# Thulhiriya GN division, Warakapola DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/thulhiriya/ Grama Niladhari division · Warakapola DS Division # Thulhiriya Thulhiriya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Warakapola DS Division, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province. It covers **3.57 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.6km² - 1mapped service - 77 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thulhiriya? Thulhiriya lies in [Warakapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/), [Kegalle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/), [Sabaragamuwa Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Bujjomuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/bujjomuwa/), [Miriheliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/miriheliya/), [Nangalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/nangalla/), [Opatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/opatha/), [Pallemorugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/alawwa/pallemorugama/), [Parakramagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/parakramagama/) and [Paspolakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/paspolakanda/). By area it is the 4198th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Warakapola DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/warakapola/). The centre of Thulhiriya is about 56 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2766° N, 80.2276° E. Local names: තුල්හිරිය . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Thulhiriya ### Nearby, outside Thulhiriya - Bothale Walawwa · castle or fort, Bothale Pahalagama East7.6 km - Dedigama Kota Vehera · archaeological site, Dedigama8.5 km - Dedigama Musium · museum, Dedigama8.5 km - Dedigama Museum · museum, Dedigama8.5 km - Maliga Gala · archaeological site, Dambadeniya South12 km - Dambadeniya Anciant Kingdom Rock · attraction, Dambadeniya South12 km - Palace of King Parakramabahu II · attraction, Dambadeniya South13 km - Sanjaya · attraction, Neligama Ihala13 km - Dambadeniya Museum · museum, Dambadeniya South13 km - Rangallepola · viewpoint, Rangallepola13 km - Wadakada Ella Falls · waterfall, Wadawa14 km - Dunumala ella · attraction, Uduwaka15 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Thulhiriya - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) · Colombo39 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo63 km ### Nearest railway station Bujjomuwa (Bujjomuwa), about 1.9 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:52) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:55). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Thulhiriya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Thulhiriya. - Thulhiriya 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 Thulhiriya Named natural and historic features inside Thulhiriya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Alawwa - Monrovia 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 Thulhiriya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kegalle District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 108 Feb 22 86 Mar 23 104 Apr 24 175 May 24 164 Jun 23 101 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 129 Oct 23 234 Nov 22 274 Dec 22 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thulhiriya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Wanniarachchi Medical Center · Alawwa South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29504&mlon=80.23787#map=17/7.29504/80.23787) Bank Sampath Bank - Alawwa · Alawwa South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29357&mlon=80.23948#map=17/7.29357/80.23948) ATM People's Bank ATM · Alawwa South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29488&mlon=80.23814#map=17/7.29488/80.23814) Petrol pump Filling Station · Opatha 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29203&mlon=80.23949#map=17/7.29203/80.23949) Hotel Cerulean region · Thulhiriya 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.27721&mlon=80.22299#map=17/7.27721/80.22299) Mall Arpico Supercentre - Kegalle · Kegalle Town 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25352&mlon=80.34145#map=17/7.25352/80.34145) School Oxford International College Warakapola · Nangalla 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26156&mlon=80.21670#map=17/7.26156/80.21670) College Sri Rahula Central College - Alawwa · Nangalla 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26610&mlon=80.22147#map=17/7.26610/80.22147) Police station Alawwa Police Station · Alawwa South 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29585&mlon=80.24267#map=17/7.29585/80.24267) 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 Thulhiriya Places mapped inside Thulhiriya 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 Warakapola DS Division - Akwatta - Algama - Algama Ihalagama - Alpitiya - Ambepussa - Boorunnawa - Bopitiya - Dedigama - Delgamuwa - Dorawaka Pallebage - Dorawaka Udabage - Dummaladeniya - Ebidigala - Egalla - Elamaldeniya - Ethnawala - Ganithapura - Gasnawa - Godawela - Hallawa - Hapugoda - Heliyagoda - Ihala Lenagala - Iipangamuwa - Imbulovita - Kalugala - Kandegama - Kinivita - Kivuldeniya - Kodapaluwa - Kohombadeniya - Kudapallegama - Kukulpane - Kumbalgama - Madurupitiya - Maha Pallegama - Mahena - Mahena Colony - Malmaduwa - Mampita - Mangedara - Menikkadawara - Metiyagane - Morawaka - Nangalla - Nape - Nelumdeniya - Niwatuwa - Opatha - Othnapitiya - Pahala Lenagala - Palamure - Pallepelpita - Parakramagama - Paspolakanda - Penihela - Pinnagoda Kanda - Pitadeniya - Polgampala - Puhulegama - Ragalkanda - Thalgahadeniya - Thalgama - Thalliyadda - Thambadiya - Thambugala - Tholangamuwa - Thumbaliyadda - Thunthota - Uduwaka - Waddeniya - Warakapola - Welhella - Weniwellakaduwa - Weragala - Weragoda - Yaddehimulla ## Quick answers - Where is Thulhiriya?In Warakapola DS Division, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thulhiriya?Bujjomuwa, Miriheliya, Nangalla, Opatha, Pallemorugama, Parakramagama and Paspolakanda - What is there to see in Thulhiriya?Bothale Walawwa, Dedigama Kota Vehera, Dedigama Musium, Dedigama Museum - What time zone is Thulhiriya in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Thulhiriya?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Thulhiriya?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Thulhiriya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Thulhiriya?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Thulhiriya?Wanniarachchi Medical Center, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thulhiriya?Sampath Bank - Alawwa, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thulhiriya?People's Bank ATM, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thulhiriya?Filling Station, about 2.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thulhiriya?LK9218035 (OCHA common operational dataset)