# Medakanda GN division, Polpitigama DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Polpitigama DS Division 

# Medakanda

Medakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **3.91 km²**.

- 3.9km²

## Where is Medakanda?

Medakanda 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: [Baddegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/baddegama/), [Gurussa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/gurussa/), [Omaragolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/omaragolla/), [Paragaha Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/paragaha-ela/) and [Polgahangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/polgahangoda/). By area it is the 3847th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Polpitigama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/). The centre of Medakanda is about 114 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7147° N, 80.5252° E. Local names: මැදකන්ද .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Medakanda 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 Medakanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wahara Ayurvedic Medical Center · Madipola 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68606&mlon=80.57664#map=17/7.68606/80.57664) 

Bank Sampath Bank · Danduyaya 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75536&mlon=80.56744#map=17/7.75536/80.56744) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) 

Petrol pump IOC lanka · Danduyaya 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75784&mlon=80.57003#map=17/7.75784/80.57003) 

Hotel Madithiyagolla Hotel · Polgahangoda 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72688&mlon=80.51268#map=17/7.72688/80.51268) 

Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) 

School Madithiyagolla Vidyalaya · Polgahangoda 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72699&mlon=80.51789#map=17/7.72699/80.51789) 

College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) 

Police station Police Station · Galewela Town 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76323&mlon=80.57418#map=17/7.76323/80.57418) 

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
- Madagalla
- Madahapola
- Maeliya North
- Maeliya South
- Makulpotha
- Mal Asna
- Mamunugama
- 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 Medakanda?In Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Medakanda?Baddegama, Gurussa, Omaragolla, Paragaha Ela and Polgahangoda
- What is the best time to visit Medakanda?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Medakanda?Wahara Ayurvedic Medical Center, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Medakanda?Sampath Bank, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Medakanda?People's Bank ATM, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Medakanda?IOC lanka, about 6.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Medakanda?LK6127320 (OCHA common operational dataset)