# Pallakele GN division, Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pallakele/ Grama Niladhari division · Madampe DS Division # Pallakele Pallakele is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **0.99 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.0km² - 15 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pallakele? Pallakele 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 4 other GN divisions: [Galmuruwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/galmuruwa-south/), [Henapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/henapola/), [Kudirippuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/kudirippuwa/) and [Pothuvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/pothuvila/). By area it is the 10213th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Madampe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/madampe/). The centre of Pallakele is about 62 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4888° N, 79.8828° E. Local names: පල්ලකැලේ . 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 Pallakele Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pallakele. - Pallakele 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Pallakele Named natural and historic features inside Pallakele, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Andarakatuwatta 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 Pallakele 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 Pallakele Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medical Centre · Udadeniya 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45897&mlon=79.93533#map=17/7.45897/79.93533) Bank Peoples Bank · Dummalasooriya 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49374&mlon=79.91297#map=17/7.49374/79.91297) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Dummalasooriya 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49333&mlon=79.91362#map=17/7.49333/79.91362) Hotel Flower Garden Hotel · Mellawagara 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Bright International School · Galmuruwa South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48333&mlon=79.90000#map=17/7.48333/79.90000) College Karukkuwa Sugathananda maha vidyalaya · Mellawagara 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Police station Police Station · Dummalasooriya 3.3 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. ## Other GN divisions in Madampe DS Division - Athuwana - Dematapitiya - Egodayagama - Erunvila - Galahitiyawa - Galmuruwa North - Galmuruwa South - Hareendragama - Heen Agara - 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 - 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 Pallakele?In Madampe DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pallakele?Galmuruwa South, Henapola, Kudirippuwa and Pothuvila - How many villages are in Pallakele?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pallakele?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pallakele?Medical Centre, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pallakele?Peoples Bank, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pallakele?Kandawala, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pallakele?Ceypetco, about 3.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pallakele?LK6236210 (OCHA common operational dataset)