# Viharagala GN division, Haldummulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/viharagala/ Grama Niladhari division · Haldummulla DS Division # Viharagala Viharagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **8.05 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.1km² - 12mapped services - 888 mtypical elevation ## Where is Viharagala? Viharagala lies in [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Beragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/beragala/), [Galkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/galkanda/), [Kirawanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/kirawanagama/), [Magiripura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/magiripura/), [Manthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/manthenna/) and [Nikapotha West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/nikapotha-west/). By area it is the 1602nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/). The centre of Viharagala is about 121 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7592° N, 80.9345° E. Local names: විහාරගල . 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 Viharagala Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Viharagala. Settlements here lie between about 882 m and 1,067 m above sea level (median 888 m). - Beragala - Galkanda - Golconda - Maligatenna - Pahala Viharagala - Viharagala 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 Viharagala Named natural and historic features inside Viharagala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 5 estates. - Berragalla - Blackwood - Golconda - Sinna Golconda - Wiharegalla 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 Viharagala 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 Viharagala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Diyatalawa Base Hospital · Diyathalawa 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80557&mlon=80.95713#map=17/6.80557/80.95713) Bank Hatton National Bank · Haputhale Town 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76843&mlon=80.96016#map=17/6.76843/80.96016) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) Petrol pump Haputale Petrol Station · Haputhale Town 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76836&mlon=80.95988#map=17/6.76836/80.95988) Hotel Shangrilla Tea Haven Motel · Viharagala 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75974&mlon=80.93799#map=17/6.75974/80.93799) Mall Harishan Enterprises · Bagawanthalawa South 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79589&mlon=80.67805#map=17/6.79589/80.67805) School Kirawanagama Navodya Maha Vidyalaya · Manthenna 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73517&mlon=80.93226#map=17/6.73517/80.93226) College Sri Lanka Military Academy · Diyathalawa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80707&mlon=80.94442#map=17/6.80707/80.94442) Police station Haputale Police Station · Haputhale Town 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76778&mlon=80.95785#map=17/6.76778/80.95785) 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 Viharagala Places mapped inside Viharagala in open map data, by type. - Hotels12 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 Haldummulla DS Division - Akkara Seeya - Amilagama - Ampitithenna - Bambara Pokuna - Beragala - Divulgasmulla - Gampaha - Haldummulla - Harankahawa - Kalupahana - Kelipanawela - Kirawanagama - Kithulgahaarawa - Kolongasthenna - Kosgama - Koslanda - Kotabakma - Lemasthota - Mahakanda - Mahalanda - Manthenna - Marangahawela - Medawela - Moraketiya - Nikapotha East - Nikapotha West - Poonagala - Ranasinghegama - Ranwanguhawa - Seelathenna - Soragune - Uvathenna - Walhaputhenna - Watagamuwa - We Eliya - Weerakongama - Welanvita - Welibissa ## Quick answers - Where is Viharagala?In Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Viharagala?Beragala, Galkanda, Kirawanagama, Magiripura, Manthenna and Nikapotha West - How many villages are in Viharagala?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Viharagala?Settlements lie between 882 m and 1,067 m - What is the best time to visit Viharagala?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Viharagala?Diyatalawa Base Hospital, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Viharagala?Hatton National Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Viharagala?Bank of ceylon, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Viharagala?Haputale Petrol Station, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Viharagala?LK8142025 (OCHA common operational dataset)