# Karagahawela West GN division, Bibile DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/karagahawela-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Bibile DS Division # Karagahawela West Karagahawela West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bibile DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **8.19 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.2km² - 294 mtypical elevation ## Where is Karagahawela West? Karagahawela West lies in [Bibile DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/), [Monaragala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Diyakombala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/diyakombala/), [Karagahawela East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/karagahawela-east/), [Kehel Attawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/kehel-attawala/), [Mallehewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/mallehewa/), [Roberiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/roberiya/) and [Udamallehewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/udamallehewa/). By area it is the 1569th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Bibile DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/). The centre of Karagahawela West is about 145 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1571° N, 81.1434° E. Local names: කරගහවෙල බටහිර . 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 Karagahawela West Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Karagahawela West. Settlements here lie between about 256 m and 1,059 m above sea level (median 294 m). - Dehigolla - Peragaspitiya - Rathupasketiya 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 Karagahawela West Named natural and historic features inside Karagahawela West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 3 estates. - Dehigalla - Karagahawalakanda - Karagahawella 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 Karagahawela West and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala 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 Karagahawela West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pitmaaruwa Hospital · Roberiya 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13071&mlon=81.12910#map=17/7.13071/81.12910) Bank DFCC Bank - Bibile · Rathupasketiya 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16620&mlon=81.21837#map=17/7.16620/81.21837) ATM People's · Badulla East 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Lunugala Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Cocogalla State Bungalow · Wewabedda 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08651&mlon=81.16065#map=17/7.08651/81.16065) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Dikyaaya School · Dikyaya 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17218&mlon=81.09438#map=17/7.17218/81.09438) College Wewabedda school · Metigahathenna 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07682&mlon=81.14698#map=17/7.07682/81.14698) Police station Lunugala Police Station · Lunugala Town 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04769&mlon=81.20348#map=17/7.04769/81.20348) 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 Bibile DS Division - Ambagolla - Ambelanda - Badullagammana - Bibila - Bokagonna - Bulupitiya - Dehiattawela - Dodamgolla - Egoda Kotagama - Ethanawatta - Hamapola - Hewelwela - Kanawegalla - Kanulwela - Karagahawela East - Karandugala - Kavudella - Kehel Attawala - Kokunnewa - Kotagama - Kuruwamba - Lindakumbura - Mallehewa - Medipitiya - Morattamulla - Mudiyala - Nagala - Nilgala - Pitakumbura - Radaliyadda - Rathupasketiya - Thanayamgama - Thotillaketiya - Udamallehewa - Uravula - Ussagala - Wegama - Wegama South - Yalkumbura ## Quick answers - Where is Karagahawela West?In Bibile DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Karagahawela West?Diyakombala, Karagahawela East, Kehel Attawala, Mallehewa, Roberiya and Udamallehewa - How many villages are in Karagahawela West?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Karagahawela West?Settlements lie between 256 m and 1,059 m - What is the best time to visit Karagahawela West?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Karagahawela West?Pitmaaruwa Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karagahawela West?DFCC Bank - Bibile, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Karagahawela West?People's, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karagahawela West?IOC Gas Station, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Karagahawela West?LK8203105 (OCHA common operational dataset)