# Veherayaya GN division, Wellawaya DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/veherayaya/ Grama Niladhari division · Wellawaya DS Division # Veherayaya Veherayaya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **3.12 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.1km² ## Where is Veherayaya? Veherayaya 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 6 other GN divisions: [Andawelayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/andawelayaya/), [Ethiliwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/ethiliwewa/), [Mahaaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/mahaaragama/), [Neluwagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/neluwagala/), [Randenigodayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/randenigodayaya/) and [Veherayaya Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/veherayaya-colony/). By area it is the 4759th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Wellawaya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/). The centre of Veherayaya is about 144 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6407° N, 81.1188° E. Local names: වෙහෙරයා‍ය . 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 Veherayaya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Veherayaya. - Veherayaya 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Veherayaya Named natural and historic features inside Veherayaya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Dambakota Ara Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Veherayaya 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 Veherayaya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Wellawaya Base Hospital · Wellawaya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73019&mlon=81.09840#map=17/6.73019/81.09840) Bank Peoples Bank · Ethiliwewa 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.62238&mlon=81.12532#map=17/6.62238/81.12532) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) Petrol pump IOC Gas Staition · Wellawaya 10 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 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.64998&mlon=81.11995#map=17/6.64998/81.11995) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 36 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 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.61736&mlon=81.09947#map=17/6.61736/81.09947) College Sri bimbarama tempale - haputhalegama · Panketiya 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80000&mlon=80.96671#map=17/6.80000/80.96671) Police station Police Station · Ampitithenna 16 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 - Handapanagala - Kithulkote - Kotikambokka - Kurugama - Mahaaragama - Neluwagala - Nugayaya - Pubuduwewa - Randenigodayaya - Randeniya - Siripuragama - Siyambalagunaya - Sudupanawela - Thelulla - Thelulla Colony - Uva Kudaoya - Veherayaya Colony - Warunagama - Wellawaya - Yalabowa ## Quick answers - Where is Veherayaya?In Wellawaya DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Veherayaya?Andawelayaya, Ethiliwewa, Mahaaragama, Neluwagala, Randenigodayaya and Veherayaya Colony - How many villages are in Veherayaya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Veherayaya?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Veherayaya?Wellawaya Base Hospital, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Veherayaya?Peoples Bank, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Veherayaya?Bank of ceylon, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Veherayaya?IOC Gas Staition, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Veherayaya?LK8221095 (OCHA common operational dataset)