Divisional Secretariat - Weligepola

Basic information about the population

GN Division	Femail	Mail	Total Population
Muttetupola	535	546	1081
Hatangala	886	964	1850
Galpaya	1353	1337	2690
Madawalalanda	507	510	1017
Bambaragala	892	898	1790
Kottibulwala	462	509	971
Pussatota	725	701	1426
Badullegama	727	715	1442
Elamalpe	485	499	984
Kalatuwakanda	445	455	900
Tennaheena	698	691	1389
Talagaskanda	670	712	1382
Ranwala	628	578	1206
Medaganoya	272	299	571
Ammauduwa	601	596	1197
Udaranwala	752	771	1523
Weligepola	639	655	1294
Koongastenna	443	435	878
Gangodagama	593	606	1199
Boopitigoda	622	562	1184
Panana	519	469	988
Illukkumbura	542	552	1094
Galgodagama	595	583	1178
Paragahamadiththa	527	546	1073
Belimaliyedda	486	442	928
Udagangoda	610	623	1233
Urawala	664	673	1337
Palugahawela.	510	516	1026
Handagiriya	314	309	623
Handagirigoda	519	545	1064

Population distribution according to ethnic groups

GN Division	Sinhala	Sri lankan tami	Indian Tamil	Muslim	Berger	Other	Total
Muttetupola	1080	1	0	0	0	0	1081
Hatangala	1850	0	0	0	0	0	1850
Galpaya	2688	0	1	1	0	0	2690
Madawalalanda	1017	0	0	0	0	0	1017
Bambaragala	1789	0	0	1	0	0	1790
Kottibulwala	971	0	0	0	0	0	971
Pussatota	1425	0	0	0	1	0	1426
Badullegama	1442	0	0	0	0	0	1442
Elamalpe	984	0	0	0	0	0	984
Kalatuwakanda	896	0	0	4	0	0	900
Tennaheena	1389	0	0	0	0	0	1389
Talagaskanda	1381	1	0	0	0	0	1382
Ranwala	1203	0	3	0	0	0	1206
Medaganoya	571	0	0	0	0	0	571
Ammauduwa	1190	7	0	0	0	0	1197
Udaranwala	1523	0	0	0	0	0	1523
Weligepola	1294	0	0	0	0	0	1294
Koongastenna	872	6	0	0	0	0	878
Gangodagama	1199	0	0	0	0	0	1199
Boopitigoda	1182	2	0	0	0	0	1184
Panana	678	310	0	0	0	0	988
Illukkumbura	1042	52	0	0	0	0	1094
Galgodagama	1166	5	0	5	0	2	1178
Paragahamadiththa	1072	1	0	0	0	0	1073
Belimaliyedda	928	0	0	0	0	0	928
Udagangoda	1233	0	0	0	0	0	1233
Urawala	1335	1	0	1	0	0	1337
Palugahawela.	1023	1	0	2	0	0	1026
Handagiriya	622	1	0	0	0	0	623
Handagirigoda	1064	0	0	0	0	0	1064
Total	36108	388	4	15	0	2	36518

Population density by religion

GN Division	Buddhist	Hindu	Islam	Catholic	Other	Total
Muttetupola	1081	0	0	0	0	1081
Hatangala	1850	0	0	0	0	1850
Galpaya	2689	0	0	1	0	2690
Madawalalanda	1017	0	0	0	0	1017
Bambaragala	1789	0	1	0	0	1789
Kottibulwala	971	0	0	0	0	971
Pussatota	1425	0	1	0	0	1426
Badullegama	1442	0	0	0	0	1442
Elamalpe	984	0	0	0	0	984
Kalatuwakanda	896	0	4	0	0	900
Tennaheena	1387	2	0	0	0	1389
Talagaskanda	1381	1	0	0	0	1382
Ranwala	1206	0	0	0	0	1206
Medaganoya	571	0	0	0	0	571
Ammauduwa	1190	7	0	0	0	1190
Udaranwala	1523	0	0	0	0	1523
Weligepola	1294	0	0	0	0	1294
Koongastenna	872	6	0	0	0	878
Gangodagama	1199	0	0	0	0	1199
Boopitigoda	1182	2	0	0	0	1184
Panana	678	295	0	15	0	988
Illukkumbura	1041	52	0	1	0	1094
Galgodagama	1166	5	5	0	2	1178
Paragahamadiththa	1072	1	0	0	0	1073
Belimaliyedda	928	0	0	0	0	928
Udagangoda	1231	0	0	2	0	1233
Urawala	1332	1	1	3	0	1337
Palugahawela.	1021	1	2	2	0	1026
Handagiriya	623	0	0	0	0	623
Handagirigoda	1063	0	0	1	0	1064
Total	36104	373	14	25	2	36518

+94 45 222 7238

Name	Designation	Telephone Number	Mobile No.	Fax Number	email address
Mr. A.Jayakodi.	Divisional Secretary	+94 45 222 7038	+94 77 726 3789	+94 45 222 7237	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Assistant Divisional Secretary	+94 45 222 7170
Mrs.P.G.N.K.kumari	Accounant	+94 45 2227138	+94 71 305 0117
Mr. W.M.N.Sampath	Deputy director(planing.)	+94 45 222 7193	+94 76 8282705
Mrs. D.K.C.Malani	Administrative officer.	+94 45 222 7238	+94 70 536 1287		mThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mr. H.L.S.Liyanage	Administrative Grama Niladhari	+94 45 2227238	+94 70 662 9431

Bellan-Bandi Pallassa Pre-Historic Site

This archaeological site is located in the Handagirigoda GN division of the Weligepola divisional secretariat division.This archaeological site is located in the Handagirigoda GN division of the Weligepola divisional secretariat division.

Bellanbandi Palassa is one of the most important Mesolithic sites in Sri Lanka and has yielded a valuable collection of human skeletal remains popularly known as Balangoda Man. The site, discovered by Arthur Delgoda of Morahala, was excavated over several seasons in the late 1950s and early 1960s by P.E.P. Deraniyagala, yielding thirteen flexed human burials and a large collection of faunal remains and stone artefacts that provided the foundation for comparative assessment of ethnic origins (Kennedy, 1965; Deraniyagala, S.U.,1992).

Panana Lunu Gallena

Medakanda Alu Gallena

Paragahamadiththa Badahena Cave

Pinnagalakanda Pre-Historic Site

සිංහල தமிழ் English

It is located in the Palugahahwela Grama Niladhari Division of the Weligepola Divisional Secretariat Division.

Palugahawela tank has an area of about 20 acres for irrigation. Around 60 acres of adjacent land are cultivated. This tank is situated in a scenic environment.

Location:-https://maps.app.goo.gl/ur8aLNyQYKsvmPtBA

Hadagiriya Udawalawa Park Entrance

Hadagiri Waterfall