# Dewala Handiya GN division, Pallama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/dewala-handiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Pallama DS Division # Dewala Handiya Dewala Handiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pallama DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province. It covers **5.62 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 5.6km² ## Where is Dewala Handiya? Dewala Handiya lies in [Pallama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/), [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: [Angunavila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mundel/angunavila/), [Galkuliya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/galkuliya-east/), [Galkuliya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/galkuliya-west/), [Mahasembukuliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/mahakumbukkadawala/mahasembukuliya/), [Wilpatha East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/wilpatha-east/) and [Wilpatha West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/wilpatha-west/). By area it is the 2541st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.6% of [Pallama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/puttalam/pallama/). The centre of Dewala Handiya is about 93 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7706° N, 79.8870° E. Local names: දේවාලහංදිය . 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 Dewala Handiya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dewala Handiya. - Dewala Handiya 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 Dewala Handiya Named natural and historic features inside Dewala Handiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Hinguregama Wewa 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 Dewala 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 Dewala Handiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital · Karathanvilluwa 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78878&mlon=79.82762#map=17/7.78878/79.82762) Bank Cooperative rural bank · Andigama 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77627&mlon=79.94868#map=17/7.77627/79.94868) ATM HNB · Puttalam South 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.02780&mlon=79.83050#map=17/8.02780/79.83050) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Pulichchakulama 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.75899&mlon=79.82893#map=17/7.75899/79.82893) Hotel sarani Hotel · Katupotha 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73454&mlon=79.95597#map=17/7.73454/79.95597) Mall Co-op City · Weerapokuna 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65134&mlon=79.98907#map=17/7.65134/79.98907) School Lihinigiri Vidyalaya · Galkuliya East 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.77550&mlon=79.90176#map=17/7.77550/79.90176) College Kanamoolai M.M.V · Kanamulla North 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89629&mlon=79.80108#map=17/7.89629/79.80108) Police station Police Station Mundalama · Mundalama 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.80780&mlon=79.82559#map=17/7.80780/79.82559) 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 Pallama DS Division - Kammanadaluwa - Katupotha - Madawakkulama - Nagavila - Nandimithrapura - Pallama - Periyamaduwa - Puliyankulama - Serukele - Siyambalagaswewa - Thamarakkulama - Thammana - Wathupola - Wendakaduwa - Wetiya - Wilpatha East - Wilpatha West ## Quick answers - Where is Dewala Handiya?In Pallama DS Division, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dewala Handiya?Angunavila, Galkuliya East, Galkuliya West, Mahasembukuliya, Wilpatha East and Wilpatha West - How many villages are in Dewala Handiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Dewala Handiya?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Dewala Handiya?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Dewala Handiya?Divisional Hospital, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dewala Handiya?Cooperative rural bank, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dewala Handiya?HNB, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dewala Handiya?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dewala Handiya?LK6227005 (OCHA common operational dataset)