# Punchideniya GN division, Panadura DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/punchideniya/ Grama Niladhari division · Panadura DS Division # Punchideniya Punchideniya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **0.23 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.2km² - 18 mtypical elevation ## Where is Punchideniya? Punchideniya lies in [Panadura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Kuruppumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/kuruppumulla/), [Thanthirimulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/thanthirimulla/), [Thanthirimulla East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/thanthirimulla-east/) and [Udahamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/udahamulla/). By area it is the 13591st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.5% of [Panadura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/). The centre of Punchideniya is about 25 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7238° N, 79.9215° E. Local names: පුංචිදෙනිය . 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 Punchideniya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Punchideniya. - Udahamulla 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 Punchideniya 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 Punchideniya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nawaloka Medical Centre · Bazaar North 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72123&mlon=79.90961#map=17/6.72123/79.90961) Bank Nations Trust Bank (NTB) - Panadura Branch · Pattiya North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72231&mlon=79.90739#map=17/6.72231/79.90739) ATM People's Bank ATM · Bandaragama East 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71518&mlon=79.98986#map=17/6.71518/79.98986) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Walana 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72575&mlon=79.90587#map=17/6.72575/79.90587) Hotel Sandriana Plantation · Etambagoda 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71770&mlon=79.91880#map=17/6.71770/79.91880) Mall 36 Srijina Mawatha · Keselwatta 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75322&mlon=79.90511#map=17/6.75322/79.90511) School Thanthirimulla Vidyalaya · Thanthirimulla East 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72871&mlon=79.92542#map=17/6.72871/79.92542) College St.John's College · Udahamulla 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72322&mlon=79.91484#map=17/6.72322/79.91484) Police station Superintendent of Police · Sagara Place 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71247&mlon=79.90273#map=17/6.71247/79.90273) 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 Panadura DS Division - Ambalanduwa - Bazaar - Bazaar North - Bazaar West - Bekkegama - Dibbedda - Dibbedda North - Diggala - Eluvila - Etambagoda - Galthude - Galthude North - Gorakana - Gorakana South - Gorakapola - Henamulla - Hirana - Hirana West - Horethuduwa - Horethuduwa Central - Horethuduwa North - Horethuduwa South - Kaludewala - Kaludewala East - Keselwatta - Kiriberiya - Kuda Wadduwa - Kuruppumulla - Maha Wadduwa - Malamulla - Malamulla West - Miriyawatta - Molligoda - Molligoda North - Molligoda South - Moravinna - Nallooruwa - Nallooruwa North - Narampitiya - Pallimankada - Pallimulla - Paratta - Paratta West - Pattieliya - Pattiya - Pattiya North - Pattiya South - Pinwatta - Pinwatta West - Sagara Place - Sarikkamulla - Thalpitiya North - Thalpitiya South - Thanthirimulla - Thanthirimulla East - Thotawatta - Udahamulla - Uyankele - Wadduwa East - Wadduwa South - Wadduwa West - Walana - Walana North - Walana South - Walapala - Walapala Pattiya - Wattalpola - Wekada East - Wekada North - Wekada West - Werawatta ## Quick answers - Where is Punchideniya?In Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Punchideniya?Kuruppumulla, Thanthirimulla, Thanthirimulla East and Udahamulla - How many villages are in Punchideniya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Punchideniya?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Punchideniya?Nawaloka Medical Centre, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Punchideniya?Nations Trust Bank (NTB) - Panadura Branch, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Punchideniya?People's Bank ATM, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Punchideniya?Ceypetco, about 1.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Punchideniya?LK1303155 (OCHA common operational dataset)