# Viharakanda GN division, Beruwala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/viharakanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Beruwala DS Division # Viharakanda Viharakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **0.75 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.8km² - 1mapped services - 36 mtypical elevation ## Where is Viharakanda? Viharakanda 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 4 other GN divisions: [Hirigalgodella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/hirigalgodella/), [Mahagammedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/mahagammedda/), [Palayangoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/palayangoda/) and [Pinidiyamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/pinidiyamulla/). By area it is the 11225th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Beruwala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/beruwala/). The centre of Viharakanda is about 47 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5340° N, 79.9867° E. Local names: විහාරකන්ද . 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 Viharakanda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Viharakanda. - Madinakanda 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 Viharakanda 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 Viharakanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Suwana Pet Care Animal Hospital · Nagoda West 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55853&mlon=79.97371#map=17/6.55853/79.97371) Bank Peoples Bank · Maggona West 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.50406&mlon=79.98056#map=17/6.50406/79.98056) ATM ATM · Nebada 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Ethagama West 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.54791&mlon=79.97246#map=17/6.54791/79.97246) Hotel Grand Beach Holiday Resort · Payagala North 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.53169&mlon=79.97754#map=17/6.53169/79.97754) Mall Symi Holdings · Kankanamgoda 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46687&mlon=79.98676#map=17/6.46687/79.98676) School Palayangoda Vidyalaya · Palayangoda 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52748&mlon=79.98677#map=17/6.52748/79.98677) College Kaika Japanese School · Viharakanda 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.54081&mlon=79.98837#map=17/6.54081/79.98837) Police station STF TRAINING BASE - Katukurunda · Nagoda West 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55836&mlon=79.98488#map=17/6.55836/79.98488) 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 Viharakanda Places mapped inside Viharakanda in open map data, by type. - Colleges and universities1 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 - Pinhena Colony - Pinidiyamulla - Polkotuwa - Pothuvila East - Pothuvila West - Seenawatta - Walathara - Warapitiya - Welipitiya - Weragala - Yovungama ## Quick answers - Where is Viharakanda?In Beruwala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Viharakanda?Hirigalgodella, Mahagammedda, Palayangoda and Pinidiyamulla - How many villages are in Viharakanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Viharakanda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Viharakanda?Suwana Pet Care Animal Hospital, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Viharakanda?Peoples Bank, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Viharakanda?ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Viharakanda?Ceypetco, about 2.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Viharakanda?LK1324045 (OCHA common operational dataset)