# Hedigalla GN division, Palindanuwara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/hedigalla/ Grama Niladhari division · Palindanuwara DS Division # Hedigalla Hedigalla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **6.69 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 6.7km² - 28 mtypical elevation ## Where is Hedigalla? Hedigalla lies in [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Athale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/athale/), [Batahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/batahena/), [Diggoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/diggoda/), [Ingurudaluwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/ingurudaluwa/), [Kalugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/kalugala/), [Magura East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/magura-east/), [Midalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/midalana/), [Midalana West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/midalana-west/) and [Penigala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/penigala/). By area it is the 2048th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Palindanuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/palindanuwara/). The centre of Hedigalla is about 68 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.4831° N, 80.2693° E. Local names: හැඩිගල්ල . 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 Hedigalla Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Hedigalla. - Hedigalla 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 Hedigalla Named natural and historic features inside Hedigalla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Mirishenakota · 48 m 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 Hedigalla 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 Hedigalla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Baduraliya Divisional Hospital · Baduraliya 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51421&mlon=80.23294#map=17/6.51421/80.23294) Bank National Savings Bank · Baduraliya 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51610&mlon=80.23397#map=17/6.51610/80.23397) ATM ATM · Nebada 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Baduraliya Filling Station · Baduraliya 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51727&mlon=80.23096#map=17/6.51727/80.23096) Hotel New Nadeesha Hotel · Diggoda 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51122&mlon=80.24438#map=17/6.51122/80.24438) Mall Pelawatta Stores · Pelawatta West North 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.40530&mlon=80.21605#map=17/6.40530/80.21605) School Baduraliya Maha Vidyalaya · Baduraliya 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.51518&mlon=80.23392#map=17/6.51518/80.23392) College Adikaram College,Matugama · Mathugama West 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.52524&mlon=80.11566#map=17/6.52524/80.11566) Police station Meegahathenna Police Station · Mallawachchigoda Gangabada 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.43684&mlon=80.19432#map=17/6.43684/80.19432) 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 Palindanuwara DS Division - Addaragoda - Ambegoda - Athale - Athwelthota - Baduraliya - Bampara - Batagodavila - Batahena - Bellana - Bellana East - Bollunna - Boralugoda - Diganna - Diggoda - Galahitiya - Ilukpatha - Ingurudaluwa - Kalugala - Kalukandawa - Kamburawala - Kapugama - Kapugedara - Kelinkanda - Kelinkanda Colony - Kosgulana - Lathpandura - Lathpandura East - Magura East - Magura West - Maragahadeniya - Midalana - Midalana West - Morapitiya - Morapitiya North - Morapitiya South - Pelenda - Pelenda West - Penigala - Thiniyawala - Viharagama - Walakada - Yakupitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Hedigalla?In Palindanuwara DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Hedigalla?Athale, Batahena, Diggoda, Ingurudaluwa, Kalugala, Magura East, Midalana, Midalana West and Penigala - How many villages are in Hedigalla?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Hedigalla?Mirishenakota (48 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Hedigalla?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Hedigalla?Baduraliya Divisional Hospital, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Hedigalla?National Savings Bank, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Hedigalla?ATM, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hedigalla?Baduraliya Filling Station, about 5.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Hedigalla?LK1336155 (OCHA common operational dataset)