# Handapanagala GN division, Wellawaya DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/handapanagala/

Grama Niladhari division · Wellawaya DS Division 

# Handapanagala

Handapanagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **6.82 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 6.8km²
- 159 mtypical elevation

## Where is Handapanagala?

Handapanagala lies in [Wellawaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Mahaaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/mahaaragama/), [Neluwagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/neluwagala/), [Pubuduwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/pubuduwewa/) and [Randenigodayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/randenigodayaya/). By area it is the 1991st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.2% of [Wellawaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/). The centre of Handapanagala is about 146 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6419° N, 81.1355° E. Local names: හඳපානගල .

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 Handapanagala

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

- Handapanagala
- Handapangala Colony

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 Handapanagala 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 Handapanagala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wellawaya Base Hospital · Wellawaya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73019&mlon=81.09840#map=17/6.73019/81.09840) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Ethiliwewa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.62238&mlon=81.12532#map=17/6.62238/81.12532) 

ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) 

Petrol pump IOC Gas Staition · Wellawaya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73198&mlon=81.10307#map=17/6.73198/81.10307) 

Hotel Sayon River Cottage & Eco Garden - Wellawaya · Randenigodayaya 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.64998&mlon=81.11995#map=17/6.64998/81.11995) 

Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) 

School D.S. Senanayaka Primary School · Siripuragama 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.61736&mlon=81.09947#map=17/6.61736/81.09947) 

College Sri bimbarama tempale - haputhalegama · Panketiya 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80000&mlon=80.96671#map=17/6.80000/80.96671) 

Police station Police Station · Ampitithenna 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73698&mlon=81.01628#map=17/6.73698/81.01628) 

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 Wellawaya DS Division

- Anapallama
- Andawelayaya
- Balaharuwa
- Buduruwagala
- Debaraara
- Dimbulamure
- Ethiliwewa
- Galbokka
- Kithulkote
- Kotikambokka
- Kurugama
- Mahaaragama
- Neluwagala
- Nugayaya
- Pubuduwewa
- Randenigodayaya
- Randeniya
- Siripuragama
- Siyambalagunaya
- Sudupanawela
- Thelulla
- Thelulla Colony
- Uva Kudaoya
- Veherayaya
- Veherayaya Colony
- Warunagama
- Wellawaya
- Yalabowa

## Quick answers

- Where is Handapanagala?In Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Handapanagala?Mahaaragama, Neluwagala, Pubuduwewa and Randenigodayaya
- How many villages are in Handapanagala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Handapanagala?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Handapanagala?Wellawaya Base Hospital, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Handapanagala?Peoples Bank, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Handapanagala?Bank of ceylon, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Handapanagala?IOC Gas Staition, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Handapanagala?LK8221105 (OCHA common operational dataset)