# Pansal Handiya GN division, Dankotuwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/pansal-handiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Dankotuwa DS Division # Pansal Handiya Pansal Handiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.45 km²**. - 1.4km² ## Where is Pansal Handiya? Pansal Handiya 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 7 other GN divisions: [Haldanduwana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/haldanduwana-north/), [Haldanduwana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/haldanduwana-west/), [Kahatavila West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/kahatavila-west/), [Kirimetiyana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/kirimetiyana-north/), [Kirimetiyana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/kirimetiyana-south/), [Kirimetiyana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/kirimetiyana-west/) and [Meda Kirimetiyana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/meda-kirimetiyana/). By area it is the 8501st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Dankotuwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/dankotuwa/). The centre of Pansal Handiya is about 46 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3440° N, 79.8947° E. Local names: පන්සල් හංදිය . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Pansal Handiya Named natural and historic features inside Pansal Handiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Keenagahapitiya 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 Pansal Handiya 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 Pansal Handiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lunuwila Hospital · Lunuvila West 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34868&mlon=79.86165#map=17/7.34868/79.86165) Bank peoples bank · Meda Kottaramulla 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37741&mlon=79.87499#map=17/7.37741/79.87499) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Bothalegama · Bothalegama 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36390&mlon=79.88066#map=17/7.36390/79.88066) Hotel Threesaru Resort · Boralessa North 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31812&mlon=79.86894#map=17/7.31812/79.86894) Mall Cargills Food City · Pannala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32903&mlon=80.02464#map=17/7.32903/80.02464) School Kirimetiyana Buddist Girls Collage · Kirimetiyana East 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35843&mlon=79.88468#map=17/7.35843/79.88468) College Wekada maha vidyalaya · Motemulla 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29675&mlon=79.91436#map=17/7.29675/79.91436) Police station Koswatta Police · Koswatta South 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37451&mlon=79.89845#map=17/7.37451/79.89845) 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 Dankotuwa DS Division - Bothalegama - Dankotuwa East - Dankotuwa North - Dankotuwa South - Dankotuwa West - Dikwela - Etiyawala North - Etiyawala South - Godella - 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 - Pothuwatawana - Sendiriyamulla - Singakkuliya - Thamarakuliya - Thulawala - Yogiyana ## Quick answers - Where is Pansal Handiya?In Dankotuwa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pansal Handiya?Haldanduwana North, Haldanduwana West, Kahatavila West, Kirimetiyana North, Kirimetiyana South, Kirimetiyana West and Meda Kirimetiyana - What is the best time to visit Pansal Handiya?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pansal Handiya?Lunuwila Hospital, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pansal Handiya?peoples bank, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pansal Handiya?Kandawala, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pansal Handiya?Bothalegama, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pansal Handiya?LK6248065 (OCHA common operational dataset)