# Galahitiya GN division, Bulathsinhala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/galahitiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Bulathsinhala DS Division # Galahitiya Galahitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bulathsinhala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **3.01 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 3.0km² ## Where is Galahitiya? Galahitiya lies in [Bulathsinhala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Galahitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/galahitiya/), [Ihala Welgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/ihala-welgama/), [Kapugedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/kapugedara/), [Molkawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/molkawa/) and [Paragoda West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/paragoda-west/). By area it is the 4934th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Bulathsinhala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/). The centre of Galahitiya is about 56 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6020° N, 80.2272° E. Local names: ගලහිටිය . 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 Galahitiya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galahitiya. - Paragoda West 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 Galahitiya Named natural and historic features inside Galahitiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Peleng Ganga ### Estates 1 estate. - Galuwalagodella 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 Galahitiya 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 Galahitiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Athura Hospital · Bulathsinhala 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.64482&mlon=80.17944#map=17/6.64482/80.17944) Bank Mahanagama Sanasa Bank · Polegoda West 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59231&mlon=80.16414#map=17/6.59231/80.16414) 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 Filling Station - Polegoda · Mahagama West 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.58732&mlon=80.15904#map=17/6.58732/80.15904) Hotel Laya Leisure - Kukuleganga · Galahitiya 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.58286&mlon=80.23376#map=17/6.58286/80.23376) Mall Gem City · Ketaliyampalla 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71049&mlon=80.37528#map=17/6.71049/80.37528) School Molkawa Maha Vidyalaya · Molkawa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.61037&mlon=80.23356#map=17/6.61037/80.23356) College E GATE Academy · Egaloya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68020&mlon=80.16194#map=17/6.68020/80.16194) Police station bulathsinhala police station · Bulathsinhala 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65049&mlon=80.17681#map=17/6.65049/80.17681) 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 Bulathsinhala DS Division - Amaragedara North - Amaragedara South - Bogahawatta - Bothale - Bothale Gamgoda - Bulathsinhala - Bulathsinhala Central - Bulathsinhala East - Bulathsinhala North - Bulathsinhala South - Bulathsinhala West - Damparadugoda - Delmella - Demodarawatta - Dewamulla - Diwalakada - Diyakaduwa East - Diyakaduwa West - Egaloya - Galahena - Gamagewatta - Govinna North - Govinna South - Halwathura - Ihala Kudaligama - Ihala Naragala - Ihala Naragala South - Ihala Welgama - Karaldekma - Kobawaka North - Kobawaka South - Kongasthenna - Mahagama East - Mahagama North - Mahagama South - Mahagama West - Meegahakumbura - Molkawa - Muduna - Niggaha - Pahala Kudaligama - Pahala Naragala - Pahala Welgama - Paragoda East - Paragoda West - Polegoda West - Retiyala - Thennahena - Udugalakanda - Weyangalla East - Weyangalla West - Yahalawatta - Yatagampitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Galahitiya?In Bulathsinhala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galahitiya?Galahitiya, Ihala Welgama, Kapugedara, Molkawa and Paragoda West - How many villages are in Galahitiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galahitiya?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Galahitiya?Athura Hospital, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galahitiya?Mahanagama Sanasa Bank, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galahitiya?ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galahitiya?Ceypetco Filling Station - Polegoda, about 7.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galahitiya?LK1312220 (OCHA common operational dataset)