# Galhena GN division, Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Beruwala DS Division 

# Galhena

Galhena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **0.64 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.6km²
- 9 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galhena?

Galhena lies in [Beruwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Alakadupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/alakadupitiya/), [Hettimulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/hettimulla/), [Kaluwamodara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/kaluwamodara-north/), [Mullapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/mullapitiya/), [Padagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/padagoda/) and [Welipitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/welipitiya/). By area it is the 11756th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Beruwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/). The centre of Galhena is about 56 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4533° N, 80.0055° E. Local names: ගල්හේන .

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 Galhena

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Galhena. Settlements here lie between about 9 m and 12 m above sea level (median 9 m).

- Alakandupitiya
- Padagoda
- Walipitiya

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 Galhena and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 89 

Feb 27 85 

Mar 27 128 

Apr 28 238 

May 28 244 

Jun 27 155 

Jul 26 114 

Aug 26 135 

Sep 26 187 

Oct 26 302 

Nov 26 332 

Dec 26 193 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galhena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dharga Town Base Hospital · Malewana 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44303&mlon=80.01605#map=17/6.44303/80.01605) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Dharga Town East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44127&mlon=80.01345#map=17/6.44127/80.01345) 

ATM ATM · Nebada 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Ganegama 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43412&mlon=79.99729#map=17/6.43412/79.99729) 

Hotel Hotel Bougainvilla · Dharga Town 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44642&mlon=80.00095#map=17/6.44642/80.00095) 

Mall Glamour Gate · Ganegama 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43440&mlon=79.99760#map=17/6.43440/79.99760) 

School Nature Volunteers · Kaluwamodara East 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44662&mlon=79.99780#map=17/6.44662/79.99780) 

College Dharga Town National College of Education · Kadiyawatta 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.44430&mlon=80.01169#map=17/6.44430/80.01169) 

Police station Aluthgama Police Station · Ganegama 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43278&mlon=79.99788#map=17/6.43278/79.99788) 

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 Beruwala DS Division

- Adikarigoda
- Akkara Asoowa
- Akkaragoda
- Akkaramale
- Alakadupitiya
- Aluthgama East
- Aluthgama West
- Ambepitiya
- Bandanagoda
- Bubulalanda
- Cheenakotuwa
- Danwattagoda
- Dharga Town
- Dharga Town East
- Diyalagoda
- Doowegoda
- Gammedda
- Ganegama
- Ganga Addara
- Halkandavila
- Hettimulla
- Hettiyakanda
- Hirigalgodella
- Idiriligoda
- Kadiyawatta
- Kadurugasmulla
- Kalavila
- Kalavilakanda
- Kaluwamodara East
- Kaluwamodara North
- Kaluwamodara West
- Kankanamgoda
- Kapugoda
- Karandagoda
- Katukurundugahalanda East
- Katukurundugahalanda West
- Kendagahavila
- Kotapitiya
- Kuda Magalkanda
- Kuda Payagala North
- Kuda Payagala South
- Magalkanda North
- Magalkanda South
- Maggona East
- Maggona West
- Maha Payagala
- Mahagammedda
- Mahagoda
- Malegoda
- Malewana
- Malewangoda
- Maligahena
- Maradana
- Marakkalahawatta
- Massalgoda
- Mehimulla
- Moragalla
- Mullapitiya
- Munasinghagoda
- Munhena
- Nakandalagoda
- Padagoda
- Palayangoda
- Pambe
- Pannila
- Paranakade
- Pathirajagoda
- Payagala North
- Pinhena
- Pinhena Colony
- Pinidiyamulla
- Polkotuwa
- Pothuvila East
- Pothuvila West
- Seenawatta
- Viharakanda
- Walathara
- Warapitiya
- Welipitiya
- Weragala
- Yovungama

## Quick answers

- Where is Galhena?In Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Galhena?Alakadupitiya, Hettimulla, Kaluwamodara North, Mullapitiya, Padagoda and Welipitiya
- How many villages are in Galhena?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Galhena?Settlements lie between 9 m and 12 m
- What is the best time to visit Galhena?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Galhena?Dharga Town Base Hospital, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Galhena?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Galhena?ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galhena?Lanka IOC, about 2.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Galhena?LK1324315 (OCHA common operational dataset)