# Pupula GN division, Ella DS Division, Badulla District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/pupula/ Grama Niladhari division · Ella DS Division # Pupula Pupula is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **5.10 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.1km² ## Where is Pupula? Pupula lies in [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/), [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Galtenhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/galtenhena/), [Kanawerella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanawerella/), [Kanawerella East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanawerella-east/), [Kanawerella West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanawerella-west/), [Medawela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/medawela-west/), [Nawela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/nawela-west/), [Pupula West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/pupula-west/) and [Springvalley Estate](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/springvalley-estate/). By area it is the 2862nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.7% of [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/). The centre of Pupula is about 138 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8964° N, 81.1011° E. Local names: පුපුල . 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 Pupula Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pupula. - Gowarakelle - Hela Pupula 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 Pupula Named natural and historic features inside Pupula, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates; 1 estate. - Gannayabella - Nahavilla - Nahawila Estate 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 Pupula and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pupula Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital estate hospital · Dewathura 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87088&mlon=81.11902#map=17/6.87088/81.11902) Bank Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank · Ballaketuwa 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85935&mlon=81.09515#map=17/6.85935/81.09515) ATM Bank Of Ceylon ATM · Ella 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87341&mlon=81.04892#map=17/6.87341/81.04892) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Namunukula 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87597&mlon=81.11322#map=17/6.87597/81.11322) Hotel Kombukara River Rest · Ballaketuwa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86835&mlon=81.09822#map=17/6.86835/81.09822) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Kanawerella Maha Vidyalaya · Kanawerella West 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90859&mlon=81.13065#map=17/6.90859/81.13065) College Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka · Ella 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87268&mlon=81.04937#map=17/6.87268/81.04937) Police station Ella Police Station · Ella 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87707&mlon=81.04839#map=17/6.87707/81.04839) 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 Ella DS Division - Ballaketuwa - Beddewela - Demodara - Dodamgolla - Dowa - Ella - Galtenhena - Gawarawela - Govussa - Halpe - Heeloya - Hettipola - Idamegama - Ilukpelessa - Karandagolla - Kirinda - Kithalella - Madhuragama - Medawela West - Millagama - Namunukula - Navulla - Nawela East - Nawela West - Newberg - Palleperuwa - Piyarapandowa - Pupula West - Rawanaella - Udukumbalwela - Yahalewela ## Quick answers - Where is Pupula?In Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pupula?Galtenhena, Kanawerella, Kanawerella East, Kanawerella West, Medawela West, Nawela West, Pupula West and Springvalley Estate - How many villages are in Pupula?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pupula?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pupula?estate hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pupula?Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pupula?Bank Of Ceylon ATM, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pupula?Ceypetco, about 2.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pupula?LK8136045 (OCHA common operational dataset)