# Ihala Galayaya GN division, Pannala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/ihala-galayaya/ Grama Niladhari division · Pannala DS Division # Ihala Galayaya Ihala Galayaya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pannala DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **1.56 km²**. - 1.6km² ## Where is Ihala Galayaya? Ihala Galayaya lies in [Pannala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/), [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: [Elabadagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/elabadagama-east/), [Elabadagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/elabadagama-west/), [Mookalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/mookalana/), [Pahala Galayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/pahala-galayaya/) and [Pannala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/pannala/). By area it is the 8173rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Pannala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/pannala/). The centre of Ihala Galayaya is about 49 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3371° N, 80.0260° E. Local names: ඉහළ ගලයාය . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ihala Galayaya Named natural and historic features inside Ihala Galayaya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Swift’s Place 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 Galayaya 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 Ihala Galayaya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Vision Animal Hospital · Pahala Galayaya 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33265&mlon=80.01214#map=17/7.33265/80.01214) Bank BOC - Pannala · Badabedda 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32763&mlon=80.02232#map=17/7.32763/80.02232) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Badabedda 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32870&mlon=80.02226#map=17/7.32870/80.02226) Hotel Scenario Grand · Pannala 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32750&mlon=80.02690#map=17/7.32750/80.02690) Mall Singer - Pannala · Pannala 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32913&mlon=80.02503#map=17/7.32913/80.02503) School Pannala Natonal School · Badabedda 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32659&mlon=80.02581#map=17/7.32659/80.02581) College Lingocom Higher Education Academy · Pannala 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32940&mlon=80.02100#map=17/7.32940/80.02100) Police station Police Station Pannala · Badabedda 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32769&mlon=80.02139#map=17/7.32769/80.02139) 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 Pannala DS Division - Badabedda - Balawala - Bammanna - Batapotha Ela - Bopitiya - Bowatta - Daraluwa - Dodampotta - Elabadagama East - Elabadagama North - Elabadagama West - Elibichchiya - Elivila - Erepola - Eriyagolla - Gallehemulla - Gonulla East - Gonulla West - Hamanagoda - Hamangalla - Hendiyagala - Hengawa - Hettirippuwa - Horawadunna - Hundirapola - Hunuvila - Ihala Kotuwella - Ihala Labbala - Indivinna - Ingaradavula - Irabadagama - Kadirapola - Kandepola - Katugampala - Kavudumunna - Kekillapitiya - Kohombapola - Konduruwawela - Kongoda - Koodalupotta - Madigepola - Maharagama - Mahingamuwa - Maholawa - Makandura Ihala - Makandura Pahala - Malgamuwa - Mattegama - Meddepola Ihala - Meddepola Pahala - Medirivila - Mellawalana - Mohottawa - Mookalana - Mummana - Muthugalayagama - Nabirittankadawara - Nalawalana - Narangamuwa - Narangoda North - Narangoda South - Nedalagamuwa North - Nedalagamuwa South - Pahala Galayaya - Pahala Labbala - Pannala - Panwalakumbura - Paragammana - Pethigodagedara - Raddalana - Sandalankawa - Siyambalawalana - Thalammehera - Thambakanda - Thelambugammana - Udugama - Villiyagama - Waguruwela - Wattegedara - Wellewa - Welpalla - Werahera - Wetakeyawa - Wettewa - Yatattawala - Yayamulla ## Quick answers - Where is Ihala Galayaya?In Pannala DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ihala Galayaya?Elabadagama East, Elabadagama West, Mookalana, Pahala Galayaya and Pannala - What is the best time to visit Ihala Galayaya?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ihala Galayaya?Vision Animal Hospital, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ihala Galayaya?BOC - Pannala, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ihala Galayaya?Kandawala, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ihala Galayaya?Ceypetco, about 1.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ihala Galayaya?LK6178360 (OCHA common operational dataset)