# Balagolla GN division, Meegahakiula DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/balagolla/ Grama Niladhari division · Meegahakiula DS Division # Balagolla Balagolla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Meegahakiula DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **6.30 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6.3km² - 219 mtypical elevation ## Where is Balagolla? Balagolla lies in [Meegahakiula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/), [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: [Aggalaulpatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/aggalaulpatha/), [Arawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/arawa/), [Baduluoya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/baduluoya-east/), [Deekirigolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/deekirigolla/), [Karametiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/karametiya/), [Karandagahamada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/karandagahamada/), [Mahathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/mahathenna/) and [Pinnagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/pinnagolla/). By area it is the 2220th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.8% of [Meegahakiula DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/). The centre of Balagolla is about 135 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1693° N, 81.0530° E. Local names: බලගොල්ල . 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 Balagolla Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Balagolla. Settlements here lie between about 152 m and 253 m above sea level (median 219 m). - Attambagahakandura - Balagolla - Balagollagama - Kongahalinda - Madurumandiya - Pallewela - Thalawathenna 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 Balagolla Named natural and historic features inside Balagolla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Balagolla 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 Balagolla and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C), after allowing for this place being about 593 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 144 Feb 27 106 Mar 28 102 Apr 30 155 May 30 128 Jun 30 62 Jul 30 50 Aug 30 64 Sep 30 112 Oct 29 221 Nov 28 289 Dec 27 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Balagolla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thaldena Dispensary · Boliyadda 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08787&mlon=81.04765#map=17/7.08787/81.04765) Bank People's Bank · Kandaketiya 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16991&mlon=81.00410#map=17/7.16991/81.00410) ATM People's · Badulla East 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) Hotel Paradise Inn Kandy · Baduluoya East 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15063&mlon=81.02211#map=17/7.15063/81.02211) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Araawa Maha Vidayalaya · Arawa 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16364&mlon=81.08523#map=17/7.16364/81.08523) College Rantembe Cadets Training School · Bembiya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20663&mlon=80.95717#map=17/7.20663/80.95717) Police station Waldeck Police Station · Badulla Central 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99365&mlon=81.05694#map=17/6.99365/81.05694) 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 Meegahakiula DS Division - Aggalaulpatha - Akurukaduwa - Ellanda - Hunuketapitiya - Kalugahakandura - Karametiya - Karandagahamada - Ketawatta - Kohana - Komarika - Meegahakivula - Morahela - Pitamaruwa - Polgaha Arawa - Polwatta - Roberiya - Thaldena - Watagommana - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Balagolla?In Meegahakiula DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Balagolla?Aggalaulpatha, Arawa, Baduluoya East, Deekirigolla, Karametiya, Karandagahamada, Mahathenna and Pinnagolla - How many villages are in Balagolla?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Balagolla?Settlements lie between 152 m and 253 m - What is the best time to visit Balagolla?February - Where is the nearest hospital to Balagolla?Thaldena Dispensary, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Balagolla?People's Bank, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Balagolla?People's, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balagolla?Ceypetco, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Balagolla?LK8109010 (OCHA common operational dataset)