# Madagalla GN division, Polpitigama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/madagalla/ Grama Niladhari division · Polpitigama DS Division # Madagalla Madagalla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **2.83 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.8km² - 125 mtypical elevation ## Where is Madagalla? Madagalla lies in [Polpitigama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/), [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: [Amunakole](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/amunakole/), [Kiribamunegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/kiribamunegama/), [Kumbukulawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/kumbukulawa/), [Pathirennegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/pathirennegama/) and [Saliyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/saliyagama/). By area it is the 5218th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Polpitigama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/). The centre of Madagalla is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.8446° N, 80.4054° E. Local names: මඩගල්ල . 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 Madagalla Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Madagalla. Settlements here lie between about 125 m and 125 m above sea level (median 125 m). - Halmillagolla - Kumbalporugama - Madagalla - Pidiwilla 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 Madagalla Named natural and historic features inside Madagalla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ihala Kiriulla Ela 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 Madagalla 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 Madagalla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Polpithigama Divisional Hospital · Polpithigama 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.81518&mlon=80.40517#map=17/7.81518/80.40517) Bank bakmeegahawatta samurdi bank · Bakmeegahawatta 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.85388&mlon=80.30289#map=17/7.85388/80.30289) ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) Petrol pump Galtenwewa Filling Station · Galtenwewa 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78323&mlon=80.39835#map=17/7.78323/80.39835) Hotel Yapahuwa Paradise Resort · Moragollagama 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90500&mlon=80.42231#map=17/7.90500/80.42231) Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) School Kadawala Primary School · Pathirennegama 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.85545&mlon=80.39373#map=17/7.85545/80.39373) College Thalawa Central College · Thalawa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93806&mlon=80.43940#map=17/7.93806/80.43940) Police station Maho Police station · Mahawa West 14 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. ## Other GN divisions in Polpitigama DS Division - Agare - Ambagaswewa - Amunakole - Angulgamuwa - Baddegama - Bakmeewewa - Balagolla - Bogolla - Bulnewa - Dagama - Dambe - Deegama - Dekanduwala - Dembatagala - Doraweruwa - Elagamuwa - Galagedaragama - Galahitiyagama - Galgiriyawa - Galketiyagama - Galtenwewa - Hakwatunawa - Halmillawewa - Hangamuwa - Hathigamuwa - Hathpokuna - Henawa - Herathgama - Ihala Thelambiyawa - Ihala Thimbiriyawa - Imihaminegama - Indigolla - Kalawana - Kalugalla - Kambuwatawana - Keralankadawala - Kiribamunegama - Koruwawa - Kosgaha Ela - Kumbukkadawala - Kumbukulawa - Madahapola - Maeliya North - Maeliya South - Makulpotha - Mal Asna - Mamunugama - Medakanda - Meegaswewa - Moragollagama - Morotta - Nikawehera - Nikawewa - Niyandawanaya - Pallekele - Paragaha Ela - Pathirennegama - Pohorawatta - Polgahangoda - Polpithigama - Ponnilawa - Pothuvila - Rambe - Rawa Ela - Rekevula - Saliyagama - Serugasyaya - Siyambalangamuwa - Siyambalawewa - Thaladapitiya - Thalakolawewa - Thalamalgama - Thalawa - Thalpathwewa - Thalwehera - Thambuwa - Uthuruwella - Wanduressa - Welangolla - Welidalla - Welipitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Madagalla?In Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Madagalla?Amunakole, Kiribamunegama, Kumbukulawa, Pathirennegama and Saliyagama - How many villages are in Madagalla?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Madagalla?Settlements lie between 125 m and 125 m - What is the best time to visit Madagalla?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Madagalla?Polpithigama Divisional Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Madagalla?bakmeegahawatta samurdi bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Madagalla?People's Bank ATM, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Madagalla?Galtenwewa Filling Station, about 6.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Madagalla?LK6127100 (OCHA common operational dataset)