# Pitigala GN division, Niyagama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/pitigala/ Grama Niladhari division · Niyagama DS Division # Pitigala Pitigala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Niyagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.46 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.5km² - 6mapped services - 6 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pitigala? Pitigala lies in [Niyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/), [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: [Himbutugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/himbutugoda/), [Indipalegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/indipalegoda/), [Kaluarachchigoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/kaluarachchigoda/), [Karawwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/karawwa/), [Metiviliya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/elpitiya/metiviliya/) and [Pitigala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/pitigala-north/). By area it is the 8468th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Niyagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/niyagama/). The centre of Pitigala is about 77 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3495° N, 80.2188° E. Local names: පිටිගල . 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 Pitigala Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pitigala. - Pitigala - Polwatte Junction 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 Pitigala 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 Pitigala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Health Care Centre · Mattaka 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30230&mlon=80.24953#map=17/6.30230/80.24953) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Pitigala 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34408&mlon=80.22212#map=17/6.34408/80.22212) ATM ATM · Nebada 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Pitigala Filling Station · Kaluarachchigoda 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34618&mlon=80.22546#map=17/6.34618/80.22546) Hotel Grand Umaya Hotel and Restaurant · Pitigala 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34473&mlon=80.22145#map=17/6.34473/80.22145) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Piyarathana Vidyalaya · Pitigala North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.36630&mlon=80.21599#map=17/6.36630/80.21599) College Aurvada School · Igala East 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.28820&mlon=80.16415#map=17/6.28820/80.16415) Police station Pitigala Police Station · Dikhena 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33524&mlon=80.22110#map=17/6.33524/80.22110) 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 Pitigala Places mapped inside Pitigala in open map data, by type. - Banks4 - Hotels1 - Restaurants1 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 Niyagama DS Division - Amaragama - Bambarawana - Bangamukanda - Boraluwahena - Duwegoda - Godamuna North - Godamuna South - Hattaka - Horangalla (Akulavila) - Horangalla Thalawa - Horangalla West - Kaluarachchigoda - Karawwa - Kimbulawala - Liyanagamakanda - Manampita - Maraggoda - Marthupitiya - Mattaka - Naranovita - Niyagama - Niyagama South - Niyagama West - Pitigala North - Poddiwala East - Poddiwala West - Polpelaketiya - Porawagama - Porawagama South - Uhanovita - Usbim Colony - Wattahena - Weihena ## Quick answers - Where is Pitigala?In Niyagama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pitigala?Himbutugoda, Indipalegoda, Kaluarachchigoda, Karawwa, Metiviliya and Pitigala North - How many villages are in Pitigala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pitigala?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Pitigala?Primary Health Care Centre, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pitigala?Bank of Ceylon, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pitigala?ATM, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pitigala?Pitigala Filling Station, about 0.8 km from the centre - How many banks are in Pitigala?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Pitigala?LK3115025 (OCHA common operational dataset)