# Ela Ihala GN division, Thawalama DS Division, Galle District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/ela-ihala/

Grama Niladhari division · Thawalama DS Division 

# Ela Ihala

Ela Ihala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **10.0 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 10.0km²
- 3mapped services

## Where is Ela Ihala?

Ela Ihala 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 8 other GN divisions: [Ela Ihala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/ela-ihala-north/), [Habarakada West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/habarakada-west/), [Ihala Hewessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/ihala-hewessa/), [Kankotawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/kankotawatta/), [Kudugalpala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/kudugalpala/), [Kumburegoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/kumburegoda/), [Thiniyawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/thiniyawala/) and [Yattapatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/walallawita/yattapatha/). By area it is the 1209th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.8% of [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/). The centre of Ela Ihala is about 80 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3752° N, 80.3015° E. Local names: ඇල ඉහළ .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Ela Ihala 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 Ela Ihala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hiniduma Distric Hospital · Batahena 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33135&mlon=80.32231#map=17/6.33135/80.32231) 

Bank Co-Operative Rurel Bank,Ela Ihala. · Ela Ihala 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37210&mlon=80.31050#map=17/6.37210/80.31050) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump Neluwa Filling Station · Neluwa 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37765&mlon=80.36106#map=17/6.37765/80.36106) 

Hotel Grand Charuka Hotel · Neluwa 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37779&mlon=80.36332#map=17/6.37779/80.36332) 

Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) 

School Ella Ihala Primary School · Ela Ihala 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37875&mlon=80.30528#map=17/6.37875/80.30528) 

College IVA Para Medical Campus Tangalle · Thalangalla West 12 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 5.6 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 Ela Ihala

Places mapped inside Ela Ihala in open map data, by type.

- Banks1
- Schools2

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

- Batahena
- Dammala
- Dammala Colony
- 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 Ela Ihala?In Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ela Ihala?Ela Ihala North, Habarakada West, Ihala Hewessa, Kankotawatta, Kudugalpala, Kumburegoda, Thiniyawala and Yattapatha
- What is the best time to visit Ela Ihala?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ela Ihala?Hiniduma Distric Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ela Ihala?Co-Operative Rurel Bank,Ela Ihala., about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ela Ihala?ATM, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ela Ihala?Neluwa Filling Station, about 6.6 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Ela Ihala?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ela Ihala?LK3118005 (OCHA common operational dataset)