# Polhena GN division, Divulapitiya DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/polhena/

Grama Niladhari division · Divulapitiya DS Division 

# Polhena

Polhena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Divulapitiya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.82 km²**.

- 0.8km²

## Where is Polhena?

Polhena lies in [Divulapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/), [Gampaha District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 3 other GN divisions: [Mellawagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/mellawagedara/), [Polwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/polwatta/) and [Waradala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/waradala/). By area it is the 10931st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Divulapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/divulapitiya/). The centre of Polhena is about 45 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2946° N, 80.0293° E. Local names: පොල්හේන .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Landscape and landmarks of Polhena

Named natural and historic features inside Polhena, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 estate.

- Angunawalakatuwa

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 Polhena and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gampaha 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 Polhena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Vision Animal Hospital · Pahala Galayaya 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33265&mlon=80.01214#map=17/7.33265/80.01214) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Badabedda 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32757&mlon=80.02231#map=17/7.32757/80.02231) 

ATM Kandawala · Katana West 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24822&mlon=79.89668#map=17/7.24822/79.89668) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Badabedda 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32870&mlon=80.02226#map=17/7.32870/80.02226) 

Hotel Scenario Grand · Pannala 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32750&mlon=80.02690#map=17/7.32750/80.02690) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Pannala 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32903&mlon=80.02464#map=17/7.32903/80.02464) 

School Pannala National School ground · Badabedda 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32579&mlon=80.02566#map=17/7.32579/80.02566) 

College Lingocom Higher Education Academy · Pannala 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32940&mlon=80.02100#map=17/7.32940/80.02100) 

Police station Police Station Pannala · Badabedda 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32769&mlon=80.02139#map=17/7.32769/80.02139) 

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 Divulapitiya DS Division

- Agalegedara
- Akaragama East
- Akaragama North
- Akaragama West
- Akarangaha
- Alugolla
- Aluthepola East
- Aluthepola West
- Ambalayaya
- Andimulla
- Assennawatta East
- Assennawatta West
- Badalgama
- Balagalla East
- Balagalla West
- Balawala
- Barawavila
- Batepola
- Bolagala
- Bomugammana North
- Bomugammana South
- Dagonna East
- Dagonna North
- Dagonna South
- Delpakadawara
- Delwagura
- Diklanda
- Dimbuldeniya
- Divulapitiya
- Diyagampala
- Doonagaha
- Doonagaha South
- Erabadda
- Godigamuwa East
- Godigamuwa West
- Gurullagama
- Halgahawelawatta
- Haloluwa
- Halpe 1
- Halpe 2
- Hangawatta
- Hapugahagama
- Hapuwalana
- Hapuwalana North
- Hapuwalana South
- Heeralugedara
- Henpitagedara
- Hettimulla
- Horagasmulla
- Hunumulla
- Ihala Madampella East
- Ihala Madampella North
- Ihala Madampella West
- Ihala Madithiyawala
- Ihalagama
- Induragara North
- Induragara South
- Kadawala
- Kadawala North
- Kadawala South
- Kaluaggala
- Kaluaggala Pahalagama
- Kalumada
- Kaluwarippuwa East - Dakuna
- Kaluwarippuwa East - Uthura
- Katukenda
- Katuwellegama North
- Katuwellegama South
- Kehelella North
- Kehelella South
- Kehelella West
- Kelegedara
- Kelepitimulla
- Kithulwala Ihala
- Kithulwala North
- Kithulwala Pahala
- Kongodamulla East
- Kongodamulla North
- Kongodamulla South
- Kongodamulla West
- Koradaminna
- Kotadeniyawa
- Kudagammana
- Kuleegedara
- Lihiniyagammana
- Mellawagedara
- Miriswatta
- Moragalkanda
- Nariyamulla
- Nawana East
- Nawana West
- Otharawadiya
- Pahala Madampella
- Pahala Madithiyawala
- Palliyapitiya East
- Palliyapitiya West
- Palugahawela
- Paragoda North
- Paragoda South
- Parana Halpe East
- Parana Halpe West
- Parana Handiya
- Pethigoda
- Pinnakele
- Pinnakele South
- Pinnalanda
- Polwatta
- Rassapana
- Sayakkaramulla
- Siringapathawatta
- Thammita
- Thotillagahawatta
- Ullalapola East
- Ullalapola West
- Urapana
- Walpita
- Waradala
- Wattemulla
- Wekada
- Welagana
- Weragodamulla
- Wewagedara

## Quick answers

- Where is Polhena?In Divulapitiya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Polhena?Mellawagedara, Polwatta and Waradala
- What is the best time to visit Polhena?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Polhena?Vision Animal Hospital, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Polhena?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Polhena?Kandawala, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polhena?Ceypetco, about 3.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Polhena?LK1209070 (OCHA common operational dataset)