# Polgahagama GN division, Madulla DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/polgahagama/

Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division 

# Polgahagama

Polgahagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **7.06 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 7.1km²
- 138 mtypical elevation

## Where is Polgahagama?

Polgahagama lies in [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Alugalge](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/alugalge/), [Gangoda Arawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/gangoda-arawa/), [Kahagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/kahagolla/), [Kolladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/kolladeniya/), [Mariarawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/mariarawa/), [Neelawa Bedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/neelawa-bedda/) and [Nugagahakivula](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/nugagahakivula/). By area it is the 1898th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Polgahagama is about 179 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9521° N, 81.4723° E. Local names: පොල්ගහගම .

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 Polgahagama

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

- Medabedda
- Polgahagama

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 Polgahagama 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 Polgahagama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) 

Bank Hatton National Bank · Siyambalanduwa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90674&mlon=81.55069#map=17/6.90674/81.55069) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Dombagahawela 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90134&mlon=81.44137#map=17/6.90134/81.44137) 

Hotel Nethmini Regency · Siyambalanduwa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91822&mlon=81.55838#map=17/6.91822/81.55838) 

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

School Dombagahawela Seondary School · Dombagahawela 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90253&mlon=81.44557#map=17/6.90253/81.44557) 

College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) 

Police station Police Station Siyambanduwa · Siyambalanduwa 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90665&mlon=81.54775#map=17/6.90665/81.54775) 

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 Madulla DS Division

- Alpitiya
- Alugalge
- Aratugaswela
- Baduluwela
- Bandarawadiya
- Dambagalla
- Deliwa
- Ellekona
- Galbokka
- Galgamuwa
- Gangoda Arawa
- Gangodagama
- Gonathalawa
- Ihawa
- Iluklanda
- Inginiyagala
- Kahagolla
- Kolladeniya
- Kottagala
- Magandana
- Magandaoya Colony
- Makulla
- Mariarawa
- Mullegama
- Namaloya Colony
- Neelawa Bedda
- Nelliyadda
- Obbegoda
- Pagura
- Panguwa
- Ritigahawatta
- Ruwalwela
- Thalkotayaya
- Thampalawela
- Therela
- Udumulla
- Watawanagama

## Quick answers

- Where is Polgahagama?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Polgahagama?Alugalge, Gangoda Arawa, Kahagolla, Kolladeniya, Mariarawa, Neelawa Bedda and Nugagahakivula
- How many villages are in Polgahagama?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Polgahagama?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Polgahagama?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Polgahagama?Hatton National Bank, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Polgahagama?Bank of Ceylon, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polgahagama?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Polgahagama?LK8206140 (OCHA common operational dataset)