# Puhulpola GN division, Welimada DS Division, Badulla District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Puhulpola

Puhulpola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.54 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.5km²
- 1,141 mtypical elevation

## Where is Puhulpola?

Puhulpola lies in [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/), [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: [Dayaraba Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/dayaraba-watta/), [Dikkapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/dikkapitiya/), [Divithotawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/divithotawela/), [Hangiliella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/hangiliella/), [Kotawera Pahalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kotawera-pahalagama/), [Kotawera Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/uvaparanagama/kotawera-udagama/) and [Welimada Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/welimada-town/). By area it is the 8238th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Puhulpola is about 120 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9075° N, 80.9334° E. Local names: පුහුල්පොල .

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 Puhulpola

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

- Idamegama
- Lunuwaththa

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 Puhulpola

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Ketakele

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 Puhulpola 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 329 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 22 102 

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 Puhulpola

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ayurweda hospital · Divithotawela 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90207&mlon=80.92047#map=17/6.90207/80.92047) 

Bank Rural bank yalpathwela · Yalpathwela 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89238&mlon=80.92460#map=17/6.89238/80.92460) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Divithotawela 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90556&mlon=80.92060#map=17/6.90556/80.92060) 

Hotel Emerald Grand Hotel · Divithotawela 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90258&mlon=80.92141#map=17/6.90258/80.92141) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Welimada central college · Divithotawela 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90111&mlon=80.92281#map=17/6.90111/80.92281) 

College OUSL Bandarawela Study Centre · Wewathenna 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85065&mlon=80.97786#map=17/6.85065/80.97786) 

Police station Welimada Police Station · Welimada Town 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90031&mlon=80.90588#map=17/6.90031/80.90588) 

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 Welimada DS Division

- Alakolagala
- Alawathugoda
- Alugolla
- Ambagahakumbura
- Ambewela
- Bibiligamuwa
- Bogahakumbura
- Boragas
- Boralanda
- Dambavinna
- Dayaraba Watta
- Dikkapitiya
- Dimuthugama
- Divithotawela
- Divurumgama
- Erabadda
- Galedanda
- Gavarammana
- Girambe
- Guruthalawa
- Helayalkumbura
- Hewanakumbura
- Himbiliyagolla
- Hingurugamuwa
- Hinnarangolla
- Hulankapolla
- Idamegama
- Kabillegama
- Kalubululanda
- Kandepuhulpola
- Karagasthenna
- Keppetipola
- Ketakella
- Koskanuwegama
- Kotakithula
- Landegama
- Mahathenna
- Maligathenna
- Malpotha
- Mavithikumbura
- Medagedaragama
- Mirahawatta
- Nawela
- Nedungamuwa
- Ohiya
- Ohiya Estate
- Pahalayalkumbura
- Palugama Ella
- Palugama Town
- Pitapola
- Puranwela
- Rahangala
- Rathkarawwa
- Silmiyapura
- Thennakonwela
- Udakendagolla
- Udupeella
- Vidurupola
- Wangiyakumbura
- Welikadagama
- Welimada Town
- Welimada Watta
- Yalpathwela

## Quick answers

- Where is Puhulpola?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Puhulpola?Dayaraba Watta, Dikkapitiya, Divithotawela, Hangiliella, Kotawera Pahalagama, Kotawera Udagama and Welimada Town
- How many villages are in Puhulpola?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Puhulpola?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Puhulpola?ayurweda hospital, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Puhulpola?Rural bank yalpathwela, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Puhulpola?ATM, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puhulpola?Lanka filling station, about 1.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Puhulpola?LK8130090 (OCHA common operational dataset)