# Batahena GN division, Thawalama DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/batahena/ Grama Niladhari division · Thawalama DS Division # Batahena Batahena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **1.57 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.6km² - 1mapped services - 89 mtypical elevation ## Where is Batahena? Batahena lies in [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Habarakada West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/habarakada-west/), [Hiniduma North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/hiniduma-north/), [Kudugalpala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/kudugalpala/) and [Thawalama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/thawalama-north/). By area it is the 8137th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/). The centre of Batahena is about 85 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3340° N, 80.3289° E. Local names: බටහේන . 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 Batahena Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Batahena. - Batahena Junction - Dehigeta 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 Batahena 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 Batahena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hiniduma Distric Hospital · Batahena 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33135&mlon=80.32231#map=17/6.33135/80.32231) Bank Co-Operative Rural Bank,Thawalama · Thawalama North 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33558&mlon=80.34056#map=17/6.33558/80.34056) ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) Petrol pump Neluwa Filling Station · Neluwa 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37765&mlon=80.36106#map=17/6.37765/80.36106) Hotel Grand Charuka Hotel · Neluwa 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37779&mlon=80.36332#map=17/6.37779/80.36332) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Thawalama Vidyaraja National School · Thawalama North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.34016&mlon=80.33419#map=17/6.34016/80.33419) College IVA Para Medical Campus Tangalle · Thalangalla West 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29171&mlon=80.37622#map=17/6.29171/80.37622) Police station Hiniduma Police Station · Hiniduma North 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32945&mlon=80.32237#map=17/6.32945/80.32237) 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 Batahena Places mapped inside Batahena in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 Thawalama DS Division - Dammala - Dammala Colony - Ela Ihala - Ela Ihala North - Eppala - Gallandala - Habarakada East - Habarakada West - Halvitigala Colony 1 - Halvitigala Colony 2 - Hiniduma North - Hiniduma South - Hiniduma West - Koralegama - Kudugalpala - Kumburegoda - Malgalla - Malhathawa - Opatha East - Opatha North - Opatha South - Opatha West - Panangala East - Panangala North - Panangala West - Thalangalla - Thalangalla East - Thalangalla West - Thawalama Mookalana - Thawalama North - Thawalama South - Weerapana East - Weerapana North - Weerapana South - Weerapana West ## Quick answers - Where is Batahena?In Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Batahena?Habarakada West, Hiniduma North, Kudugalpala and Thawalama North - How many villages are in Batahena?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Batahena?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Batahena?Hiniduma Distric Hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Batahena?Co-Operative Rural Bank,Thawalama, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Batahena?Commercial Bank, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Batahena?Neluwa Filling Station, about 6.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Batahena?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Batahena?LK3118035 (OCHA common operational dataset)