# Pallegama GN division, Passara DS Division, Badulla District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/pallegama/

Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division 

# Pallegama

Pallegama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.16 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.2km²
- 1mapped services
- 960 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pallegama?

Pallegama lies in [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Kanahela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanahela/), [Palagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/palagolla/), [Paramahankada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/paramahankada/), [Passara Town East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/passara-town-east/), [Passara Town North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/passara-town-north/), [Sapuroda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/sapuroda/) and [Thennuge](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/thennuge/). By area it is the 9569th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Pallegama is about 144 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9444° N, 81.1572° E. Local names: පල්ලේගම .

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 Pallegama

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pallegama.

- Kanahela West
- Pallegama

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 Pallegama

Named natural and historic features inside Pallegama, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

2 estates.

- Kitulkele
- Polgahalanda

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 Pallegama 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 Pallegama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital Passara · Passara Town South 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93357&mlon=81.15249#map=17/6.93357/81.15249) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Badalkumbura 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89566&mlon=81.23542#map=17/6.89566/81.23542) 

ATM Sampath · Badulla East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98803&mlon=81.06000#map=17/6.98803/81.06000) 

Petrol pump Lanka Ioc Fuel Station · Passara Town North 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) 

Hotel Chanrich Holiday Resort · Passara Town East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93467&mlon=81.15992#map=17/6.93467/81.15992) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School El Teb No. 2 · Pallegama 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94542&mlon=81.15764#map=17/6.94542/81.15764) 

College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) 

Police station Passara · Passara Town South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93447&mlon=81.15483#map=17/6.93447/81.15483) 

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 Pallegama

Places mapped inside Pallegama in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 Passara DS Division

- Ambathenna
- Ambathenna West
- Bibilegama East
- Bibilegama West
- Dambakote
- Dambewela
- Demodara
- Gerandiella
- Gonagala East
- Gonagala West
- Kahataruppa
- Kanahela
- Kanawerella
- Kanawerella East
- Kanawerella West
- Kudugala Pathana
- Madugasthalawa North
- Madugasthalawa South
- Maligathenna
- Maussagolla East
- Maussagolla West
- Medawelagama
- Meedumpitiya
- Meeriyabedda
- Nikebedda
- Palagolla
- Palawatta
- Paramahankada
- Passara Town East
- Passara Town North
- Passara Town South
- Pelgahathenna
- Puhulwatta
- Sapuroda
- Thalagahagedara
- Thennuge
- Tholabowatta
- Udagama
- Welgolla
- Wewekele

## Quick answers

- Where is Pallegama?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pallegama?Kanahela, Palagolla, Paramahankada, Passara Town East, Passara Town North, Sapuroda and Thennuge
- How many villages are in Pallegama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Pallegama?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pallegama?District Hospital Passara, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pallegama?Bank of Ceylon, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pallegama?Sampath, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pallegama?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 1.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pallegama?LK8118105 (OCHA common operational dataset)
