# Godella GN division, Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/godella/

Grama Niladhari division · Dankotuwa DS Division 

# Godella

Godella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.23 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.2km²
- 1mapped services
- 13 mtypical elevation

## Where is Godella?

Godella lies in [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/), [Puttalam District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Angampitiya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/wennappuwa/angampitiya-east/), [Angampitiya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/wennappuwa/angampitiya-west/), [Bolana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/wennappuwa/bolana/), [Dankotuwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/dankotuwa-south/), [Gonavila South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/gonavila-south/), [Morukkuliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/morukkuliya/), [Muruthana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/katana/muruthana/) and [Thambaravila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/wennappuwa/thambaravila/). By area it is the 9283rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/). The centre of Godella is about 39 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2880° N, 79.8675° E. Local names: ගොඩැල්ල .

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 Godella

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Godella.

- Godella
- Otara Tambarawila
- Thambaravila

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 Godella and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Puttalam District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (247 mm) and the driest Jul (34 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 56 

Feb 26 47 

Mar 28 76 

Apr 29 145 

May 28 110 

Jun 28 44 

Jul 27 34 

Aug 27 51 

Sep 27 87 

Oct 27 227 

Nov 26 247 

Dec 26 171 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Godella

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa East 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29674&mlon=79.88823#map=17/7.29674/79.88823) 

Bank Commercial Bank · Dankotuwa West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29744&mlon=79.88190#map=17/7.29744/79.88190) 

ATM Kandawala · Katana West 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) 

Petrol pump Regal Filling Station · Thambaravila 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27389&mlon=79.86633#map=17/7.27389/79.86633) 

Hotel Hamilton Bungalow · Waikkala South 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27741&mlon=79.85953#map=17/7.27741/79.85953) 

Mall Coop Negombo · Udayarthoppuwa 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21154&mlon=79.84210#map=17/7.21154/79.84210) 

School Jammy Institute · Godella 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28472&mlon=79.87192#map=17/7.28472/79.87192) 

College Daluwakotuwa · Daluwakotuwa 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25531&mlon=79.85452#map=17/7.25531/79.85452) 

Police station Police Station Dankotuwa · Dankotuwa West 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29934&mlon=79.88294#map=17/7.29934/79.88294) 

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 Godella

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

- Schools1

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 Dankotuwa DS Division

- Bothalegama
- Dankotuwa East
- Dankotuwa North
- Dankotuwa South
- Dankotuwa West
- Dikwela
- Etiyawala North
- Etiyawala South
- Gonavila North
- Gonavila South
- Haldanduwana North
- Haldanduwana South
- Haldanduwana West
- Hundirapola
- Ihala Bujjampola
- Ihala Dummalakotuwa
- Ihala Mohottimulla
- Jankurawela
- Kahatavila Part
- Kahatavila West
- Kaluwachchimulla
- Katukenda East
- Katukenda West
- Kirimetiyana East
- Kirimetiyana North
- Kirimetiyana South
- Kirimetiyana West
- Lihiriyagama
- Meda Gonavila
- Meda Haldanduwana
- Meda Katukenda
- Meda Kirimetiyana
- Mellawa
- Metikotuwa
- Morukkuliya
- Motemulla
- Pahala Bujjampola
- Pahala Dummalakotuwa
- Pahala Mohottimulla
- Pansal Handiya
- Pothuwatawana
- Sendiriyamulla
- Singakkuliya
- Thamarakuliya
- Thulawala
- Yogiyana

## Quick answers

- Where is Godella?In Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Godella?Angampitiya East, Angampitiya West, Bolana, Dankotuwa South, Gonavila South, Morukkuliya, Muruthana and Thambaravila
- How many villages are in Godella?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Godella?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Godella?Divisional Hospital A Dankotuwa, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Godella?Commercial Bank, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Godella?Kandawala, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Godella?Regal Filling Station, about 1.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Godella?LK6248200 (OCHA common operational dataset)
