# Veheragala GN division, Buttala DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/veheragala/

Grama Niladhari division · Buttala DS Division 

# Veheragala

Veheragala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **2.93 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.9km²
- 165 mtypical elevation

## Where is Veheragala?

Veheragala lies in [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/), [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: [Kumarapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/kumarapura/), [Mahasenpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/mahasenpura/), [Pelwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/pelwatta/), [Puhulkotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/puhulkotuwa/), [Unawatuna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/unawatuna/) and [Yatiyallathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/yatiyallathota/). By area it is the 5066th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/). The centre of Veheragala is about 152 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7395° N, 81.2113° E. Local names: වෙහෙරගල .

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 Veheragala

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

- Mahasenpura
- Veheragala Gemunugama

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 Veheragala 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
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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 Veheragala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital Buttala · Yudaganawa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75726&mlon=81.23990#map=17/6.75726/81.23990) 

Bank National Savings Bank · Udagama 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76017&mlon=81.24662#map=17/6.76017/81.24662) 

ATM NSB · Hulandawa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) 

Petrol pump IOC SHED · Puhulkotuwa 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75662&mlon=81.23621#map=17/6.75662/81.23621) 

Hotel Diyathma Lake Resort · Unawatuna 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75343&mlon=81.22235#map=17/6.75343/81.22235) 

Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) 

School Future Kid's Preschool Buttala · Yudaganawa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75758&mlon=81.23918#map=17/6.75758/81.23918) 

College Rainbow Computer School · Muppane 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85396&mlon=81.33913#map=17/6.85396/81.33913) 

Police station Police Station - Buttala · Udagama 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76262&mlon=81.25045#map=17/6.76262/81.25045) 

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 Buttala DS Division

- Buruthagolla
- Dikyaya
- Galtemmandiya
- Gaminipura
- Gonagan Ara
- Horabokka
- Konketiya
- Kukurampola
- Kumaragama
- Kumarapura
- Mahagodayaya
- Mahasenpura
- Maligavila
- Medagama
- Minipuragama
- Okkampitiya
- Pahalagama
- Pelwatta
- Pettagamwela
- Puhulkotuwa
- Rahathangama
- Uda Arawa
- Udagama
- Ulugala
- Unawatuna
- Waguruwela
- Yatiyallathota
- Yudaganawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Veheragala?In Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Veheragala?Kumarapura, Mahasenpura, Pelwatta, Puhulkotuwa, Unawatuna and Yatiyallathota
- How many villages are in Veheragala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Veheragala?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Veheragala?District Hospital Buttala, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Veheragala?National Savings Bank, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Veheragala?NSB, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Veheragala?IOC SHED, about 3.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Veheragala?LK8224100 (OCHA common operational dataset)