# Rajathalawa GN division, Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/rajathalawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Doluwa DS Division 

# Rajathalawa

Rajathalawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.84 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.8km²
- 852 mtypical elevation

## Where is Rajathalawa?

Rajathalawa lies in [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Hunugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/hunugala/), [Masgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/masgolla/), [Panvilathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/panvilathenna/), [Pupuressa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/pupuressa/) and [Wanahapuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/wanahapuwa/). By area it is the 7350th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Doluwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/doluwa/). The centre of Rajathalawa is about 91 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1409° N, 80.6503° E. Local names: රජතලාව .

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 Rajathalawa

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Rajathalawa.

- Rajatalawa
- Rajathalawa

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 Rajathalawa

Named natural and historic features inside Rajathalawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 tea estate; 1 estate.

- Beamount
- Rajatalawa

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 Rajathalawa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 310 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 19 108 

Feb 20 86 

Mar 21 104 

Apr 22 175 

May 22 164 

Jun 21 101 

Jul 21 82 

Aug 21 92 

Sep 21 129 

Oct 21 234 

Nov 20 274 

Dec 20 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rajathalawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Pussellawa Hospital · Wahugapitiya 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11629&mlon=80.62525#map=17/7.11629/80.62525) 

Bank People's Bank · Pussellawa 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10906&mlon=80.63536#map=17/7.10906/80.63536) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pussellawa 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10701&mlon=80.63617#map=17/7.10701/80.63617) 

Hotel Rockbourne Bungalow · Pupuressa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13174&mlon=80.66663#map=17/7.13174/80.66663) 

Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) 

School Rajananda Vidyalaya · Amuhena 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13660&mlon=80.61079#map=17/7.13660/80.61079) 

College Delta Gemunupura College · Deltagemunupura 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10030&mlon=80.64283#map=17/7.10030/80.64283) 

Police station Galaha Police Station · Galaha 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19594&mlon=80.67008#map=17/7.19594/80.67008) 

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 Doluwa DS Division

- Atuwewatta
- Doluwa
- Galoya
- Gampolawatta
- Ganegoda
- Godawela
- Gothatuwela
- Gurukele
- Haloya
- Hunugala
- Inguruwatta
- Kahawatta
- Legumdeniya
- Masgolla
- Megoda Kalugamuwa
- Millagahamula
- Mulgama
- Naranvita
- Nawa Gurukele
- Nawa Nillamba
- Nillamba
- Orayanwatta
- Pabadeniya
- Palledelthota
- Panvilathenna
- Pitawala
- Pupuressa
- Thumpelawaka
- Thundeniya
- Ududeniya
- Wariyagala
- Wewathenna

## Quick answers

- Where is Rajathalawa?In Doluwa DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Rajathalawa?Hunugala, Masgolla, Panvilathenna, Pupuressa and Wanahapuwa
- How many villages are in Rajathalawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Rajathalawa?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rajathalawa?Pussellawa Hospital, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rajathalawa?People's Bank, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rajathalawa?Commercial Bank ATM, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rajathalawa?Ceypetco, about 4.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rajathalawa?LK2142155 (OCHA common operational dataset)
