# Heen Agara GN division, Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/heen-agara/

Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division 

# Heen Agara

Heen Agara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **4.40 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.4km²
- 1mapped services
- 34 mtypical elevation

## Where is Heen Agara?

Heen Agara lies in [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Kachchakaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/kachchakaduwa/), [Karukkuwatawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/karukkuwatawana/), [Kuda Bingiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/kuda-bingiriya/), [Kudirippuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/kudirippuwa/), [Nankadawara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/nankadawara/) and [Uraliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/uraliya/). By area it is the 3382nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.7% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Heen Agara is about 65 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5190° N, 79.8877° E. Local names: හීන්අගාර .

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 Heen Agara

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Heen Agara. Settlements here lie between about 27 m and 39 m above sea level (median 34 m).

- Dampitigama
- Heenagara
- Nankadawara

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 Heen Agara 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 Heen Agara

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Medical Centre · Udadeniya 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45897&mlon=79.93533#map=17/7.45897/79.93533) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Dummalasooriya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49374&mlon=79.91297#map=17/7.49374/79.91297) 

ATM Kandawala · Katana West 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Dummalasooriya 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49333&mlon=79.91362#map=17/7.49333/79.91362) 

Hotel The Villa Thalkatuwa · Heen Agara 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52638&mlon=79.87787#map=17/7.52638/79.87787) 

Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) 

School Madagama Abaya School Play Ground · Kuda Bingiriya 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53333&mlon=79.87561#map=17/7.53333/79.87561) 

College Karukkuwa Sugathananda maha vidyalaya · Mellawagara 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) 

Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49385&mlon=79.91239#map=17/7.49385/79.91239) 

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 Heen Agara

Places mapped inside Heen Agara in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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 Madampe DS Division

- Athuwana
- Dematapitiya
- Egodayagama
- Erunvila
- Galahitiyawa
- Galmuruwa North
- Galmuruwa South
- Hareendragama
- Henapola
- Ihalagama
- Indigasvila
- Irattakulama North
- Irattakulama South
- Kachchakaduwa
- Karukkuwa
- Karukkuwatawana
- Kongasyaya
- Kuda Bingiriya
- Kudirippuwa
- Mahabaddegama
- Mahagama North
- Mahagama South
- Manakkulama
- Maraggalagama
- Medagama
- Mellawagara
- Mugunuwatawana
- Nankadawara
- Nelumpokuna
- Pallakele
- Pambala
- Pambala South
- Panirendawa
- Pattiyagama
- Ponnankanniya
- Pookulama
- Pothuvila
- Rathmal Agara
- Rathnagiriya
- Sembukattiya
- Suduwella
- Thambagalla
- Thambagalla Watta
- Thambagalla West
- Thaniwellagama
- Uraliya
- Uraliyagara
- Walahena

## Quick answers

- Where is Heen Agara?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Heen Agara?Kachchakaduwa, Karukkuwatawana, Kuda Bingiriya, Kudirippuwa, Nankadawara and Uraliya
- How many villages are in Heen Agara?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Heen Agara?Settlements lie between 27 m and 39 m
- What is the best time to visit Heen Agara?January to February and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Heen Agara?Medical Centre, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Heen Agara?Peoples Bank, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Heen Agara?Kandawala, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Heen Agara?Ceypetco, about 4.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Heen Agara?LK6236120 (OCHA common operational dataset)
