Pannipitiya

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Pannipitiya is an area in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Pannipitiya is subdivided in to a number of smaller areas.

Areas in Pannipitiya

*Pannipitiya Junction - Junction which connects the Borella Road with the Old Road. The Pannipitiya post office and train station are situated here. There is a cross road from Pannipitiya town that connects it to the High Level Road (A4) which is running close by. The town has developed both on the Old Road as Well as on the High Level Road. there is a power sub station around 750 meters away from Pannipitiya junction towards Colombo which serves as the power distribution center for a large region in Colombo and Kaluthara Districts. Pannipitiya junction is on the western-most part of Pannipitiya area. Maharagama area starts just 1km away from Pannipitiya junction towards Colombo.
*Moraketiya - 4-way junction (and nearby area) that lies on High Level Road (A4) about 500 Meters from Pannipitiya junction towards Kottawa. Pannipitiya Dharmapala Collage is situated near this junction.
*Mahalwarawa - 4-way junction (and nearby area) that lies on High Level Road (A4) about 1 Km from Pannipitiya junction towards Kottawa.
*Kottawa - A junction situated on High Level Road (A4) that is about 1.5 Km away from Pannipitiya town towards Homagama (or Avissawella). Kottawa is in the center of Pannipitiya area geographically and also this is the biggest town in Pannipitiya area. Most of the area's financial centers, shopping centers and banks are located here. And also this is the main bus terminus in the area. There are bus services to nearby cities - Piliyandala (Route No-296), Mt.Lavinia (Route No-255), Malabe (Route No-336), Kiriwaththuduwa (Route No-128), Horana (Route No-280), Moragahahena (Route No-129), Athurugiriya (Route No-138/4,136)- and also to Colombo - Pettah (Route No-138), Borella (Route No-174). There is a sub police station at Kottawa inspected by the Homagama police station. Although Kottawa is inside Pannipitiya postal area there is a separate post office opened at Kottawa town few years ago. There is also a railway station at Kottawa. The town is maintained by the Maharagama Urban Council.
*Makumbura - 4-way junction (and nearby area) that lies around 2Km from the Kottawa town towards Homagama on the High Level Road (A4). This is the eastern-most area of Pannipitiya towards Homagama on High Level Road. The next area is called Galawilawaththa, which is under Homagama.
*Erewwala - 3-way junction (and nearby area) situated on the Maharagama-Piliyandala road. This junction is connected to Moraketiya junction by the Erewwala Road (2.5Km). Although Erewwala is inside Pannipitiya area the most easily accessible cities from Erewwala are Maharagama and Piliyandala. Maharagama-Piliyandala (Route No-341) buses operate through Erewwala. This is the south-western-most area in Pannipitiya. Beyond here it's Piliyandala area to the south and Maharagama area to the west.
*Ambagas-hathara - Sinhalese meaning of "Ambagas-hathra" is "four mango trees". This name must have originated by the mango trees that had grown near this junction some time back. This junction is around 1Km away from Pannipitiya junction on Pannipitiya-Borella (Route No-174) road.
*Depanama - An area around 1.5km away from Pannipitiya town towards Borella.
*Polwaththa/Kalalgoda - Sinhalese meaning of "Polwaththa" is "Coconut Estate", although there is no major coconut vegetation nearby. This area is around 2Km away from Pannipitiya town towards Borella. This is the north-western-most border of Pannipitiya. Beyond here on the area is under Thalawathugoda. Kottawa-Borella (Route No-174) buses operates through this area.
*Moragahakanda - An area around 700m away from Moraketiya junction on Malabe Road (Route No-993).
*Liyanagoda - An area around 1.4km away from Moraketiya junction on Malabe Road. Can be accessed from Kottawa junction from the other side through Kottawa-Malabe Road. Around 2km away from Kottawa.
*Vidyala Junction - Sinhalese meaning of "Vidyala" is "School", since there is a school nearby. This is a 3-way junction which connects to Moraketiya, Kottawa and Malabe. Around 2.5km away from Moraketiya town and 3Km away from Kottawa town. This is the border of Pannipitiya on the Morakeiya-Malabe (better known as Maharagama-Malabe Road). This is the northern-most area in Pannipitiya. Beyond here the area is under Hokandara. Maharagama-Malabe (Route No-993), Kottawa-Malabe (Route No-336) but routes operate through Vidyala junction.
*Poragodella - An area on the north to the Old Road (connects Kottawa Junction-Pannipitiya Junction). This area is adjacent to Mahalwarawa which is on the south of the Old Road.
*Hatharaman handiya (Pola Handiya) - 4-way junction on the Kottawa-Athurugiriya Road, Around 1km away from Kottawa. Also connected to Makumbura junction (1km) and the city of Malabe (through Vidyala junction, which is around 2km away from here). The Kottawa-Homagama Old Road starts 100m away from this junction and runs towards Homagama parallel to the High Level Road. Kottawa-Kiriwaththuduwa (Route No-128), Kottawa-Malabe (Route No-336), Athurugiriya-Rukmalagama-Pettah (Route No-136,138/4) bus routes operate through this junction.
*Katukurunda - An area to the north of Hatharaman handiya (Pola handiya) on the Malabe Road towards Vidyala junction. Around 2Km away from Kottawa junction and 1km away from Vidyala Junction. Kottawa-Malabe (Route No-336) buses operate through this area.
*Rukmalagama - A junction (and nearby area) situated around 3.5km away from Kottawa town on the Kottawa-Athurugiriya Road. There are several Middle Class housing schemes built around Rukmalagama and this area is generally considered as a good residential area. Rukmalagama housing scheme has a small bus stand which operates buses to Colombo (Pettah) (Route No-136,138/4) through Kottawa. There are some Athurugiriya-Kottawa-Pettah (Route No-136,138/4) buses which run through Rukmalagama. This is the border of Pannipitiya area towards Athurugiriya. Beyond here the area is under Athurugiriya.
*Malapalla - A junction (and nearby area) on the Kottawa-Homagama Old Road. Around 1.5km away from Kottawa junction. Kottawa-Kiriwaththuduwa (Route No-128) buses operate through this area. This is the border of Pannipitiya area towards Homagama on the Old Road. The next area is called Galawilawaththa, which is under Homagama. Malapalla has a train station.
*Bangalawaththa - An area adjacent to Mahalwarawa. Around 500m south of Kottawa town on the Kottawa-Horana Road.
*Pinhena - 3-way junction on the Kottawa Horana Road around 1km south from Kottawa junction. The Kottawa-Piliyandala Road starts from this junction. Kottawa-Mt.Lavinia (Route No-255), Kottawa-Piliyandala (Route No-296,342), Maharagama-Horana (Route No-280) bus routes operate through this junction.
*Digana/Pelenwaththa - 3-way junction on the Kottawa-Piliyandala Road around 1.5Km away from Kottawa junction. Digana Road connects this junction to the Mahalwarawa junction and provides a shortcut access to the High Level Road (A4) from the Kottawa-Horana/Piliyandala Road. This is one of the southern-most parts of Pannipitiya. Area south of this is called Siddhamulla and it's a part of Piliyandala. From Kottawa, Mt.Lavinia (Route No-255) and Piliyandala (Route No-342,296) bus routes operate through Digana junction.
*Mattegoda Junction - Although Mattegoda area is outside Pannipitiya (Mattegoda comes under Polgasowita) the junction which connects the Mattegoda area to the Kottawa-Horana Road is inside Pannipitiya area. Mattegoda is considered as a good residential area and there are several housing schemes built up in the neighborhood. Mattegoda scheme has a small bus stand which operates buses to Colombo (Pettah) through Kottawa junction under the Route Number 138/3. Except for this Horana-Maharagama (Route No-280) buses also operate through Mattegoda junction. This is also one of the southern-most parts of Pannipitiya. Mattegoda junction is around 2km away from Kottawa junction. Just south of Mattegoda junction it's Mattegoda area and it's under Polgasowita.
*Niyandagala/Dolekade/Hiripitiya - This area is to the south east of Kottawa town. It's to the south of Makumbura junction and to the east of Mattegoda junction. Can be accessed from Kottawa junction through Horana Road or by turning to the right from Makumbura junction on the High Level Road. Is around 3.5km away from Kottawa junction on both routes. Bus Route No 280 (Maharagama-Horana) operates through this area.
*Brahmanagama - This is at the south-eastern-most area of Pannipitiya and the far most area from the Pannipitiya junction. It's to the south-east of Niyandagala area. It's on the Kottawa-Horana Road around 5km away from Kottawa junction and around 7km away from the Pannipitiya junction. From here to the South it's Polgasowita area, to the south-east it's Kiriwaththuduwa area and to the east it's Diyagama which is under Homagama area. Bus Route No 280 (Maharagama-Horana) operates through this area.

Various parts of Pannipitiya belongs to different manciple councils and "Pradesheeya Sabah" (The name for Local Authorities) such as Maharagama , Kasbawa, Homagama.

Pannipitiya Town

Pannipitiya Town is located alongside the High Level Road (A4) between the Maharagama and Kottawa. It is a mildly populated area.

Demographics

Most of the population in Pannipitiya are Sinhalese Buddhists

Important places around Pannipitiya

*Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya
*Parama Dhamma Viharaya, Pannipitiya

Bus Routes operating through Pannipitiya

*122 – Colombo (Pettah) – Maharagama – Avissawella – Rathnapura - Embilipitiya
*124 – Maharagama – Ihalabope
*125 – Colombo (Pettah) – Maharagama – Padukka – Ingiriya
*128 – Kottawa – Kiriwaththuduwa
*129 – Kottawa – Moragahahena
*136 – Pettah – Rukmalgama – Athurugiriya
*138 – Pettah – Maharagama – Kottawa – Homagama
*138/3 – Pettah – Kottwa – Mattegoda
*138/4 – Pettah – Kottwa – Rukmalgama – Athurugiriya
*174 – Kottawa – Borella
*255 – Kottawa – Mt.Lavinia
*280 – Horana - Maharagama
*296 – Kottawa - Piliyandala
*341 – Maharagama – Piliyandala
*342 – Kottawa – Piliyandala
*336 – Kottawa – Malabe
*993 – Maharagama – Malabe

External links

* [http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/sri_lanka/map/m3084989/pannipitiya.html Pannipitiya Map]
* [http://www.rumbletum.org/Asia/Sri%20Lanka/Western/_1231121_Pannipitiya.html#themap Location]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=108069626859938676552.00044f3f9484186e9e16a&z=14 Areas in Pannipitiya]