# Palanthriyagoda GN division, Rathgama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/palanthriyagoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Rathgama DS Division # Palanthriyagoda Palanthriyagoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rathgama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.38 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.4km² - 1mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palanthriyagoda? Palanthriyagoda lies in [Rathgama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/), [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: [Boossa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/boossa/), [Hegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/hegoda/), [Kedala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/kedala/), [Mahahegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/mahahegoda/), [Maliduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/maliduwa/) and [Rupeewala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/rupeewala/). By area it is the 13008th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Rathgama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/). The centre of Palanthriyagoda is about 101 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0860° N, 80.1647° E. Local names: පාලතන්ත්‍රියාගොඩ . 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 Palanthriyagoda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Palanthriyagoda. - Handanagoda 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 Palanthriyagoda 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 Palanthriyagoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rajgama Government Dispensary · Palliyapitiya 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09050&mlon=80.14781#map=17/6.09050/80.14781) Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Dodandoowa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10294&mlon=80.12640#map=17/6.10294/80.12640) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Boossa Filling Station · Boossa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07203&mlon=80.16217#map=17/6.07203/80.16217) Hotel Kunandura Villa · Palanthriyagoda 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08488&mlon=80.16281#map=17/6.08488/80.16281) Mall Ayush Sports · Kumbalwella South 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04565&mlon=80.20683#map=17/6.04565/80.20683) School Sri Dheerananda Maha Vidyalaya · Kedala 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07750&mlon=80.16586#map=17/6.07750/80.16586) College Ocean University · Boossa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07311&mlon=80.15978#map=17/6.07311/80.15978) Police station Rathgama Police Station · Devinigoda 2.8 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Palanthriyagoda Places mapped inside Palanthriyagoda 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 Rathgama DS Division - Boossa - Bopagoda - Devinigoda - Dolikanda - Gammeddegoda - Gammeddegoda East - Gammeddegoda-Rajgama - Ganegoda - Hegoda - Imbula - Kadurupe - Kandegoda - Kapumulugoda - Karawegoda - Katudampe - Kedala - Mahahegoda - Maliduwa - Mawadavila - Medawala - Owakanda - Palliyapitiya - Panvila Pahalagoda - Pitiwella North - Pitiwella South - Ranapanadeniya - Rathgama Hegoda - Rathna Udagama - Rejjipura - Rupeewala - Thotavila ## Quick answers - Where is Palanthriyagoda?In Rathgama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Palanthriyagoda?Boossa, Hegoda, Kedala, Mahahegoda, Maliduwa and Rupeewala - How many villages are in Palanthriyagoda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Palanthriyagoda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Palanthriyagoda?Rajgama Government Dispensary, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Palanthriyagoda?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Palanthriyagoda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palanthriyagoda?Boossa Filling Station, about 1.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Palanthriyagoda?LK3163400 (OCHA common operational dataset)