# Handugala GN division, Polgahawela DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Polgahawela DS Division 

# Handugala

Handugala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Polgahawela DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **1.59 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.6km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Handugala?

Handugala lies in [Polgahawela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polgahawela/), [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: [Arambepola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polgahawela/arambepola/), [Bevilgamuwa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polgahawela/bevilgamuwa-east/), [Koradoluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polgahawela/koradoluwa/), [Parabevila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polgahawela/parabevila/) and [Walagammulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polgahawela/walagammulla/). By area it is the 8068th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Polgahawela DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polgahawela/). The centre of Handugala is about 74 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3939° N, 80.3304° E. Local names: හඳුගල .

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 Handugala

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Handugala.

- Handugala

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 Handugala 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 Handugala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Polgahawela Base Hospital · Ganegoda South 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33729&mlon=80.30374#map=17/7.33729/80.30374) 

Bank BOC · Pothuhera West 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41774&mlon=80.32738#map=17/7.41774/80.32738) 

ATM BOC · Ganegoda South 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33475&mlon=80.30018#map=17/7.33475/80.30018) 

Petrol pump Toyota Lanka Kurunegala · Madithiyawala 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44085&mlon=80.34026#map=17/7.44085/80.34026) 

Hotel Prarthana Nelum Pokuna · Handugala 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39218&mlon=80.32486#map=17/7.39218/80.32486) 

Mall MC Plaza · Kurunegala Town - Bazaar 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48771&mlon=80.36493#map=17/7.48771/80.36493) 

School Arambepola - Primary School · Arambepola 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40078&mlon=80.33975#map=17/7.40078/80.33975) 

College Bogamuwa Central College · Bogamuwa 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43880&mlon=80.36583#map=17/7.43880/80.36583) 

Police station Pothuhera Police · Pothuhera East 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41624&mlon=80.32748#map=17/7.41624/80.32748) 

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 Handugala

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

- Hotels1
- 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 Polgahawela DS Division

- Ahugoda East
- Ahugoda Meda
- Ahugoda West
- Amunugama
- Aragoda
- Arambepola
- Bandawa
- Barahelagamuwa
- Bevilgamuwa East
- Bevilgamuwa West
- Delgolla
- Dembegoda
- Denagamuwa
- Dewalepola
- Dewategedara
- Divulkumbura
- Egalla
- Embalawatta
- Epakanda
- Galbadagama
- Gallenamulla
- Gammana
- Ganegoda North
- Ganegoda South
- Ginneriya
- Godawela
- Godigamuwa
- Gorokgahapotta
- Habarawa
- Hathalispahuwa
- Hiripathwella
- Hondella
- Ihala Udapola
- Imbulana
- Imbulgoda
- Kaluhendiwala
- Kebilittawala
- Kendahena
- Kolambalamulla
- Kollura
- Koradoluwa
- Kotambule
- Kuleepitiya North
- Kuleepitiya South
- Kureepotta
- Lihinigiriya
- Madalagama
- Mahapitiya
- Mandawela
- Maningamuwa
- Mawathagama
- Mawatta
- Medalassa Kalugamuwa
- Meddalanda
- Morugama
- Nahakotamada
- Oruliyadda
- Panaliya North
- Panaliya South
- Parabevila
- Polambe
- Polgahawela North
- Polgahawela South
- Polpitiya North
- Polpitiya South
- Poojapitiya
- Pothuhera East
- Pothuhera West
- Rathmalgoda
- Serapees Watta
- Sunilagama
- Tenpana
- Thalawattegedara
- Thiyador Watta
- Udapola
- Udukedeniya
- Wadakada
- Walagammulla
- Weeragala
- Weligodapitiya
- Wellewa
- Yatihena
- Yogamuwakanda

## Quick answers

- Where is Handugala?In Polgahawela DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Handugala?Arambepola, Bevilgamuwa East, Koradoluwa, Parabevila and Walagammulla
- How many villages are in Handugala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Handugala?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Handugala?Polgahawela Base Hospital, about 7.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Handugala?BOC, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Handugala?BOC, about 7.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Handugala?Toyota Lanka Kurunegala, about 5.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Handugala?LK6187115 (OCHA common operational dataset)