# Polegoda West GN division, Bulathsinhala DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/polegoda-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Bulathsinhala DS Division # Polegoda West Polegoda West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bulathsinhala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **1.19 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.2km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Polegoda West? Polegoda West 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: [Gamagewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/gamagewatta/), [Mahagama East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/mahagama-east/), [Mahagama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/mahagama-south/), [Mahagama West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/mahagama-west/) and [Muduna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/muduna/). By area it is the 9458th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Bulathsinhala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/). The centre of Polegoda West is about 51 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.5942° N, 80.1612° E. Local names: පොලේගොඩ බටහිර . 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 Polegoda West Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Polegoda West. - Polegoda 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 Polegoda West Named natural and historic features inside Polegoda West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Delpawatta West 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 Polegoda West 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 Polegoda West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Pimbura · Pimbura 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.57595&mlon=80.15820#map=17/6.57595/80.15820) Bank Mahanagama Sanasa Bank · Polegoda West 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59231&mlon=80.16414#map=17/6.59231/80.16414) ATM ATM · Nebada 7.7 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 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.58732&mlon=80.15904#map=17/6.58732/80.15904) Hotel River Bend Hide Out · Pahala Welgama 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.61984&mlon=80.17699#map=17/6.61984/80.17699) Mall Canowin Arcade · Henpita 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.46857&mlon=80.07904#map=17/6.46857/80.07904) School Polegoda Maha Vidayalaya · Polegoda West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.58990&mlon=80.16566#map=17/6.58990/80.16566) College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) Police station bulathsinhala police station · Bulathsinhala 6.5 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Polegoda West Places mapped inside Polegoda West in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Schools1 - Pharmacies1 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 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 - Galahitiya - 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 - Retiyala - Thennahena - Udugalakanda - Weyangalla East - Weyangalla West - Yahalawatta - Yatagampitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Polegoda West?In Bulathsinhala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Polegoda West?Gamagewatta, Mahagama East, Mahagama South, Mahagama West and Muduna - How many villages are in Polegoda West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Polegoda West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Polegoda West?Base Hospital Pimbura, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Polegoda West?Mahanagama Sanasa Bank, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Polegoda West?ATM, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polegoda West?Ceypetco Filling Station - Polegoda, about 0.8 km from the centre - How many banks are in Polegoda West?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Polegoda West?LK1312230 (OCHA common operational dataset)