# Pubbara GN division, Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Medagama DS Division 

# Pubbara

Pubbara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **7.49 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7.5km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Pubbara?

Pubbara 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 7 other GN divisions: [Bakinigahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/bakinigahawela/), [Keenagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/keenagoda/), [Pagura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/pagura/), [Polgahapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/polgahapitiya/), [Thambana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/thambana/), [Thampalawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/thampalawela/) and [Thimbiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/thimbiriya/). By area it is the 1752nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Medagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/medagama/). The centre of Pubbara is about 161 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9935° N, 81.3075° E. Local names: පුබ්බාර .

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 Pubbara

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pubbara.

- Pubbara

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 Pubbara 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
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- Nov
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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 Pubbara

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Medagama Hospitle · Medagama 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03913&mlon=81.27482#map=17/7.03913/81.27482) 

Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) 

ATM NSB · Hulandawa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Weliyaya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90248&mlon=81.34010#map=17/6.90248/81.34010) 

Hotel අට්ටික්කා සෙවන - දඹගල්ල Attikka sewana -Dambagalla · Dambagalla 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) 

Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) 

School Pubbara Primary School · Pubbara 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97805&mlon=81.31684#map=17/6.97805/81.31684) 

College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) 

Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97897&mlon=81.37206#map=17/6.97897/81.37206) 

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 Pubbara

Places mapped inside Pubbara in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 Medagama DS Division

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Pubbara?In Medagama DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pubbara?Bakinigahawela, Keenagoda, Pagura, Polgahapitiya, Thambana, Thampalawela and Thimbiriya
- How many villages are in Pubbara?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Pubbara?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pubbara?Medagama Hospitle, about 6.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pubbara?People's Bank, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pubbara?NSB, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pubbara?Lanka Filling Station, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pubbara?LK8209145 (OCHA common operational dataset)