# Polhena GN division, Kelaniya DS Division, Gampaha District

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Grama Niladhari division · Kelaniya DS Division 

# Polhena

Polhena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kelaniya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **0.32 km²**.

- 0.3km²

## Where is Polhena?

Polhena lies in [Kelaniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Dalugamgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/dalugamgoda/), [Galborella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/galborella/), [Kelaniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/kelaniya/), [Koholvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/koholvila/) and [Nungamugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/nungamugoda/). By area it is the 13261st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Kelaniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/kelaniya/). The centre of Polhena is about 8.7 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9614° N, 79.9231° 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).

## 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 Ravana Arana - රාවණා අරණ · Kelaniya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95518&mlon=79.92110#map=17/6.95518/79.92110) 

Bank National Savings Bank · Kelaniya 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95388&mlon=79.91877#map=17/6.95388/79.91877) 

ATM NSB · Kelaniya 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95382&mlon=79.91880#map=17/6.95382/79.91880) 

Petrol pump Cepetco-Dalugama · Warakanatta 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97465&mlon=79.92341#map=17/6.97465/79.92341) 

Hotel CWW Kannangara Boys' Hostel · Dalugamgoda 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.96298&mlon=79.92116#map=17/6.96298/79.92116) 

Mall Udeshi City · Thalawathuhenpita South 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97733&mlon=79.92929#map=17/6.97733/79.92929) 

School Little Friends Preschool and Day Care Center · Kelaniya 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95518&mlon=79.92110#map=17/6.95518/79.92110) 

College House of education · Kelaniya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95290&mlon=79.92434#map=17/6.95290/79.92434) 

Police station Police Station Kelaniya · Kelaniya 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95033&mlon=79.91758#map=17/6.95033/79.91758) 

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 Kelaniya DS Division

- Dalugama
- Dalugamgoda
- Dippitigoda
- Egoda Eriyawetiya
- Eriyawetiya
- Galborella
- Himbutuwelgoda
- Hunupitiya East
- Hunupitiya North
- Hunupitiya South
- Kelaniya
- Kendahena
- Kiribathgoda
- Koholvila
- Meegahawatta
- Mewella
- Nahena
- Nungamugoda
- Pattiya East
- Pattiya North
- Pattiya West
- Peliyagoda Gangabada
- Peliyagoda Gangabada East
- Peliyagodawatta
- Pethiyagoda
- Pilapitiya
- Sinharamulla
- Sinharamulla North
- Thalawathuhenpita North
- Thalawathuhenpita South
- Wanawasala East
- Wanawasala West
- Warakanatta
- Wedamulla
- Welegoda
- Weweldoowa

## Quick answers

- Where is Polhena?In Kelaniya DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Polhena?Dalugamgoda, Galborella, Kelaniya, Koholvila and Nungamugoda
- What is the best time to visit Polhena?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Polhena?Ravana Arana - රාවණා අරණ, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Polhena?National Savings Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Polhena?NSB, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polhena?Cepetco-Dalugama, about 1.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Polhena?LK1236155 (OCHA common operational dataset)