# Puranwela GN division, Welimada DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/puranwela/ Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division # Puranwela Puranwela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.88 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.9km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Puranwela? Puranwela 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: [Divurumgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/divurumgama/), [Erabadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/erabadda/), [Gavarammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/gavarammana/), [Girambe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/girambe/), [Idamegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/idamegama/), [Palugama Ella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/palugama-ella/) and [Palugama Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/palugama-town/). By area it is the 7234th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Puranwela is about 114 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8956° N, 80.8796° E. Local names: පුරන්වෙල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Puranwela Named natural and historic features inside Puranwela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Alutenna - Surrey 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 Puranwela and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). 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 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Puranwela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Keppetipola Dispensary · Palugama Town 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89617&mlon=80.87439#map=17/6.89617/80.87439) Bank People's Bank · Palugama Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89457&mlon=80.87083#map=17/6.89457/80.87083) ATM ATM · Welimada Town 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Palugama Town 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89515&mlon=80.87211#map=17/6.89515/80.87211) Hotel Edison Hotel · Puranwela 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89243&mlon=80.87588#map=17/6.89243/80.87588) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School First Step Preschool · Palugama Ella 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89976&mlon=80.88221#map=17/6.89976/80.88221) College Stanford International Campus · Ambewela 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87087&mlon=80.82882#map=17/6.87087/80.82882) Police station Welimada Police Station · Welimada Town 2.9 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Puranwela Places mapped inside Puranwela in open map data, by type. - 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 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 - Puhulpola - Rahangala - Rathkarawwa - Silmiyapura - Thennakonwela - Udakendagolla - Udupeella - Vidurupola - Wangiyakumbura - Welikadagama - Welimada Town - Welimada Watta - Yalpathwela ## Quick answers - Where is Puranwela?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Puranwela?Divurumgama, Erabadda, Gavarammana, Girambe, Idamegama, Palugama Ella and Palugama Town - What is the best time to visit Puranwela?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Puranwela?Keppetipola Dispensary, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puranwela?People's Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Puranwela?ATM, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puranwela?IOC Filling Station, about 0.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Puranwela?LK8130040 (OCHA common operational dataset)