# Brahmanayagama GN division, Bingiriya DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Bingiriya DS Division 

# Brahmanayagama

Brahmanayagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bingiriya DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.67 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.7km²
- 1mapped services
- 27 mtypical elevation

## Where is Brahmanayagama?

Brahmanayagama lies in [Bingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Bowatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/bowatta/), [Hendiyapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/hendiyapola/), [Koshenagara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/koshenagara/), [Mookalanhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/mookalanhena/) and [Urapotta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/urapotta/). By area it is the 4100th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Bingiriya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/bingiriya/). The centre of Brahmanayagama is about 76 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6116° N, 79.9519° E. Local names: බ්‍රහ්මණයාගම .

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 Brahmanayagama

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Brahmanayagama. Settlements here lie between about 24 m and 29 m above sea level (median 27 m).

- Bellota
- Brahmanayagama
- Ottupillama

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 Brahmanayagama

Named natural and historic features inside Brahmanayagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 reservoir or tank.

- Kotu Wewa

### Estates

1 oil-palm estate.

- Sedawatta

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 Brahmanayagama 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Brahmanayagama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital Bingiriya · Murukandiya 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59840&mlon=79.93189#map=17/7.59840/79.93189) 

Bank People's Bank - Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59838&mlon=79.94008#map=17/7.59838/79.94008) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Bowatta 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59687&mlon=79.95285#map=17/7.59687/79.95285) 

Hotel Hotel Raju Palace · Mookalanhena 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59867&mlon=79.94597#map=17/7.59867/79.94597) 

Mall Bowatta Co-op City · Bowatta 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59912&mlon=79.96302#map=17/7.59912/79.96302) 

School Brahmanayagama Saddananda Vidyalaya · Brahmanayagama 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61233&mlon=79.96266#map=17/7.61233/79.96266) 

College Wayamba National College of Education · Mookalanhena 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59905&mlon=79.94896#map=17/7.59905/79.94896) 

Police station Police Station - Bingiriya · Mookalanhena 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.59688&mlon=79.94897#map=17/7.59688/79.94897) 

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 Brahmanayagama

Places mapped inside Brahmanayagama in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 Bingiriya DS Division

- Aluthgama
- Bakmeeruppa
- Bandarigalgoda
- Bingiriya
- Bowatta
- Getulawa
- Hamannapahuwa
- Heenpannawa
- Hendiyapola
- Hiruwalpola
- Horagasagara
- Ihala Galwewa
- Ihala Kadigamuwa
- Ihala Kalugama
- Ihala Konkandawala
- Ihala Koswatta
- Kaduruwewa
- Karandanayagama
- Kelegedara
- Kiniyama East
- Kiniyama West
- Konkadawala
- Kosagama
- Koshenagara
- Kudakalawa
- Kurundupotha
- Madulupitiya
- Manelembuwa
- Maunawa
- Meladeniya
- Molaeliya
- Mookalanhena
- Murukandiya
- Nithalawa
- Padiwela
- Pahala Galwewa
- Pahala Kadigamuwa
- Pahala Kiniyama
- Pahala Koswatta
- Pahala Mandakondana
- Pahala Thalampola
- Panawewa
- Puwakgahakadawala
- Tharana
- Thorabichchiya
- Udawela
- Urapotta
- Vilattawa Palatha
- Wanduressa
- Weerapokuna
- Wellarawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Brahmanayagama?In Bingiriya DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Brahmanayagama?Bowatta, Hendiyapola, Koshenagara, Mookalanhena and Urapotta
- How many villages are in Brahmanayagama?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Brahmanayagama?Settlements lie between 24 m and 29 m
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Brahmanayagama?1 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Brahmanayagama?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Brahmanayagama?District Hospital Bingiriya, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Brahmanayagama?People's Bank - Bingiriya, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Brahmanayagama?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 1.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Brahmanayagama?LK6142080 (OCHA common operational dataset)
