# Pitakanda Gama GN division, Gangawata Korale DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/pitakanda-gama/ Grama Niladhari division · Gangawata Korale DS Division # Pitakanda Gama Pitakanda Gama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.60 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 22 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 22mapped services ## Where is Pitakanda Gama? Pitakanda Gama lies in [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/), [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 9 other GN divisions: [Mahaiyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mahaiyawa/), [Mapanawathura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mapanawathura/), [Nittawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/nittawela/), [Poorna Watta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/poorna-watta-east/), [Senkadagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/senkadagala/), [Siyambalagasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/siyambalagasthenna/), [Watapuluwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/watapuluwa-west/), [Wattaranthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/wattaranthenna/) and [Yatiwawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/harispattuwa/yatiwawala/). By area it is the 11954th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Gangawata Korale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/). The centre of Pitakanda Gama is about 96 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 3.6 km from Kandy, the main town of Gangawata Korale DS Division. The centre point is at 7.3220° N, 80.6279° E. Local names: පිටකන්දගම . 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 Pitakanda Gama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pitakanda Gama. - Mawilmada 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 Pitakanda Gama Named natural and historic features inside Pitakanda Gama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate; 1 estate. - Galkande - Katugastota 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 Pitakanda Gama 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 Pitakanda Gama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital · Siyambalagasthenna 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32610&mlon=80.62859#map=17/7.32610/80.62859) Bank NSB Bank · Senkadagala 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32218&mlon=80.62456#map=17/7.32218/80.62456) ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) Petrol pump W A Perera and Son Dealer · Pitakanda Gama 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31939&mlon=80.62978#map=17/7.31939/80.62978) Hotel The Mansion Hotel · Pitakanda Gama 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32200&mlon=80.62940#map=17/7.32200/80.62940) Mall Nabeesa Shopping Complex · Mahanuwara 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29662&mlon=80.63652#map=17/7.29662/80.63652) School St. Anthony's College · Pitakanda Gama 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32328&mlon=80.62792#map=17/7.32328/80.62792) College First Friends Campus · Wattaranthenna 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32037&mlon=80.62790#map=17/7.32037/80.62790) Police station Katugastota · Galewatta 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33200&mlon=80.62308#map=17/7.33200/80.62308) 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 Pitakanda Gama Places mapped inside Pitakanda Gama in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels8 - Schools2 - Restaurants5 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 Gangawata Korale DS Division - Ampitiya North - Ampitiya Pallegama - Ampitiya South - Ampitiya Udagama North - Ampitiya Udagama South - Aniwatta East - Aniwatta West - Aruppala East - Aruppala West - Asgiriya - Bahirawa Kanda - Bogambara - Boowelikada - Bowala - Bowalawatta - Deiyannewela - Getambe - Godagandeniya - Gurudeniya Dambawela - Gurudeniya East - Gurudeniya West - Hanthana Pedesa - Heeressagala - Hindagala - Ihala Katukele - Katukele - Katukele West - Ketawala - Lewella - Lewla - Mahaiyawa - Mahakanda - Mahanuwara - Mahaweli Uyana - Maligathenna - Malwatta - Mapanawathura - Mavilmada - Meddegama - Mulgampala - Nagasthenna - Nittawela - Nuwara Dodamwala - Ogastawatta - Pahala Eriyagama - Palle Peradeniya - Poorna Watta East - Poorna Watta West - Senkadagala - Siyambalagasthenna - Suduhumpala East - Suduhumpala West - Thalwatta - Thennakumbura - Uda Bowala - Uda Peradeniya - Ulpathakumbura - Watapuluwa - Watapuluwa South - Watapuluwa West - Wattaranthenna - Welata - Wewathenna ## Quick answers - Where is Pitakanda Gama?In Gangawata Korale DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pitakanda Gama?Mahaiyawa, Mapanawathura, Nittawela, Poorna Watta East, Senkadagala, Siyambalagasthenna, Watapuluwa West, Wattaranthenna and Yatiwawala - How many villages are in Pitakanda Gama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pitakanda Gama?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pitakanda Gama?Divisional Hospital, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pitakanda Gama?NSB Bank, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pitakanda Gama?NSB, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pitakanda Gama?W A Perera and Son Dealer, about 0.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Pitakanda Gama?2 mapped - How many banks are in Pitakanda Gama?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Pitakanda Gama?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Pitakanda Gama?LK2130015 (OCHA common operational dataset)