# Pahala Balalla GN division, Maho DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/pahala-balalla/ Grama Niladhari division · Maho DS Division # Pahala Balalla Pahala Balalla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.87 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.9km² - 1mapped services - 81 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pahala Balalla? Pahala Balalla lies in [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/), [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: [Balagollagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/balagollagama/), [Balalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/balalla/), [Kumbukwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/kumbukwewa-lk6124225/), [Panwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/panwewa/) and [Thisnampalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/thisnampalagama/). By area it is the 3884th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Maho DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/maho/). The centre of Pahala Balalla is about 104 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7770° N, 80.2511° E. Local names: පහළ බළල්ල . 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 Pahala Balalla Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Pahala Balalla. Settlements here lie between about 80 m and 81 m above sea level (median 81 m). - Heramayagama - Kadawela - Kumbukwewa - Pahala Balalla 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 Pahala Balalla Named natural and historic features inside Pahala Balalla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks. - Gedala Wewa - Gonamuwa Wewa - Temmilbagama Wewa 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 Pahala Balalla 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 Pahala Balalla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Maho · Madurugama 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82278&mlon=80.27780#map=17/7.82278/80.27780) Bank People's Bank Mahawa · Moonamalegama 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82270&mlon=80.27355#map=17/7.82270/80.27355) ATM PET · Kurunegala Town - Central 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48208&mlon=80.35983#map=17/7.48208/80.35983) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Ullalapola 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82872&mlon=80.24818#map=17/7.82872/80.24818) Hotel City Line guest house · Rekogama 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82005&mlon=80.27392#map=17/7.82005/80.27392) Mall Mallika store · Ambanpola South 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91631&mlon=80.24026#map=17/7.91631/80.24026) School Gunapala Malalasekara School · Thisnampalagama 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79511&mlon=80.28389#map=17/7.79511/80.28389) College Tec Vision Lanka Computer School · Mahawa East 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82520&mlon=80.28422#map=17/7.82520/80.28422) Police station Maho Police station · Mahawa West 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.82451&mlon=80.28064#map=17/7.82451/80.28064) 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 Pahala Balalla Places mapped inside Pahala Balalla in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 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 Maho DS Division - Ambagaswewa - Atawarala - Bakmeegahawatta - Balagollagama - Balalla - Bamunugama - Daladagama - Dampitigama - Deheneggama - Digana - Divullewa - Embogama - Gajaneggama - Gala Ambagaswewa - Galewewa - Gallewa - Heenuggala - Heenukwewa - Hithokadawala - Ihalagama - Imbulgodayagama - Ipalogama - Kadambawa - Kandubadagama - Karambe - Karuwalagahawatta - Kattambuwawa - Katuwannawa - Kekunawa - Kirimetiyawa - Kohombakadawala - Konwewa - Konwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kumbukwewa - Kumbukwewa - Liyanagama - Madurugama - Mahawa East - Mahawa West - Makaduwawa - Maningamuwa - Medagama - Metiyakgama - Mirihanpitigama - Moonamalegama - Moragaswewa - Nagollagama - Nettipalagama - Pahalagama - Pailigama - Palugaswewa - Panwewa - Pothuwewa - Rathmale - Rekogama - Thalagalla - Thalambuwa - Thambare - Thammitagama - Thisnampalagama - Thumbullegama - Uduweriya - Ullalapola - Vilawa - Walpaluwa - Yaddigama ## Quick answers - Where is Pahala Balalla?In Maho DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pahala Balalla?Balagollagama, Balalla, Kumbukwewa, Panwewa and Thisnampalagama - How many villages are in Pahala Balalla?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pahala Balalla?Settlements lie between 80 m and 81 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Pahala Balalla?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Pahala Balalla?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pahala Balalla?District Hospital Maho, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pahala Balalla?People's Bank Mahawa, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pahala Balalla?PET, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pahala Balalla?Lanka Filling Station, about 5.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pahala Balalla?LK6124235 (OCHA common operational dataset)