# Puhulhena GN division, Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/puhulhena/ Grama Niladhari division · Mahawewa DS Division # Puhulhena Puhulhena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **1.58 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.6km² - 1mapped services - 15 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puhulhena? Puhulhena lies in [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/), [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: [Egodagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/egodagoda/), [Halpanvila East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/halpanvila-east/), [Ihala Hattiniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-hattiniya/), [Ihala Walahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/ihala-walahapitiya/), [Maranda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/maranda-north/), [Pahala Nattandiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/nattandiya/pahala-nattandiya/) and [Pahala Walahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/pahala-walahapitiya/). By area it is the 8110th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Mahawewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahawewa/). The centre of Puhulhena is about 56 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4363° N, 79.8527° E. Local names: පුහුල්හේන . 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 Puhulhena Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Puhulhena. Settlements here lie between about 13 m and 16 m above sea level (median 15 m). - Ambagahalanda - Maranda Colony - Pahalawalahapitiya 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 Puhulhena 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 Puhulhena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lifeline Hospital · Mudukatuwa South 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39425&mlon=79.83208#map=17/7.39425/79.83208) Bank Sampath Bank · Ihala Nattandiya 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41254&mlon=79.86749#map=17/7.41254/79.86749) ATM Kandawala · Katana West 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) Petrol pump IOC · Maravila North 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42052&mlon=79.83028#map=17/7.42052/79.83028) Hotel Hotel Ambasewana · Pahala Walahapitiya 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44448&mlon=79.84870#map=17/7.44448/79.84870) Mall David Video Center · Maraggalagama 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.47975&mlon=79.83004#map=17/7.47975/79.83004) School Dharmaraja College, Marawila · Puhulhena 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.43539&mlon=79.85747#map=17/7.43539/79.85747) College Karukkuwa Sugathananda maha vidyalaya · Mellawagara 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.49028&mlon=79.84579#map=17/7.49028/79.84579) Police station Marawila Police Station · Horagolla North 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41472&mlon=79.83984#map=17/7.41472/79.83984) 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 Puhulhena Places mapped inside Puhulhena 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 Mahawewa DS Division - Adapparagama - Barudelpola - Egodagoda - Galamuna - Halpanvila East - Halpanvila West - Hewana - Horagolla North - Horagolla South - Ihala Hattiniya - Ihala Koswadiya - Ihala Kudawewa - Ihala Mahawewa - Ihala Walahapitiya - Iranavila East - Iranavila West - Maligawatta - Maranda North - Maranda South - Maravila North - Maravila South - Maravila Town - Maravila Wella - Mattakotuwa - Mattakotuwella - Meda Hattiniya - Meda Koswadiya - Meda Mahawewa - Meda Thoduwawa - Meda Walahapitiya - Medagoda - Modarawella - Muttibendivila - Pahala Hattiniya - Pahala Koswadiya - Pahala Kudawewa - Pahala Mahawewa - Pahala Walahapitiya - Panangoda - Puruduwella - Sagaragama - Thalvila - Thoduwawa North - Thoduwawa South - Veehena - Yatakalana ## Quick answers - Where is Puhulhena?In Mahawewa DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Puhulhena?Egodagoda, Halpanvila East, Ihala Hattiniya, Ihala Walahapitiya, Maranda North, Pahala Nattandiya and Pahala Walahapitiya - How many villages are in Puhulhena?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Puhulhena?Settlements lie between 13 m and 16 m - What is the best time to visit Puhulhena?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Puhulhena?Lifeline Hospital, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puhulhena?Sampath Bank, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Puhulhena?Kandawala, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puhulhena?IOC, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Puhulhena?LK6239160 (OCHA common operational dataset)