# Elhena GN division, Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/elhena/

Grama Niladhari division · Medagama DS Division 

# Elhena

Elhena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **3.42 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.4km²
- 256 mtypical elevation

## Where is Elhena?

Elhena lies in [Medagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/), [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: [Dahagoniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/dahagoniya/), [Ellekona](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/ellekona/), [Monarawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/monarawana/), [Pitadeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/pitadeniya/), [Udakiruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/udakiruwa/) and [Weragoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/weragoda/). By area it is the 4395th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Medagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/). The centre of Elhena is about 156 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0485° N, 81.2611° E. Local names: ඇල්හේන .

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 Elhena

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Elhena.

- 8th Mile Post
- Bogahawela
- Dangoniya

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 Elhena 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 Elhena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Medagama Hospitle · Medagama 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03913&mlon=81.27482#map=17/7.03913/81.27482) 

Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) 

ATM NSB · Hulandawa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) 

Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Lunugala Town 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) 

Hotel Ranvil Hotel · Nugamura 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07269&mlon=81.26084#map=17/7.07269/81.26084) 

Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) 

School Ethundamuwawa Primary School · Udakiruwa 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08265&mlon=81.22447#map=17/7.08265/81.22447) 

College Faculty Of Engineering Technology -The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) · Nagala 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16196&mlon=81.24734#map=17/7.16196/81.24734) 

Police station Lunugala Police Station · Lunugala Town 6.4 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 Medagama DS Division

- Aiwela
- Alana
- Amunekandura
- Bakinigahawela
- Bendiyawa
- Bibilamulla
- Dahagoniya
- Dahamgama
- Diviyapola
- Ellekona
- Godigamuwa
- Ilukkumbura
- Kalugahawadiya
- Keenagoda
- Kendavinna
- Kinnarabowa
- Kohukumbura
- Kongolla
- Kotabowa
- Medagama
- Mellagama
- Monarawana
- Nannapurawa
- Nugamura
- Pitadeniya
- Polgahapitiya
- Pothubandhana
- Pubbara
- Rattanadeniya
- Senapathiya
- Senpathigama
- Thambana
- Thimbiriya
- Yakunnawa

## Quick answers

- Where is Elhena?In Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Elhena?Dahagoniya, Ellekona, Monarawana, Pitadeniya, Udakiruwa and Weragoda
- How many villages are in Elhena?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Elhena?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Elhena?Medagama Hospitle, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Elhena?People's Bank, about 6.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Elhena?NSB, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Elhena?IOC Gas Station, about 6.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Elhena?LK8209120 (OCHA common operational dataset)