# Balakaduwa GN division, Akurana DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/balakaduwa/

Grama Niladhari division · Akurana DS Division 

# Balakaduwa

Balakaduwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akurana DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.41 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.4km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Balakaduwa?

Balakaduwa lies in [Akurana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 3 other GN divisions: [Alawathugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/alawathugoda/), [Balakaduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ukuwela/balakaduwa/) and [Mawathupola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/mawathupola/). By area it is the 12869th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Akurana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/akurana/). The centre of Balakaduwa is about 100 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4117° N, 80.6152° E. Local names: බලකඩුව .

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 Balakaduwa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 108 

Feb 22 86 

Mar 23 104 

Apr 24 175 

May 24 164 

Jun 23 101 

Jul 23 82 

Aug 23 92 

Sep 23 129 

Oct 23 234 

Nov 22 274 

Dec 22 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Balakaduwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Godahena Rural Hospital · Godahena 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39994&mlon=80.57882#map=17/7.39994/80.57882) 

Bank Bank of ceylon · Ukuwela 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42261&mlon=80.63193#map=17/7.42261/80.63193) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump Ankumbura Filling Station · Alawatta 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42528&mlon=80.56411#map=17/7.42528/80.56411) 

Hotel Aarunya Nature Resort · Balakaduwa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40875&mlon=80.61932#map=17/7.40875/80.61932) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Rising Stars Preschool · Alawathugoda 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41002&mlon=80.60968#map=17/7.41002/80.60968) 

College Azhar College Akurana · Akurana 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37340&mlon=80.61969#map=17/7.37340/80.61969) 

Police station Alawatugoda Police Station · Alawathugoda 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40947&mlon=80.60866#map=17/7.40947/80.60866) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Balakaduwa

Places mapped inside Balakaduwa in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other GN divisions in Akurana DS Division

- Akurana
- Alawathugoda
- Arambepola
- Bulugohothenna
- Deegala
- Delgasgoda
- Delgasthenna
- Dippitiya
- Dodangolla
- Dunuvila North
- Dunuvila South
- Hureegolla
- Kasawatta
- Konakalagala
- Kurudugahaela
- Kurugoda
- Malgamandeniya
- Malwanahinna
- Marahela
- Mawathupola
- Melchena
- Neerella
- Palle Deegala
- Palleweliketiya
- Pangollamada
- Rambuke Ela
- Rathukoho
- Thelambugahawatta
- Udaweliketiya
- Uggala
- Vilana Pallegama
- Vilana Udagama
- Walahena
- Waragashinna

## Quick answers

- Where is Balakaduwa?In Akurana DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Balakaduwa?Alawathugoda, Balakaduwa and Mawathupola
- What is the best time to visit Balakaduwa?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Balakaduwa?Godahena Rural Hospital, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Balakaduwa?Bank of ceylon, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Balakaduwa?NSB, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balakaduwa?Ankumbura Filling Station, about 5.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Balakaduwa?LK2109030 (OCHA common operational dataset)