# Rokhill GN division, Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District

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Grama Niladhari division · Tumpane DS Division 

# Rokhill

Rokhill is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.51 km²**.

- 0.5km²

## Where is Rokhill?

Rokhill lies in [Tumpane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/), [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: [Akkarawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/akkarawatta/), [Ambagahahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/ambagahahena/), [Damunugasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/damunugasthenna/), [Metibokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-western/kurunegala/mawathagama/metibokka/) and [Pethigewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/pethigewela/). By area it is the 12388th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.0% of [Tumpane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/tumpane/). The centre of Rokhill is about 89 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3855° N, 80.5136° E. Local names: රොක්හිල් .

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 Rokhill

Named natural and historic features inside Rokhill, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 estate.

- Rockhillwatta

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 Rokhill 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 Rokhill

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital-Galagedara · Galagedara West 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37251&mlon=80.52456#map=17/7.37251/80.52456) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Galagedara Madige South 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37286&mlon=80.51813#map=17/7.37286/80.51813) 

ATM BOC · Pilimathalawa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26587&mlon=80.55474#map=17/7.26587/80.55474) 

Petrol pump Co-operative Filling Station · Hedeniya 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33973&mlon=80.55609#map=17/7.33973/80.55609) 

Hotel The Flame Tree Estate & Hotel · Galagedara 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37885&mlon=80.51701#map=17/7.37885/80.51701) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Sujatha Balika Vidyalaya · Galagedara West 1.6 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 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39962&mlon=80.49998#map=17/7.39962/80.49998) 

Police station Galagedara Police Station · Galagedara 1.3 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 Tumpane DS Division

- Adungama Palkumbura
- Akkarawatta
- Alawattegama
- Ambagahahena
- Ban Anga
- Barandara
- Bonakot
- Damunugasthenna
- Dehideniya
- Delgasyaya
- Diyapalagoda
- Etambegoda
- Ethamulla
- Galabawa
- Galagedara
- Galagedara Madige
- Galagedara Madige South
- Galagedara West
- Gallenawatta
- Gangodapitiya
- Gunadaha
- Haddapitiya
- Henegama Palkumbura
- Hikgodawalpola
- Hiyadala
- Hiyadala Walpola
- Idamegama
- Kaluwana
- Kandanhena East
- Kandekumbura
- Kannadeniya
- Kinigama East
- Kinigama West
- Kirindiwelpola
- Kobbegala
- Kumburegama
- Kuragama
- Kuragama North
- Marawanagoda
- Medagoda Ihala
- Medagoda Pahala
- Meegahahena
- Meegahahena South
- Minigamuwa
- Minigamuwa Ihala
- Namaltenna
- Naranwala
- Nikathenna
- Niyambepola
- Niyangoda
- Opalla
- Pallekotuwa
- Palukopi Watta
- Paranagama
- Pavulpawa
- Pethigewela
- Poholiyadda
- Ponnila
- Pubbiliya
- Thahalpitiya
- Thennewela
- Udahenepola
- Udalagama
- Udapitiya
- Uduwa
- Wettewa

## Quick answers

- Where is Rokhill?In Tumpane DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Rokhill?Akkarawatta, Ambagahahena, Damunugasthenna, Metibokka and Pethigewela
- What is the best time to visit Rokhill?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rokhill?District Hospital-Galagedara, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rokhill?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rokhill?BOC, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rokhill?Co-operative Filling Station, about 6.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rokhill?LK2103030 (OCHA common operational dataset)