# Handupelpola GN division, Horana DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/handupelpola/

Grama Niladhari division · Horana DS Division 

# Handupelpola

Handupelpola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Horana DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **2.63 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.6km²
- 39 mtypical elevation

## Where is Handupelpola?

Handupelpola lies in [Horana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/), [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: [Dambara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/dambara/), [Kidelpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/kidelpitiya/), [Kirigalahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/kirigalahena/), [Kuda Uduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/kuda-uduwa/), [Meewanapalana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/meewanapalana-west/) and [Uduwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/uduwa-north/). By area it is the 5579th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Horana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/horana/). The centre of Handupelpola is about 33 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7580° N, 80.0883° E. Local names: හාන්දුපැල්පොල .

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 Handupelpola

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Handupelpola.

- Egodawatta
- Rallagoda

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 Handupelpola 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 Handupelpola

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ABC HOSPITAL · Narthanagala 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71859&mlon=80.07665#map=17/6.71859/80.07665) 

Bank State mortgage and investment bank · Horana North 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71778&mlon=80.06614#map=17/6.71778/80.06614) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Horana South 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71457&mlon=80.06321#map=17/6.71457/80.06321) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Gurugoda 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73106&mlon=80.10183#map=17/6.73106/80.10183) 

Hotel Navinka Nature Resort · Rathmalgoda West 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74549&mlon=80.12031#map=17/6.74549/80.12031) 

Mall Heartlands City · Kurunduwatta 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84566&mlon=80.04227#map=17/6.84566/80.04227) 

School Millawa Kanishta Vidyalaya · Ihala Millewa North 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78858&mlon=80.07800#map=17/6.78858/80.07800) 

College Dreamdron College of Art and Beauty · Horana North 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71776&mlon=80.06189#map=17/6.71776/80.06189) 

Police station Horana · Horana South 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71490&mlon=80.06909#map=17/6.71490/80.06909) 

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 Horana DS Division

- Aramanagolla
- Batuvita North
- Batuvita South
- Dambara
- Dikhenagama
- Gal Edandugoda
- Godigamuwa East
- Godigamuwa West
- Gorokgoda
- Gurugoda
- Halapitiya
- Halthotiyawatta
- Henegama
- Horana East
- Horana North
- Horana South
- Ihala Millewa North
- Ihala Millewa South
- Kahatapitiya
- Kananvila North
- Kananvila South
- Kanewala
- Kidelpitiya
- Kirigalahena
- Koralaima
- Kotigamgoda
- Kuda Uduwa
- Kulupana
- Kumbuka East
- Kumbuka North
- Kumbuka South
- Kumbuka West
- Maha Uduwa
- Mahena
- Meemana
- Meewanapalana East
- Meewanapalana West
- Midellamulahena
- Munagama East
- Munagama West
- Narthanagala
- Olaboduwa East
- Olaboduwa North
- Olaboduwa South
- Ovitiyagala
- Pahala Millewa North
- Pahala Millewa South
- Palannoruwa
- Pannila
- Pokunuvita
- Thalagala East
- Thalagala North
- Thalagala South
- Thalagala West
- Uduwa North
- Uduwa South
- Welmilla
- Werullahena
- Wewala East
- Wewala West

## Quick answers

- Where is Handupelpola?In Horana DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Handupelpola?Dambara, Kidelpitiya, Kirigalahena, Kuda Uduwa, Meewanapalana West and Uduwa North
- How many villages are in Handupelpola?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Handupelpola?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Handupelpola?ABC HOSPITAL, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Handupelpola?State mortgage and investment bank, about 5.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Handupelpola?People's Bank ATM, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Handupelpola?Lanka IOC, about 3.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Handupelpola?LK1309125 (OCHA common operational dataset)