# Hathbodhiya GN division, Dehiwala DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/hathbodhiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Dehiwala DS Division 

# Hathbodhiya

Hathbodhiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dehiwala DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **0.42 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.4km²
- 10mapped services
- 15 mtypical elevation

## Where is Hathbodhiya?

Hathbodhiya lies in [Dehiwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/), [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Galwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/galwala/), [Kalubovila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/kalubovila/), [Sri Saranankara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/sri-saranankara/), [Udyanaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/udyanaya/) and [Vilawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/vilawala/). By area it is the 12822nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.0% of [Dehiwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/dehiwala/). The centre of Hathbodhiya is about 8.2 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8650° N, 79.8704° E. Local names: ගල්වල .

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 Hathbodhiya

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

- Kalubowila

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 Hathbodhiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Colombo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 76 

Feb 26 71 

Mar 27 115 

Apr 28 226 

May 27 224 

Jun 27 143 

Jul 26 99 

Aug 26 113 

Sep 26 162 

Oct 26 292 

Nov 26 304 

Dec 26 175 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hathbodhiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kalubowila Hospital Ward 27 · Vilawala 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86746&mlon=79.87532#map=17/6.86746/79.87532) 

Bank Sampath Bank · Wellawatta South 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86470&mlon=79.86361#map=17/6.86470/79.86361) 

ATM HNB · Wellawatta South 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86761&mlon=79.86282#map=17/6.86761/79.86282) 

Petrol pump Imperial Filling Station · Dehiwala West 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86101&mlon=79.86402#map=17/6.86101/79.86402) 

Hotel RoLanka · Hathbodhiya 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86650&mlon=79.86894#map=17/6.86650/79.86894) 

Mall Marino Mall · Wellawatta South 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86528&mlon=79.86351#map=17/6.86528/79.86351) 

School Buddhagosha College · Hathbodhiya 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86550&mlon=79.87155#map=17/6.86550/79.87155) 

College American College of Higher Education · Galwala 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86279&mlon=79.86494#map=17/6.86279/79.86494) 

Police station Wellawatte Police Station · Wellawatta South 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87320&mlon=79.86157#map=17/6.87320/79.86157) 

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 Hathbodhiya

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

- Hotels1
- Schools4
- Restaurants5

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 Dehiwala DS Division

- Dehiwala East
- Dehiwala West
- Dutugemunu
- Galwala
- Jayathilaka
- Kalubovila
- Karagampitiya
- Kawdana East
- Kohuwala
- Malwatta
- Nedimala
- Sri Saranankara
- Udyanaya
- Vilawala

## Quick answers

- Where is Hathbodhiya?In Dehiwala DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Hathbodhiya?Galwala, Kalubovila, Sri Saranankara, Udyanaya and Vilawala
- How many villages are in Hathbodhiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Hathbodhiya?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Hathbodhiya?Kalubowila Hospital Ward 27, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Hathbodhiya?Sampath Bank, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Hathbodhiya?HNB, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hathbodhiya?Imperial Filling Station, about 0.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Hathbodhiya?LK1130030 (OCHA common operational dataset)