# Pinhena GN division, Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/pinhena/

Grama Niladhari division · Beruwala DS Division 

# Pinhena

Pinhena is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **1.04 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.0km²
- 1mapped services
- 18 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pinhena?

Pinhena 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: [Ambepitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/ambepitiya/), [Hettimulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/hettimulla/), [Malewangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/malewangoda/), [Padagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/padagoda/), [Pinhena Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/pinhena-colony/) and [Walathara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/walathara/). By area it is the 9999th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Beruwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/). The centre of Pinhena is about 55 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4658° N, 80.0035° E. Local names: පිංහේන .

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 Pinhena

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pinhena.

- Pinghena

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 Pinhena 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 Pinhena

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Beruwala Divisional Hospital · Polkotuwa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47208&mlon=79.98355#map=17/6.47208/79.98355) 

Bank Commercial Bank ATM · Kankanamgoda 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47213&mlon=79.98481#map=17/6.47213/79.98481) 

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

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Massalgoda 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46774&mlon=79.98598#map=17/6.46774/79.98598) 

Hotel OM Residence · Pinhena 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46838&mlon=80.00329#map=17/6.46838/80.00329) 

Mall Symi Holdings · Kankanamgoda 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46687&mlon=79.98676#map=17/6.46687/79.98676) 

School Prabha Kids Pre-School · Hettimulla 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46030&mlon=79.99128#map=17/6.46030/79.99128) 

College Wisdom Campus, Beruwala · Kankanamgoda 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.47070&mlon=79.98533#map=17/6.47070/79.98533) 

Police station Beruwela Police Station · Polkotuwa 2.7 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 Pinhena

Places mapped inside Pinhena in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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
- 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 Colony
- Pinidiyamulla
- Polkotuwa
- Pothuvila East
- Pothuvila West
- Seenawatta
- Viharakanda
- Walathara
- Warapitiya
- Welipitiya
- Weragala
- Yovungama

## Quick answers

- Where is Pinhena?In Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pinhena?Ambepitiya, Hettimulla, Malewangoda, Padagoda, Pinhena Colony and Walathara
- How many villages are in Pinhena?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Pinhena?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pinhena?Beruwala Divisional Hospital, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pinhena?Commercial Bank ATM, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pinhena?ATM, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pinhena?Ceypetco, about 1.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pinhena?LK1324255 (OCHA common operational dataset)
