# Maha Payagala GN division, Beruwala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/maha-payagala/ Grama Niladhari division · Beruwala DS Division # Maha Payagala Maha Payagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **0.54 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.5km² - 9mapped services - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Maha Payagala? Maha Payagala 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: [Diyalagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/diyalagoda/), [Mahagammedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/mahagammedda/), [Munasinghagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/munasinghagoda/), [Payagala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/payagala-north/), [Pinidiyamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/pinidiyamulla/) and [Pothuvila West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/pothuvila-west/). By area it is the 12245th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.7% of [Beruwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/). The centre of Maha Payagala is about 49 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5192° N, 79.9805° E. Local names: මහ පයාගල . 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 Maha Payagala Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Maha Payagala. - Maha Payagala - Payagala South 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 Maha Payagala 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 Maha Payagala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maggona Medical Center · Maggona West 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.50289&mlon=79.98031#map=17/6.50289/79.98031) Bank Peoples Bank · Maggona West 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.50406&mlon=79.98056#map=17/6.50406/79.98056) ATM ATM · Nebada 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Ethagama West 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.54791&mlon=79.97246#map=17/6.54791/79.97246) Hotel Thoduwawa Beach Villa · Maha Payagala 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52187&mlon=79.97857#map=17/6.52187/79.97857) Mall Symi Holdings · Kankanamgoda 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46687&mlon=79.98676#map=17/6.46687/79.98676) School International school · Maha Payagala 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52541&mlon=79.98021#map=17/6.52541/79.98021) College Wisdom International College · Maggona West 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.50276&mlon=79.98031#map=17/6.50276/79.98031) Police station Beruwela Police Station · Polkotuwa 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.48023&mlon=79.98344#map=17/6.48023/79.98344) 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 Maha Payagala Places mapped inside Maha Payagala in open map data, by type. - Hotels5 - Schools1 - Restaurants3 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 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 - Galhena - 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 - 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 Maha Payagala?In Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maha Payagala?Diyalagoda, Mahagammedda, Munasinghagoda, Payagala North, Pinidiyamulla and Pothuvila West - How many villages are in Maha Payagala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Maha Payagala?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Maha Payagala?Maggona Medical Center, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Maha Payagala?Peoples Bank, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Maha Payagala?ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maha Payagala?Ceypetco, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Maha Payagala?LK1324080 (OCHA common operational dataset)