# Balagala GN division, Uvaparanagama DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/balagala/

Grama Niladhari division · Uvaparanagama DS Division 

# Balagala

Balagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.06 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.1km²
- 1,126 mtypical elevation

## Where is Balagala?

Balagala lies in [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Daragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/daragala/), [Downside](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/downside/), [Kumarapattiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kumarapattiya/), [Pallewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/pallewela/) and [Unapana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/unapana/). By area it is the 6804th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Uvaparanagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/). The centre of Balagala is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9299° N, 80.9145° E. Local names: බලගල .

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 Balagala

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

- Balagala
- Pallewela

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 Balagala

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Downside

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 Balagala 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 (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 314 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 20 144 

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 Balagala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Downside Divisional Hospital · Kendagolla 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93326&mlon=80.92497#map=17/6.93326/80.92497) 

Bank Regional Development Bank · Ambagasdowa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92807&mlon=80.89826#map=17/6.92807/80.89826) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Cooparative Filling Station · Kumarapattiya 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92796&mlon=80.89879#map=17/6.92796/80.89879) 

Hotel Rose Garden Hotel · Ambagasdowa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92316&mlon=80.89183#map=17/6.92316/80.89183) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School B/Yahalarawa Tamil Maha Vidyalaya · Kendagolla 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93376&mlon=80.92437#map=17/6.93376/80.92437) 

College OUSL Bandarawela Study Centre · Wewathenna 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85065&mlon=80.97786#map=17/6.85065/80.97786) 

Police station Ambagasdowa Police Station · Kumarapattiya 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.92818&mlon=80.89845#map=17/6.92818/80.89845) 

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 Uvaparanagama DS Division

- Alagolla
- Ambagasdowa
- Bambarapana
- Beraliyapola
- Busdulla
- Dangamuwa
- Daragala
- Dimbulana
- Downside
- Ellanda
- Ethkandawaka
- Galahagama
- Gampaha
- Hangiliella
- Hangunnawa
- Hathkinda
- Idamegama
- Ilukwela
- Karagahaulpatha
- Kendagolla
- Kerklis
- Ketagoda
- Kindigoda
- Kirawanagama
- Kodakumbura
- Kohilegama
- Koradekumbura
- Kotawera Pahalagama
- Kotawera Udagama
- Kumarapattiya
- Kurundugolla
- Lunuwatta
- Malapolagama
- Malwattegama
- Maspanna
- Medagodagama
- Medawela
- Medipokuna
- Metiwalalanda
- Mudanawa
- Pallewela
- Panagoda
- Pannalagama
- Pannalawela
- Paranagama
- Perawella
- Pitiyakumbura
- Rahupola
- Ranhawadigama
- Rathamba
- Ritikumbura
- Sapugolla
- Thawalampola
- Thelhawadigama
- Thuppitiya
- Udaperuwa
- Uduhawara
- Ulugala
- Uma Ela
- Unapana
- Voldemar
- Welamedagama
- Weliulla
- Wethalawa
- Wewegama
- Yahala Arawa
- Yalagamuwa

## Quick answers

- Where is Balagala?In Uvaparanagama DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Balagala?Daragala, Downside, Kumarapattiya, Pallewela and Unapana
- How many villages are in Balagala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Balagala?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Balagala?Downside Divisional Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Balagala?Regional Development Bank, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Balagala?ATM, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balagala?Cooparative Filling Station, about 1.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Balagala?LK8127300 (OCHA common operational dataset)