# Polathugoda GN division, Thihagoda DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/polathugoda/

Grama Niladhari division · Thihagoda DS Division 

# Polathugoda

Polathugoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Thihagoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **0.79 km²**.

- 0.8km²

## Where is Polathugoda?

Polathugoda lies in [Thihagoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Komangoda 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/komangoda-1/), [Komangoda 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/komangoda-2/), [Pahala Vitiyala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/pahala-vitiyala-east/), [Palolpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/palolpitiya/), [Thihagoda East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/thihagoda-east/) and [Urapola East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/kaburupitiya/urapola-east/). By area it is the 11036th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Thihagoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/thihagoda/). The centre of Polathugoda is about 129 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0224° N, 80.5662° E. Local names: පොලතුගොඩ .

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 Polathugoda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 95 

Feb 27 79 

Mar 28 107 

Apr 28 182 

May 28 194 

Jun 27 106 

Jul 27 89 

Aug 27 115 

Sep 27 161 

Oct 27 231 

Nov 27 285 

Dec 26 193 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Polathugoda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Gamudawa Ruhunugama Rural Hospital · Karagoda Uyangoda 1 Atha East 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.06498&mlon=80.53989#map=17/6.06498/80.53989) 

Bank Rural Bank · Yatiyana 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02491&mlon=80.60083#map=17/6.02491/80.60083) 

ATM Boc · Uyanwatta 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.94789&mlon=80.54881#map=17/5.94789/80.54881) 

Petrol pump Thihagoda Ceypetco · Thihagoda East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01238&mlon=80.56609#map=17/6.01238/80.56609) 

Hotel Maheshaa Hotel · Komangoda 2 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01920&mlon=80.57691#map=17/6.01920/80.57691) 

Mall Shopping Complex · Kamburupitiya 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07749&mlon=80.56435#map=17/6.07749/80.56435) 

School Kithalagama (East) School · Pahala Vitiyala East 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.02018&mlon=80.56038#map=17/6.02018/80.56038) 

College CCAS Campus · Batuvita 2 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01920&mlon=80.58421#map=17/6.01920/80.58421) 

Police station Thihagoda Police · Thihagoda East 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.01516&mlon=80.56781#map=17/6.01516/80.56781) 

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 Thihagoda DS Division

- Akkara Panaha
- Attudawa
- Attudawa West
- Bandattara 1
- Bandattara 2
- Batuvita 1
- Batuvita 2
- Dematahettigoda
- Elambathalagoda
- Galbada
- Kapudoowa
- Kapudoowa East
- Kithalagama Central
- Kithalagama East 1
- Kithalagama East 2
- Kithalagama East 3
- Kithalagama West
- Komangoda 1
- Komangoda 2
- Kottawatta
- Medauyangoda
- Nadugala 1
- Nadugala 2
- Naimbala 1
- Naimbala 2
- Narangala
- Pahala Vitiyala Central
- Pahala Vitiyala East
- Pahala Vitiyala West
- Palatuwa
- Thihagoda
- Thihagoda East
- Uduwa East
- Uduwa West
- Unella
- Watagedara
- Watagedara East
- Wellethota
- Yatiyana

## Quick answers

- Where is Polathugoda?In Thihagoda DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Polathugoda?Komangoda 1, Komangoda 2, Pahala Vitiyala East, Palolpitiya, Thihagoda East and Urapola East
- What is the best time to visit Polathugoda?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Polathugoda?Gamudawa Ruhunugama Rural Hospital, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Polathugoda?Rural Bank, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Polathugoda?Boc, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polathugoda?Thihagoda Ceypetco, about 1.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Polathugoda?LK3236020 (OCHA common operational dataset)