 

[Maunawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/maunawa/) 4.3 3 0 

[Meladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/meladeniya/) 1.7 0 0 

[Molaeliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/molaeliya/) 9.8 3 0 

[Mookalanhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/mookalanhena/) 2.9 0 7 

[Murukandiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/murukandiya/) 1.1 3 2 

[Nithalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/nithalawa/) 4.0 2 0 

[Padiwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/padiwela/) 3.0 2 0 

[Pahala Galwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/pahala-galwewa/) 4.0 5 0 

[Pahala Kadigamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/pahala-kadigamuwa/) 4.5 3 0 

[Pahala Kiniyama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/pahala-kiniyama/) 5.8 2 0 

[Pahala Koswatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/pahala-koswatta/) 1.6 1 0 

[Pahala Mandakondana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/pahala-mandakondana/) 4.8 4 0 

[Pahala Thalampola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/pahala-thalampola/) 5.6 1 0 

[Panawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/panawewa/) 2.5 1 0 

[Puwakgahakadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/puwakgahakadawala/) 3.0 6 0 

[Tharana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/tharana/) 3.5 2 0 

[Thorabichchiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/thorabichchiya/) 2.1 3 0 

[Udawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/udawela/) 3.7 3 0 

[Urapotta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/urapotta/) 6.9 1 0 

[Vilattawa Palatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/vilattawa-palatha/) 1.7 0 0 

[Wanduressa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/wanduressa/) 1.3 0 0 

[Weerapokuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/weerapokuna/) 2.2 2 6 

[Wellarawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/wellarawa/) 3.1 4 0 

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Bingiriya DS Division

Open gazetteers list **125 villages, towns and localities** in Bingiriya DS Division. Settlements here lie between about 17 m and 57 m above sea level (median 34 m).

- Aluthgama
- Anumetigama
- Assedduma
- Bakmeeruppa
- Bandarigalgoda
- Baragedara
- Bellota
- Bingiriya
- Bogodayagama
- Bowatta
- Bowawatta
- Brahmanayagama
- Dalupotha
- Danwila
- Diganwela
- Diyakeliyawa
- Egodapitiya
- Gadolweka
- Galissapitiya
- Galwewa Ihala
- Galwewa Pahala
- Ganegoda
- Getaulawa
- Ginidammana
- Godawela
- Guruluwela
- Halmillawewa
- Hatarakuttuwa
- Heenweli-agare
- Henagahapitiya
- Hendiyagama
- Hindahena
- Hindakatuwa
- Hiripokuna
- Hiruwelpola
- Horagasagare
- Ihala Hinpannawa
- Ihala Hiripannawa
- Ihala Kadigamuwa
- Ihala Kiniyama
- Ihala Kulugama
- Ihala Molaelipitiya
- Ihala Timbiriwewa
- Kaduruwewa
- Kahawela
- Kalegedara
- Kansandaluwa
- Karambalana
- Karambe
- Karambe Pahala
- Karandanayagama
- Karanwewa
- Karauwewa
- Katupiladambuwa
- Kebella-agare
- Kiniyama
- Koonkadawela
- Koonkadawela Ihala
- Koonkadawela Pahala
- Koragahapokuna
- Koshena-agare
- Koswatta
- Kudakolawa
- Kurundupotha
- Labuyaya
- Madugas-agare
- Madulupitiya
- Makullapokuna
- Manalembuwa
- Manelembuwa
- Marandawila
- Maunawa
- Meda Kadigamuwa
- Medadambuwa
- Meladeniya
- Molaeliya
- Moragolla
- Morawila
- Mukalanhena
- Murukandiya
- Muttetupattuwa
- Nekath Kadigamuwa
- Nikawatta
- Nithalawa
- Nittambugama
- Ogodapola
- Olupeliyawa
- Ottupillama
- Padiwela
- Pahala Hantihawa
- Pahala Hiripannawa
- Pahala Kadigamuwa
- Pahala Malattawa
- Pahala Mandakondana
- Pahala Molaelipitiya
- Pahala Timbiriwewa
- Palu Barampola
- Panawewa
- Pothana
- Prasannagama
- Puwakgahakadawala
- Puwakgahakadawela
- Pyrandawa
- Rambepitiya Ihala
- Rambepitiya Pahala
- Ratmalwala
- Rukattana
- Siyambalawewa
- Thalangpola Ihala
- Thalangpola Pahala
- Thalgahapitiya
- Tharana Pahalagama
- Thorabichchiya
- Udawela
- Waddadalupotha
- Wanduressa
- Warawewa
- Wathuhera
- Wattegama
- Weddalupotha
- Weerapokuna
- Wellarawa
- Wellawa
- Wiharegama
- Wilattawa

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 Bingiriya DS Division

Named natural and historic features inside Bingiriya DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

52 reservoirs and tanks; 3 rivers and streams.

- Alut Wewa
- Alut Wewa
- Andigedara Wewa
- Bowatta Wewa
- Dalupota Wewa
- Dangaha Wewa
- Dangahamula Wewa
- Diyakeliyawa Wewa
- Egodawatta Wewa
- Gal Wewa
- Geekiyanagedara Wewa
- Getulawa Wewa
- Godawela Wewa
- Guruluwela Wewa
- Haba Wewa
- Halmilla Wewa
- Halmille Wewa
- Hamannapahuwa Wewa
- Kadigamuwa Wewa
- Kaduru Wewa
- Kalugama Wewa
- Karamba Oya
- Karambe Wewa
- Karandanayagama Wewa

…and 31 more.

### Estates

50 estates; 18 oil-palm estates; 4 estates.

- Aagare
- Ambagahamulawatta
- Andaragaspitiya
- Andigedara
- Anumetigama
- Bowatta
- Bowatta
- Dalupota
- Deduru Oya
- Deganwela
- Diwulpitiya
- Egodapitiya
- Galagawawatta
- Ganegoda
- Getaulawa
- Gurumuddenna
- Hamannawa
- Heenmeliagare
- Heenpannawa
- Hendiyapola
- Hiddagama
- Hindakatuwa
- Hiripokuna
- Hiriwewa

…and 48 more.

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 Bingiriya DS Division and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,599 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (270 mm) and the driest Feb (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 61 

Feb 26 55 

Mar 28 94 

Apr 28 182 

May 28 162 

Jun 27 93 

Jul 27 65 

Aug 27 76 

Sep 27 118 

Oct 27 258 

Nov 26 270 

Dec 26 165 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bingiriya DS Division

Places mapped inside Bingiriya DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals2
- Banks5
- Petrol pumps3
- Hotels4
- Shopping malls2
- Schools5
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants2
- 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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Bingiriya DS Division?In Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Bingiriya DS Division?Arachchikattuwa DS Division, Chilaw DS Division, Kobeigane DS Division, Kuliyapitiya West DS Division, Madampe DS Division, Pallama DS Division, Panduwasnuwara West DS Division, Rasnayakapura DS Division and Udubaddawa DS Division
- How many villages are in Bingiriya DS Division?125 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bingiriya DS Division?Settlements lie between 17 m and 57 m
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Bingiriya DS Division?52 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Bingiriya DS Division?January to February and June to September
- How many hospitals are in Bingiriya DS Division?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Bingiriya DS Division?5 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Bingiriya DS Division?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bingiriya DS Division?LK6142 (OCHA common operational dataset)