# Pituwalgoda GN division, Baddegama DS Division, Galle District

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Grama Niladhari division · Baddegama DS Division 

# Pituwalgoda

Pituwalgoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Baddegama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.67 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.7km²
- 4 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pituwalgoda?

Pituwalgoda lies in [Baddegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Ginimellagaha East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/ginimellagaha-east/), [Ginimellagaha South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/ginimellagaha-south/), [Panvila Pahalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/panvila-pahalagoda/), [Rejjipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/rejjipura/), [Thelikada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/thelikada/) and [Thelikada Nagaraya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/thelikada-nagaraya/). By area it is the 11577th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Baddegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/). The centre of Pituwalgoda is about 97 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1229° N, 80.1738° E. Local names: පිටුවල්ගොඩ .

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 Pituwalgoda

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pituwalgoda.

- Ganegoda
- Pinnagoda

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 Pituwalgoda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 95 

Feb 27 85 

Mar 28 124 

Apr 28 221 

May 28 243 

Jun 28 146 

Jul 27 116 

Aug 27 139 

Sep 27 189 

Oct 27 280 

Nov 27 334 

Dec 27 202 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pituwalgoda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Baddegama Hospital · Baddegama South 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16142&mlon=80.18048#map=17/6.16142/80.18048) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Arachchikanda 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14124&mlon=80.13697#map=17/6.14124/80.13697) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) 

Petrol pump Sinopec · Dodamkahavila 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14287&mlon=80.13827#map=17/6.14287/80.13827) 

Hotel Echoing Dream Resort · Ganegama South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14115&mlon=80.17538#map=17/6.14115/80.17538) 

Mall shopping complex · Baddegama Town 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17098&mlon=80.17880#map=17/6.17098/80.17880) 

School Genius International Preschool · Baddegama Town 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16716&mlon=80.18276#map=17/6.16716/80.18276) 

College St. Anthony's College · Ganegama East 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14752&mlon=80.19156#map=17/6.14752/80.19156) 

Police station Rathgama Police Station · Devinigoda 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09226&mlon=80.13998#map=17/6.09226/80.13998) 

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 Baddegama DS Division

- Adurathvila
- Baddegama East
- Baddegama North
- Baddegama South
- Baddegama Town
- Balagoda
- Bataketiya
- Boralukada
- Dodangoda
- Ellakanda Wathurawa
- Ganegama East
- Ganegama North
- Ganegama South
- Ganegama West
- Ginimellagaha East
- Ginimellagaha South
- Ginimellagaha West
- Gonapura
- Gothatuwa
- Halpathota
- Halpathota Central
- Hemmeliya
- Horagampita
- Horagampita Central
- Kasideniya
- Keembiela
- Keradewala
- Kohombanadeniya
- Kotagoda
- Lelkada
- Madoldoowa
- Mahahengoda
- Mahalapitiya
- Majuwana
- Nayapamula
- Pahala Keembiya
- Pilagoda
- Sandarawala
- Thelikada
- Thelikada Nagaraya
- Thilaka Udagama
- Walpita North
- Walpita South
- Warakapitikanda
- Wavulagala
- Weweldeniya
- Yahaladoowa

## Quick answers

- Where is Pituwalgoda?In Baddegama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pituwalgoda?Ginimellagaha East, Ginimellagaha South, Panvila Pahalagoda, Rejjipura, Thelikada and Thelikada Nagaraya
- How many villages are in Pituwalgoda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Pituwalgoda?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pituwalgoda?Baddegama Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pituwalgoda?Peoples Bank, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pituwalgoda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pituwalgoda?Sinopec, about 4.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pituwalgoda?LK3127275 (OCHA common operational dataset)