# Balagala GN division, Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/balagala/ Grama Niladhari division · Wattala DS Division # Balagala Balagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **3.20 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.2km² - 1mapped services - 6 mtypical elevation ## Where is Balagala? Balagala lies in [Wattala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Dikovita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/dikovita/), [Elakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/elakanda/), [Kerawalapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/kerawalapitiya/), [Matagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/matagoda/), [Palliyawatta North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/palliyawatta-north/), [Pattiyawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/pattiyawala/) and [Uswetakeiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/uswetakeiyawa/). By area it is the 4641st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.6% of [Wattala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/wattala/). The centre of Balagala is about 8.8 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0101° N, 79.8744° E. Local names: බලගල . 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 Balagala Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Balagala. - Balagala Watta - Dikowita - Merawaramulla 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 Balagala Named natural and historic features inside Balagala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Maradana 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 Balagala 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 Balagala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Lions Club Eye Hospital · Hekitta 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98322&mlon=79.87616#map=17/6.98322/79.87616) Bank HNB · Thimbirigasyaya 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99450&mlon=79.87462#map=17/6.99450/79.87462) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Wattala 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98872&mlon=79.89256#map=17/6.98872/79.89256) Petrol pump gayan gas station · Nayakakanda South 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99557&mlon=79.88328#map=17/6.99557/79.88328) Hotel Sandy · Dikovita 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01440&mlon=79.86491#map=17/7.01440/79.86491) Mall Thilakma Mahabage · Mahabage 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02164&mlon=79.89925#map=17/7.02164/79.89925) School Holy Family Preschool and Academy · Balagala 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00192&mlon=79.87622#map=17/7.00192/79.87622) College Ashraff Maha Vidyalaya · Mabola 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00564&mlon=79.89686#map=17/7.00564/79.89686) Police station Welisara · Galudupita 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01486&mlon=79.89843#map=17/7.01486/79.89843) 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 Balagala Places mapped inside Balagala 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 Wattala DS Division - Bopitiya - Bopitiyathuduwa - Delathura East - Delathura West - Dikovita - Elakanda - Elapitiwala - Elehiwatta - Evariwatta - Galudupita - Galwetiya - Heenkenda - Hekitta - Hendala North - Hendala South - Horape - Horapethuduwa - Kerangapokuna - Kerawalapitiya - Kunjawatta - Kurukulawa North - Kurukulawa South - Kurunduhena - Mabola - Maha Pamunugama - Mahabage - Mangulpokuna - Matagoda - Mattumagala - Nayakakanda North - Nayakakanda South - Nugape - Palliyawatta North - Palliyawatta South - Pamunugama - Paranambalama - Pattiyawala - Pulluhena - Telangapatha - Thimbirigasyaya - Thuduwegedara - Uswetakeiyawa - Wattala - Welikadamulla - Welisara ## Quick answers - Where is Balagala?In Wattala DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Balagala?Dikovita, Elakanda, Kerawalapitiya, Matagoda, Palliyawatta North, Pattiyawala and Uswetakeiyawa - How many villages are in Balagala?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Balagala?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Balagala?Lions Club Eye Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Balagala?HNB, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Balagala?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balagala?gayan gas station, about 1.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Balagala?LK1218145 (OCHA common operational dataset)