# Pitawala GN division, Panvila DS Division, Kandy District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/pitawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Panvila DS Division # Pitawala Pitawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Panvila DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.36 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1.4km² - 736 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pitawala? Pitawala lies in [Panvila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Angammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/angammana/), [Eriyagasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/eriyagasthenna/), [Galpihilla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/galpihilla/), [Gunembill](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/gunembill/), [Makkanigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/makkanigama/), [Panvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/panvila/) and [Udugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/udugoda/). By area it is the 8829th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Panvila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/). The centre of Pitawala is about 105 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3561° N, 80.7009° E. Local names: පිටවල . 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 Pitawala Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pitawala. - Kurukadegama - Udakumbura 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 Pitawala Named natural and historic features inside Pitawala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Eriyagastenna 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 Pitawala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 194 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 20 108 Feb 21 86 Mar 22 104 Apr 23 175 May 22 164 Jun 22 101 Jul 21 82 Aug 21 92 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 234 Nov 21 274 Dec 20 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pitawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Makkanigama Hospital · Makkanigama 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34635&mlon=80.70566#map=17/7.34635/80.70566) Bank People's Bank · Wattegama 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35060&mlon=80.68184#map=17/7.35060/80.68184) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Panvila 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36165&mlon=80.71427#map=17/7.36165/80.71427) Hotel Red Letter Hotel · Eriyagasthenna 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.34024&mlon=80.69057#map=17/7.34024/80.69057) Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) School Rajasinghe Central College · Panvila 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35817&mlon=80.70870#map=17/7.35817/80.70870) College Open University of Sri Lanka · Polgolla 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32576&mlon=80.65214#map=17/7.32576/80.65214) Police station Wattegama Police Station · Wattegama North 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35073&mlon=80.68341#map=17/7.35073/80.68341) 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 Panvila DS Division - Angammana - Arattana - Beddegama - Gomaraya - Hathale - Kelebokka - Kosgama - Madulkele - Mahapathana - Panvila - Thawalanthenna - Udugoda - Watakele ## Quick answers - Where is Pitawala?In Panvila DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pitawala?Angammana, Eriyagasthenna, Galpihilla, Gunembill, Makkanigama, Panvila and Udugoda - How many villages are in Pitawala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pitawala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pitawala?Makkanigama Hospital, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pitawala?People's Bank, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pitawala?Sampath ATM, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pitawala?Ceypetco, about 1.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pitawala?LK2115065 (OCHA common operational dataset)