# Ketakahala GN division, Pathadumbara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/ketakahala/ Grama Niladhari division · Pathadumbara DS Division # Ketakahala Ketakahala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.91 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 0.9km² - 540 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ketakahala? Ketakahala lies in [Pathadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/), [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: [Hurikaduwa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/hurikaduwa-west/), [Madawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/madawala/), [Maharathenna East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/maharathenna-east/), [Maharathenna West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/maharathenna-west/), [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/kundasale/pallegama/), [Thalkotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/thalkotuwa/) and [Walala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/walala/). By area it is the 10553rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Pathadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/). The centre of Ketakahala is about 103 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3264° N, 80.6938° E. Local names: කැටකහල . 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 Ketakahala Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ketakahala. - Ranatungagammedda 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 Ketakahala Named natural and historic features inside Ketakahala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Maharatenna 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 Ketakahala 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 Ketakahala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital · Menikhinna 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31275&mlon=80.70487#map=17/7.31275/80.70487) Bank Sampath Bank · Menikhinna 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31735&mlon=80.69980#map=17/7.31735/80.69980) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Menikhinna 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31714&mlon=80.70015#map=17/7.31714/80.70015) Hotel Breez Holiday Home. · Thalkotuwa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31982&mlon=80.68659#map=17/7.31982/80.68659) Mall Dinapala Super Centre - Kundasale · Kundasale South 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28166&mlon=80.68754#map=17/7.28166/80.68754) School Rathnayake Central College · Hurikaduwa West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32033&mlon=80.69360#map=17/7.32033/80.69360) College University Experimental Station,Dodangolla,Kundasale,Sri Lanka. · Nithulethenna 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.28755&mlon=80.70385#map=17/7.28755/80.70385) Police station Police Station · Menikhinna 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31703&mlon=80.70220#map=17/7.31703/80.70220) 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 Pathadumbara DS Division - Abasingama - Aluthgama - Ambathenna - Balanagala - Bogahakumbura - Deegahawathura - Doragamuwa - Egodagama - Eriyagasthenna - Galadeniya - Galewatta - Girakaduwa - Gunembill - Gunnepana Madige - Hamindagoda - Ihala Yatawara - Kahalla - Kalugalawatta - Kendaliyadda - Leemagahadeniya - Madawala - Madawala Madige - Mahakumbura - Mandandawela - Meegamawatta - Meegammana - Meegammana West - Megodagama - Millanga - Molagodayawatta - Moonamale - Napana - Nawayalathenna - Pallethalavinna - Pallethalavinna Ihala - Paranagama - Pihilladeniya - Pitiyegedara - Polgolla - Puwakgahadeniya - Thalkotuwa - Udathalavinna - Udathalavinna Madige - Udurawana - Walala - Walpaladeniya - Wattegama - Wattegama North - Yatawara - Yatawara Kandagama - Yatirawana ## Quick answers - Where is Ketakahala?In Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ketakahala?Hurikaduwa West, Madawala, Maharathenna East, Maharathenna West, Pallegama, Thalkotuwa and Walala - How many villages are in Ketakahala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ketakahala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ketakahala?Divisional Hospital, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ketakahala?Sampath Bank, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ketakahala?Sampath ATM, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ketakahala?Co-op Filling Station, about 1.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ketakahala?LK2112195 (OCHA common operational dataset)