# Keselhenawa GN division, Madurawala DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Madurawala DS Division 

# Keselhenawa

Keselhenawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madurawala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **1.27 km²**.

- 1.3km²

## Where is Keselhenawa?

Keselhenawa lies in [Madurawala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/), [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: [Adhikarigoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/adhikarigoda/), [Dombagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/dombagoda/), [Hallankanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/hallankanda/), [Koodella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/koodella/), [Madurawala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/madurawala-west/) and [Uduwara North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/millaniya/uduwara-north/). By area it is the 9125th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Madurawala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/madurawala/). The centre of Keselhenawa is about 39 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6532° N, 80.0594° E. Local names: කෙසෙල්හේනාව .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Keselhenawa 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 Keselhenawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Galpatha Divisional Hospital · Galpatha East 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.63514&mlon=80.03286#map=17/6.63514/80.03286) 

Bank People's Bank · Millaniya 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68020&mlon=80.02114#map=17/6.68020/80.02114) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Horana South 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71457&mlon=80.06321#map=17/6.71457/80.06321) 

Petrol pump Cypetco · Bellapitiya East 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.69091&mlon=80.07589#map=17/6.69091/80.07589) 

Hotel Rest House - Horana · Anguruwathota 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.63225&mlon=80.07737#map=17/6.63225/80.07737) 

Mall Panadura Shopping Centre · Bolgoda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70435&mlon=79.97102#map=17/6.70435/79.97102) 

School Labugama Vijitha Maha Vidyalaya · Labugama 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68442&mlon=80.04828#map=17/6.68442/80.04828) 

College A Sripalian · Pethigamuwa North 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68253&mlon=80.04738#map=17/6.68253/80.04738) 

Police station Horana · Horana South 6.9 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 Madurawala DS Division

- Anguruwathota
- Bellapitiya East
- Bellapitiya West
- Elawella
- Hallankanda
- Ihala Karannagoda
- Ihalagoda
- Ilimba
- Kananvila
- Kandana North
- Kandana South
- Karannagoda
- Katuhena
- Koodella
- Kudayala
- Madurawala East
- Madurawala West
- Mahayala East
- Mahayala West
- Mahena South
- Nahalla
- Pahala Karannagoda
- Pahalagoda
- Peramunagama
- Remuna
- Walpita
- Warakagoda East
- Warakagoda North
- Warakagoda South
- Warakagoda West
- Weliketella
- Werawatta

## Quick answers

- Where is Keselhenawa?In Madurawala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Keselhenawa?Adhikarigoda, Dombagoda, Hallankanda, Koodella, Madurawala West and Uduwara North
- What is the best time to visit Keselhenawa?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Keselhenawa?Galpatha Divisional Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Keselhenawa?People's Bank, about 5.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Keselhenawa?People's Bank ATM, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Keselhenawa?Cypetco, about 4.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Keselhenawa?LK1315115 (OCHA common operational dataset)