# Pussellawa GN division, Soranathota DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/pussellawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Soranathota DS Division 

# Pussellawa

Pussellawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.37 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.4km²
- 3mapped services
- 397 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pussellawa?

Pussellawa lies in [Soranathota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/), [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: [Ambagasdowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/ambagasdowa/), [Boliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/boliyadda/), [Pathanegedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/pathanegedara/), [Pussellakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/pussellakanda/), [Wattekele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/wattekele/) and [Yatilellagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/yatilellagama/). By area it is the 4450th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.2% of [Soranathota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/). The centre of Pussellawa is about 134 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0558° N, 81.0546° E. Local names: පුස්සැල්ලාව .

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 Pussellawa

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Pussellawa. Settlements here lie between about 344 m and 524 m above sea level (median 397 m).

- Boliyadda
- Bolyadda
- Liyadipitiya
- Pahala Pussellawa
- Palugama
- Paragasthenna
- Pussellawa

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).

## Weather in Pussellawa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 415 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 to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
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- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 144 

Feb 26 106 

Mar 27 102 

Apr 29 155 

May 29 128 

Jun 28 62 

Jul 29 50 

Aug 29 64 

Sep 29 112 

Oct 28 221 

Nov 27 289 

Dec 26 262 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pussellawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Aurvedic Dispensary · Pussellawa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06613&mlon=81.05294#map=17/7.06613/81.05294) 

Bank National Bank · Pitawelagama 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99866&mlon=81.05361#map=17/6.99866/81.05361) 

ATM People's · Badulla East 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) 

Hotel LD Rooma Dunhida · Rideepana 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03060&mlon=81.05723#map=17/7.03060/81.05723) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Pussellawa Maha Vidyalaya · Pussellawa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06574&mlon=81.05538#map=17/7.06574/81.05538) 

College Thaldena Rehabilitation Center · Pussellawa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06321&mlon=81.05548#map=17/7.06321/81.05548) 

Police station Waldeck Police Station · Badulla Central 6.9 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Pussellawa

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

- Hospitals1
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities1

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 Soranathota DS Division

- Ambagasdowa
- Angoda
- Boliyadda
- Budugekanda
- Dikpitiya
- Egodawela
- Idamegama
- Idamepanguwa
- Kandegedara Town
- Ketakellagama
- Kirioruwa
- Kithulwattagama
- Kohovila
- Kosgolla
- Kuttiyagolla
- Ledgerwatta
- Moragolla
- Pallekanda
- Pathanegedara
- Pussellakanda
- Rideepana
- Soranathota
- Wattekele
- Yatilellagama

## Quick answers

- Where is Pussellawa?In Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pussellawa?Ambagasdowa, Boliyadda, Pathanegedara, Pussellakanda, Wattekele and Yatilellagama
- How many villages are in Pussellawa?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pussellawa?Settlements lie between 344 m and 524 m
- What is the best time to visit Pussellawa?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pussellawa?Aurvedic Dispensary, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pussellawa?National Bank, about 6.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pussellawa?People's, about 7.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pussellawa?Ceypetco, about 6.4 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Pussellawa?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Pussellawa?LK8115040 (OCHA common operational dataset)