# Pelapitiyagoda GN division, Dodangoda DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/pelapitiyagoda/ Grama Niladhari division · Dodangoda DS Division # Pelapitiyagoda Pelapitiyagoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dodangoda DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.36 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.4km² - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pelapitiyagoda? Pelapitiyagoda lies in [Dodangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Anguruwathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/anguruwathota/), [Delgoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/delgoda/), [Pahala Nebada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/pahala-nebada/), [Pelapitiyagoda North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/pelapitiyagoda-north/), [Thebuwana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/thebuwana-east/), [Uduwara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/uduwara-east/) and [Uduwara South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/uduwara-south/). By area it is the 6107th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Dodangoda DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/dodangoda/). The centre of Pelapitiyagoda is about 43 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6174° N, 80.0728° E. Local names: පැලපිටියාගොඩ . 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 Pelapitiyagoda Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pelapitiyagoda. - Pelapitiyaagoda - Uduwara 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 Pelapitiyagoda Named natural and historic features inside Pelapitiyagoda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Pelapitiyagoda Ela 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 Pelapitiyagoda 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 Pelapitiyagoda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Geekiyanakanda Divisional Hospital · Nebada West 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59056&mlon=80.08421#map=17/6.59056/80.08421) Bank People's Bank · Nebada 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59591&mlon=80.09133#map=17/6.59591/80.09133) ATM ATM · Nebada 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Nebada 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59611&mlon=80.09123#map=17/6.59611/80.09123) Hotel Thebuwana Bungalow · Thebuwana East 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.61342&mlon=80.06585#map=17/6.61342/80.06585) Mall Arpico Super Centre · Deshasthra Kalutara 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.60215&mlon=79.95565#map=17/6.60215/79.95565) School Culloden Tamil School · Wellatha 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.56929&mlon=80.07430#map=17/6.56929/80.07430) College A Sripalian · Pethigamuwa North 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68253&mlon=80.04738#map=17/6.68253/80.04738) Police station Dodangoda Police Station · Dodangoda West - Central 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.55328&mlon=80.02367#map=17/6.55328/80.02367) 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 Dodangoda DS Division - Adhikarigoda - Bolossagama - Bombuwala North - Central - Bombuwala North - East - Bombuwala North - West - Bombuwala South - Central - Bombuwala South - East - Bombuwala South - West - Dodangoda East - Dodangoda East - Central - Dodangoda East - North - Dodangoda East - South - Dodangoda West - Dodangoda West - Central - Dodangoda West - North - Dodangoda West - North West - Dodangoda West - South - Eladoowa - Galpottavila - Gamagoda East - Gamagoda West - Ihala Nebada - Koholana North - Koholana South - Nebada - Nebada West - Nehinna - Pahala Nebada - Pelapitiyagoda North - Puhambugoda East - Puhambugoda West - Remunagoda North - Remunagoda South - Sapugahawatta - Serupita East - Serupita West - Thebuwana East - Thebuwana West - Thudugala East - Thudugala West - Ukwatta - Wadugama - Wattahena - Wellatha ## Quick answers - Where is Pelapitiyagoda?In Dodangoda DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pelapitiyagoda?Anguruwathota, Delgoda, Pahala Nebada, Pelapitiyagoda North, Thebuwana East, Uduwara East and Uduwara South - How many villages are in Pelapitiyagoda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pelapitiyagoda?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Pelapitiyagoda?Geekiyanakanda Divisional Hospital, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pelapitiyagoda?People's Bank, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pelapitiyagoda?ATM, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pelapitiyagoda?Lanka Filling Station, about 3.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pelapitiyagoda?LK1327025 (OCHA common operational dataset)