# Batawala GN division, Homagama DS Division, Colombo District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/batawala/

Grama Niladhari division · Homagama DS Division 

# Batawala

Batawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **2.14 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.1km²
- 1mapped services
- 31 mtypical elevation

## Where is Batawala?

Batawala lies in [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Atigala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/atigala-east/), [Atigala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/atigala-west/), [Meegoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/meegoda-north/), [Nawalamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/nawalamulla/), [Panaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/panaluwa/) and [Walpita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/walpita/). By area it is the 6606th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Homagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/homagama/). The centre of Batawala is about 23 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8781° N, 80.0529° E. Local names: බටවල .

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 Batawala

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

- Batawala
- Meegoda North

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 Batawala 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 Batawala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Meegoda Medi House · Meegoda South 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85170&mlon=80.05225#map=17/6.85170/80.05225) 

Bank Sanasa Bank · Panagoda Town 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86453&mlon=80.02418#map=17/6.86453/80.02418) 

ATM Sampath Bank ATM · Habarakada Watta 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86549&mlon=80.01306#map=17/6.86549/80.01306) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Welipillewa 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88621&mlon=80.03505#map=17/6.88621/80.03505) 

Hotel Hotel Lenagala · Nawalamulla 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87332&mlon=80.03642#map=17/6.87332/80.03642) 

Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) 

School WP/HO Batawala Junior School · Batawala 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88136&mlon=80.05362#map=17/6.88136/80.05362) 

College Godagama Technical College · Godagama South 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85110&mlon=80.02885#map=17/6.85110/80.02885) 

Police station Meegoda Police Station · Meegoda South 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85444&mlon=80.05444#map=17/6.85444/80.05444) 

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 Batawala

Places mapped inside Batawala 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 Homagama DS Division

- Ambalangoda
- Atigala East
- Atigala West
- Brahmanagama
- Deepangoda
- Diyagama East
- Diyagama West
- Dolahena
- Galavilawatta North
- Galavilawatta South
- Gehenuwala
- Godagama North
- Godagama South
- Habarakada North
- Habarakada South
- Habarakada Watta
- Henawatta
- Henpita
- Heraliyawala
- Hiripitiya
- Homagama East
- Homagama North
- Homagama South
- Homagama Town
- Homagama West
- Jalthara
- Kahathuduwa East
- Kahathuduwa North
- Kahathuduwa South
- Kahathuduwa West
- Kandanawatta
- Katuwana
- Kiriberiyakele
- Kirigampamunuwa
- Kiriwattuduwa North
- Kiriwattuduwa South
- Kithulavila
- Kithulhena
- Kudamaduwa
- Kurunduwatta
- Magammana East
- Magammana West
- Mambulgoda
- Mattegoda Central 'A'
- Mattegoda Central 'B'
- Mattegoda East
- Mattegoda West
- Mawathgama
- Meegasmulla
- Meegoda North
- Meegoda South
- Moonamale - Yakahaluwa
- Mullegama North
- Mullegama South
- Nawalamulla
- Niyandagala
- Ovitigama
- Palagama
- Panagoda East
- Panagoda Town
- Panagoda West
- Panaluwa
- Pitipana North
- Pitipana South
- Pitipana Town
- Prasannapura
- Rilawala
- Sangharama
- Siddamulla North
- Siddamulla South
- Siyambalagoda North
- Siyambalagoda South
- Suwapubudugama
- Uduwana
- Undurugoda
- Walpita
- Watareka North
- Watareka South
- Weniwelkola
- Wethara

## Quick answers

- Where is Batawala?In Homagama DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Batawala?Atigala East, Atigala West, Meegoda North, Nawalamulla, Panaluwa and Walpita
- How many villages are in Batawala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Batawala?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Batawala?Meegoda Medi House, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Batawala?Sanasa Bank, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Batawala?Sampath Bank ATM, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Batawala?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Batawala?LK1112025 (OCHA common operational dataset)