# Paragaha Ela GN division, Polpitigama DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Polpitigama DS Division 

# Paragaha Ela

Paragaha Ela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It covers **1.24 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.2km²
- 415 mtypical elevation

## Where is Paragaha Ela?

Paragaha Ela 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: [Gurussa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/gurussa/), [Hathadukkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/galewela/hathadukkuwa/), [Medakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/medakanda/), [Omaragolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/ibbagamuwa/omaragolla/) and [Polgahangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/polgahangoda/). By area it is the 9245th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Polpitigama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/polpitigama/). The centre of Paragaha Ela is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7147° N, 80.5351° E. Local names: පරගහඇල .

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 Paragaha Ela

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

- Madahapolakanda

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 Paragaha Ela and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kurunegala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 324 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 March and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 61 

Feb 24 55 

Mar 26 94 

Apr 26 182 

May 26 162 

Jun 25 93 

Jul 25 65 

Aug 25 76 

Sep 25 118 

Oct 25 258 

Nov 24 270 

Dec 23 165 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Paragaha Ela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wahara Ayurvedic Medical Center · Madipola 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68606&mlon=80.57664#map=17/7.68606/80.57664) 

Bank Sampath Bank · Danduyaya 5.8 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 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75784&mlon=80.57003#map=17/7.75784/80.57003) 

Hotel Oriental Lodge · Beligamuwa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73108&mlon=80.54986#map=17/7.73108/80.54986) 

Mall Karunarathna Store · Ihala Embogama 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.91880&mlon=80.36188#map=17/7.91880/80.36188) 

School Madithiyagolla Vidyalaya · Polgahangoda 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72699&mlon=80.51789#map=17/7.72699/80.51789) 

College Galewela Central College · Galewela Town 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75889&mlon=80.56830#map=17/7.75889/80.56830) 

Police station Police Station · Galewela Town 6.9 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
- Medakanda
- Meegaswewa
- Moragollagama
- Morotta
- Nikawehera
- Nikawewa
- Niyandawanaya
- Pallekele
- 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 Paragaha Ela?In Polpitigama DS Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Paragaha Ela?Gurussa, Hathadukkuwa, Medakanda, Omaragolla and Polgahangoda
- How many villages are in Paragaha Ela?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Paragaha Ela?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Paragaha Ela?Wahara Ayurvedic Medical Center, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Paragaha Ela?Sampath Bank, about 5.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Paragaha Ela?People's Bank ATM, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paragaha Ela?IOC lanka, about 6.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Paragaha Ela?LK6127315 (OCHA common operational dataset)