# Rathnella GN division, Minipe DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/rathnella/

Grama Niladhari division · Minipe DS Division 

# Rathnella

Rathnella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **3.59 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.6km²
- 1mapped services
- 184 mtypical elevation

## Where is Rathnella?

Rathnella lies in [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/), [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: [Gurulupotha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/gurulupotha/), [Hasalaka Nagaraya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/hasalaka-nagaraya/), [Maha Eswedduma](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/maha-eswedduma/), [Thorapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/thorapitiya/) and [Udakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/ududumbara/udakumbura/). By area it is the 4181st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Minipe DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/minipe/). The centre of Rathnella is about 129 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3664° N, 80.9299° E. Local names: රත්නඇල්ල .

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 Rathnella

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Rathnella.

- Ulpotagama Iluka

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).

## Weather in Rathnella and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 358 m lower 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 24 108 

Feb 24 86 

Mar 26 104 

Apr 26 175 

May 26 164 

Jun 25 101 

Jul 25 82 

Aug 25 92 

Sep 25 129 

Oct 25 234 

Nov 25 274 

Dec 24 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rathnella

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Batumulla Divisional Hospital · Udattawa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41429&mlon=80.93690#map=17/7.41429/80.93690) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Hasalaka Nagaraya 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35171&mlon=80.95145#map=17/7.35171/80.95145) 

ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) 

Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Mahiyanganaya Town 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33962&mlon=80.99196#map=17/7.33962/80.99196) 

Hotel Arana Rathnaella Eco Lodge · Rathnella 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36029&mlon=80.93140#map=17/7.36029/80.93140) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Premadasa Maha Vidyalaya · Hasalaka Nagaraya 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35140&mlon=80.94984#map=17/7.35140/80.94984) 

College Technical College Hasalaka · Hasalaka 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.94945#map=17/7.35817/80.94945) 

Police station Hasalaka Police Station · Pallewatta 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35337&mlon=80.95455#map=17/7.35337/80.95455) 

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 Rathnella

Places mapped inside Rathnella 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 Minipe DS Division

- 08 Ela
- Ambagahapelessa
- Ambagolla
- Asamodagamyaya
- Batumulla
- Bembiya
- Bulathwelkandura
- Dambagahawela
- Dambepitiya
- Dehemigama
- Diyabubula
- Dungolla
- Galamuduna
- Gurulupotha
- Handaganawa
- Hasalaka
- Hasalaka Nagaraya
- Himbutuwa
- Keenapelessa
- Kindigoda North
- Kindigoda South
- Kolonyaya
- Lunumadalaketiya
- Maha Eswedduma
- Mahagalaheenna
- Mahayaya North
- Mahayaya South
- Minipe
- Morayaya
- Muttettuthenna
- Pallegaladebokka
- Pallewatta
- Palugolla
- Thorapitiya
- Thotillagas Ella
- Udagaladebokka
- Udattawa
- Udattawa North
- Udawela
- Udayagala
- Ulpathagama
- Waragolla
- Welgahawadiya
- Welgala
- Weragama
- Weraganthota
- Wewere

## Quick answers

- Where is Rathnella?In Minipe DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Rathnella?Gurulupotha, Hasalaka Nagaraya, Maha Eswedduma, Thorapitiya and Udakumbura
- How many villages are in Rathnella?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Rathnella?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rathnella?Batumulla Divisional Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rathnella?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rathnella?Sampath ATM, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rathnella?IOC Gas Station, about 7.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rathnella?LK2121155 (OCHA common operational dataset)