# Pathirada GN division, Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/pathirada/ Grama Niladhari division · Poojapitiya DS Division # Pathirada Pathirada is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **2.11 km²**. - 2.1km² ## Where is Pathirada? Pathirada lies in [Poojapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Ambaruppa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/ambaruppa/), [Damunugasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/damunugasthenna/), [Delgasyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/delgasyaya/), [Harankahawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/harankahawa/), [Henegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/henegama/), [Metibokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/metibokka/), [Siyapathgama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/siyapathgama/) and [Udahingulwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/udahingulwala/). By area it is the 6674th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Poojapitiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/poojapitiya/). The centre of Pathirada is about 90 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3945° N, 80.5225° E. Local names: පතිරාද . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Pathirada Named natural and historic features inside Pathirada, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ambotale Ela ### Estates 1 rubber estate. - Greenwood 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 Pathirada 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 Pathirada Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital-Galagedara · Galagedara West 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37251&mlon=80.52456#map=17/7.37251/80.52456) Bank Peoples Bank · Galagedara West 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37318&mlon=80.52306#map=17/7.37318/80.52306) ATM BOC · Pilimathalawa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26587&mlon=80.55474#map=17/7.26587/80.55474) Petrol pump Ankumbura Filling Station · Alawatta 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.42528&mlon=80.56411#map=17/7.42528/80.56411) Hotel The Flame Tree Estate & Hotel · Galagedara 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37885&mlon=80.51701#map=17/7.37885/80.51701) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Sujatha Balika Vidyalaya · Galagedara West 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37234&mlon=80.51867#map=17/7.37234/80.51867) College Kottamba Pitiya Muslim Central College · Boyagoda 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39962&mlon=80.49998#map=17/7.39962/80.49998) Police station Galagedara Police Station · Galagedara 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37621&mlon=80.52050#map=17/7.37621/80.52050) 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 Poojapitiya DS Division - Alagoda - Alawatta - Ambaruppa - Ankumbura North - Ankumbura South - Ankumbura Udagama - Bamunupola - Batagalla North - Batagalla South - Batagolladeniya - Batugoda North - Batugoda South - Bokkawala - Dehiwatta - Diddeniya - Diwanawatta - Dolapihilla North - Dolapihilla South - Dombagammana - Egodamulla North - Egodamulla South - Galhinna - Galkanda - Gallella - Godahena - Harankahawa - Henegama - Ihalamulla - Kahatagasthenna - Kahawatta North - Kahawatta South - Kaluwana North - Kaluwana South - Kiralagama - Kovilamuduna - Madadeniya - Marathugoda North - Marathugoda South - Maruddana - Medagoda - Molagoda - Morankanda - Mullegama North - Mullegama South - Ovissa North - Ovissa South - Pahala Hingulwala - Pahala Kithulgolla - Paleepana - Pallegama Pahala - Palliya Kotuwa - Rambukewela - Siyapathgama - Uda Kithulgolla - Udahena - Udahingulwala - Uggahakumbura - Uggala Janapadaya - Waldeniya - Warakadeniya - Watagalathenna - Watagoda - Welgala - Weligalla - Wewala - Wewala North ## Quick answers - Where is Pathirada?In Poojapitiya DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pathirada?Ambaruppa, Damunugasthenna, Delgasyaya, Harankahawa, Henegama, Metibokka, Siyapathgama and Udahingulwala - What is the best time to visit Pathirada?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pathirada?District Hospital-Galagedara, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pathirada?Peoples Bank, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pathirada?BOC, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pathirada?Ankumbura Filling Station, about 5.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pathirada?LK2106120 (OCHA common operational dataset)