# Punchihenayagama GN division, Ambalantota DS Division

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Grama Niladhari division · Ambalantota DS Division 

# Punchihenayagama

Punchihenayagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ambalantota DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province. It covers **2.75 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 2.8km²
- 18 mtypical elevation

## Where is Punchihenayagama?

Punchihenayagama lies in [Ambalantota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/), [Hambantota District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 3 other GN divisions: [Liyangasthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/liyangasthota/), [Poliyarwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/poliyarwatta/) and [Ridiyagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/ridiyagama/). By area it is the 5369th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Ambalantota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/hambantota/ambalantota/). The centre of Punchihenayagama is about 151 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1872° N, 80.9920° E. Local names: පුංචිහේනයාගම .

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 Punchihenayagama

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

- Godakoggalla

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 Punchihenayagama and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Hambantota District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (306 mm) and the driest Jul (73 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 140 

Feb 25 105 

Mar 26 112 

Apr 27 188 

May 27 167 

Jun 27 91 

Jul 26 73 

Aug 27 94 

Sep 26 147 

Oct 26 250 

Nov 25 306 

Dec 25 247 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Punchihenayagama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ambalantota Hospital · Wanduruppa 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.11470&mlon=81.02205#map=17/6.11470/81.02205) 

Bank Peoples Bank Ambalantota · Ambalanthota North 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12354&mlon=81.02289#map=17/6.12354/81.02289) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon ATM · Mattala 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.29193&mlon=81.12092#map=17/6.29193/81.12092) 

Petrol pump Ambalantota Filling Station · Ambalanthota North 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12280&mlon=81.02531#map=17/6.12280/81.02531) 

Hotel Bismi Hotel · Bolana South 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14059&mlon=81.01741#map=17/6.14059/81.01741) 

Mall Wise Barista Shop · Medaketiya 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02986&mlon=80.79636#map=17/6.02986/80.79636) 

School Singithi - Pre School · Ethbatuwa 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.15967&mlon=80.94727#map=17/6.15967/80.94727) 

College Open University Ambalanthota Study Center · Lunama South 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10705&mlon=80.96793#map=17/6.10705/80.96793) 

Police station Hungama Policestation · Pallegama 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.11142&mlon=80.93271#map=17/6.11142/80.93271) 

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.

## Other GN divisions in Ambalantota DS Division

- Ambalanthota North
- Ambalanthota South
- Barawakumbuka
- Bataatha North
- Bataatha South
- Beminiyanvila
- Bolana North
- Bolana South
- Deniya
- Ekkassa
- Elegoda East
- Elegoda West
- Eraminiyaya
- Ethbatuwa
- Godakoggalla
- Handunkatuwa
- Hathagala
- Hedavinna
- Hungama
- Ihalagama
- Jansagama
- Kivula North
- Kivula South
- Koggalla
- Kudabolana
- Liyangasthota
- Lunama North
- Lunama South
- Mahajandura
- Malpettawa
- Mamadala North
- Mamadala South
- Miniethiliya
- Modara Piliwala
- Mulana
- Murawesihena
- Nonagama
- Pallegama
- Palugaha Godella
- Pingama
- Poliyarwatta
- Puhulyaya
- Ridiyagama
- Rotawala
- Rote
- Siyambalakote
- Thaligala
- Thawaluvila
- Uhapitagoda
- Walawewatta East
- Walawewatta West
- Wanduruppa
- Welipatanvila
- Wetiya

## Quick answers

- Where is Punchihenayagama?In Ambalantota DS Division, Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Punchihenayagama?Liyangasthota, Poliyarwatta and Ridiyagama
- How many villages are in Punchihenayagama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Punchihenayagama?February to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Punchihenayagama?Ambalantota Hospital, about 8.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Punchihenayagama?Peoples Bank Ambalantota, about 7.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Punchihenayagama?Bank of Ceylon ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Punchihenayagama?Ambalantota Filling Station, about 8.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Punchihenayagama?LK3315060 (OCHA common operational dataset)