# Puhulwatta GN division, Passara DS Division, Badulla District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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

Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division 

# Puhulwatta

Puhulwatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.19 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.2km²
- 1,325 mtypical elevation

## Where is Puhulwatta?

Puhulwatta 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: [Bulathwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/bulathwatta/), [Dambewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/dambewela/), [Gonagala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/gonagala-east/), [Kanahela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanahela/), [Maussagolla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/maussagolla-east/), [Maussagolla West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/maussagolla-west/) and [Meeriyabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/meeriyabedda/). By area it is the 4650th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Puhulwatta is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9201° N, 81.1363° E. Local names: පුහුල්වත්ත .

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 Puhulwatta

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Puhulwatta.

- Gonakele
- Jayanthipura
- Puhulwaththa
- Seventh Mile Post

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 Puhulwatta

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

### Estates

2 estates.

- Gonakele Group Upper Division
- Passara Division

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 Puhulwatta and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 513 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 19 144 

Feb 20 106 

Mar 21 102 

Apr 23 155 

May 23 128 

Jun 22 62 

Jul 23 50 

Aug 23 64 

Sep 23 112 

Oct 22 221 

Nov 21 289 

Dec 20 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Puhulwatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital Passara · Passara Town South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93357&mlon=81.15249#map=17/6.93357/81.15249) 

Bank Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank · Ballaketuwa 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85935&mlon=81.09515#map=17/6.85935/81.09515) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Ella 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87615&mlon=81.04763#map=17/6.87615/81.04763) 

Petrol pump Lanka Ioc Fuel Station · Passara Town North 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) 

Hotel O2 Ella · Gonagala East 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92931&mlon=81.14320#map=17/6.92931/81.14320) 

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 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90859&mlon=81.13065#map=17/6.90859/81.13065) 

College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) 

Police station Passara · Passara Town South 2.6 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.

## 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
- Pelgahathenna
- Sapuroda
- Thalagahagedara
- Thennuge
- Tholabowatta
- Udagama
- Welgolla
- Wewekele

## Quick answers

- Where is Puhulwatta?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Puhulwatta?Bulathwatta, Dambewela, Gonagala East, Kanahela, Maussagolla East, Maussagolla West and Meeriyabedda
- How many villages are in Puhulwatta?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Puhulwatta?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Puhulwatta?District Hospital Passara, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Puhulwatta?Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank, about 8.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Puhulwatta?People's Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puhulwatta?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 2.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Puhulwatta?LK8118160 (OCHA common operational dataset)