# Pelgahathenna GN division, Passara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/pelgahathenna/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Pelgahathenna Pelgahathenna is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.32 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.3km² - 2mapped services - 1,085 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pelgahathenna? Pelgahathenna 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 9 other GN divisions: [Bulathwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/bulathwatta/), [Glen Alpin Estate](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/badulla/glen-alpin-estate/), [Gonagala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/gonagala-west/), [Imbulgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/imbulgoda-lk8124160/), [Palagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/palagolla/), [Sapuroda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/sapuroda/), [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/udagama/), [Welibissa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/badulla/welibissa/) and [Wewessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/badulla/wewessa/). By area it is the 4506th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Pelgahathenna is about 141 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9484° N, 81.1245° E. Local names: පැල්ගහතැන්න . 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 Pelgahathenna Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Pelgahathenna. - Hiwalella - Pelgahathenna - Ury State 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 Pelgahathenna Named natural and historic features inside Pelgahathenna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Gonakele Group Lower Division - Ury Group 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 Pelgahathenna and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 273 m higher 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 to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 144 Feb 21 106 Mar 23 102 Apr 24 155 May 24 128 Jun 24 62 Jul 24 50 Aug 24 64 Sep 24 112 Oct 23 221 Nov 22 289 Dec 21 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pelgahathenna Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ury Hospital · Pelgahathenna 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94265&mlon=81.12624#map=17/6.94265/81.12624) Bank HDFC Bank · Badulla East 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98497&mlon=81.06163#map=17/6.98497/81.06163) ATM Sampath · Badulla East 8.4 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 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) Hotel Badulla Circuit Bungalow - Urban Development Authority · Pelgahathenna 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95324&mlon=81.12493#map=17/6.95324/81.12493) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Gonagala Vidyalaya · Gonagala West 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93580&mlon=81.14166#map=17/6.93580/81.14166) College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Passara · Passara Town South 3.7 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 Pelgahathenna Places mapped inside Pelgahathenna in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels1 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 - Pallegama - Paramahankada - Passara Town East - Passara Town North - Passara Town South - Puhulwatta - Sapuroda - Thalagahagedara - Thennuge - Tholabowatta - Udagama - Welgolla - Wewekele ## Quick answers - Where is Pelgahathenna?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pelgahathenna?Bulathwatta, Glen Alpin Estate, Gonagala West, Imbulgoda, Palagolla, Sapuroda, Udagama, Welibissa and Wewessa - How many villages are in Pelgahathenna?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pelgahathenna?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pelgahathenna?Ury Hospital, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pelgahathenna?HDFC Bank, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pelgahathenna?Sampath, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pelgahathenna?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 3.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Pelgahathenna?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Pelgahathenna?LK8118075 (OCHA common operational dataset)