# Hiniduma North GN division, Thawalama DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/hiniduma-north/

Grama Niladhari division · Thawalama DS Division 

# Hiniduma North

Hiniduma North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **9.29 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 9.3km²
- 3mapped services

## Where is Hiniduma North?

Hiniduma North 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: [Batahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/batahena/), [Hiniduma South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/hiniduma-south/), [Hiniduma West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/hiniduma-west/), [Kudugalpala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/kudugalpala/), [Malgalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/malgalla/), [Malhathawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/malhathawa/), [Thawalama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/thawalama-north/) and [Thawalama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/thawalama-south/). By area it is the 1336th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.3% of [Thawalama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/thawalama/). The centre of Hiniduma North is about 87 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.3165° N, 80.3307° E. Local names: හිනිදුම උතුර .

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 Hiniduma North

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Hiniduma North.

- Nugagala Mawatha

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).

## Landscape and landmarks of Hiniduma North

Named natural and historic features inside Hiniduma North, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 estate.

- Hingalgoda

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Hiniduma North 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 Hiniduma North

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hiniduma Distric Hospital · Batahena 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33135&mlon=80.32231#map=17/6.33135/80.32231) 

Bank Samurdhi Community Based Bank · Hiniduma South 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.30264&mlon=80.31946#map=17/6.30264/80.31946) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump Neluwa Filling Station · Neluwa 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.37765&mlon=80.36106#map=17/6.37765/80.36106) 

Hotel Ashansa lagoon resort · Thalangalla West 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29180&mlon=80.37645#map=17/6.29180/80.37645) 

Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) 

School Mallika Maha Vidyalaya. · Hiniduma North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.31024&mlon=80.31741#map=17/6.31024/80.31741) 

College IVA Para Medical Campus Tangalle · Thalangalla West 5.7 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 1.7 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 Hiniduma North

Places mapped inside Hiniduma North in open map data, by type.

- Schools1
- Police stations2

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
- Ela Ihala North
- Eppala
- Gallandala
- Habarakada East
- Habarakada West
- Halvitigala Colony 1
- Halvitigala Colony 2
- 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 Hiniduma North?In Thawalama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Hiniduma North?Batahena, Hiniduma South, Hiniduma West, Kudugalpala, Malgalla, Malhathawa, Thawalama North and Thawalama South
- How many villages are in Hiniduma North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Hiniduma North?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Hiniduma North?Hiniduma Distric Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Hiniduma North?Samurdhi Community Based Bank, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Hiniduma North?Commercial Bank, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hiniduma North?Neluwa Filling Station, about 7.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Hiniduma North?LK3118055 (OCHA common operational dataset)
