# Delpitiya GN division, Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/delpitiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division 

# Delpitiya

Delpitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **1.66 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.7km²
- 738 mtypical elevation

## Where is Delpitiya?

Delpitiya lies in [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/), [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 3 other GN divisions: [Amunupuraya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/amunupuraya/), [Nawadevita](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/nawadevita/) and [Wattehena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/wattehena/). By area it is the 7855th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Delpitiya is about 85 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1392° N, 80.5905° E. Local names: දැල්පිටිය .

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 Delpitiya

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Delpitiya.

- Delpitiya
- Escot Colony
- Store Field

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 Delpitiya

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Store Field

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 Delpitiya 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 196 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 Delpitiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Pat care Animal Hospital · Maligapurana 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15471&mlon=80.57009#map=17/7.15471/80.57009) 

Bank NDB · Illawathura 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16267&mlon=80.57210#map=17/7.16267/80.57210) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC Filling Station · Illawathura 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16684&mlon=80.57261#map=17/7.16684/80.57261) 

Hotel Riverbank Resort Atabage · Pallegama 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13118&mlon=80.59392#map=17/7.13118/80.59392) 

Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) 

School Rajananda Vidyalaya · Amuhena 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13660&mlon=80.61079#map=17/7.13660/80.61079) 

College Government Teachers' College Gampola · Angammana West 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16156&mlon=80.57334#map=17/7.16156/80.57334) 

Police station Police Station · Polkumbura 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16261&mlon=80.57103#map=17/7.16261/80.57103) 

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 Udapalatha DS Division

- Amuhena
- Amunupuraya
- Angammana East
- Angammana West
- Aregoda
- Bothalapitiya
- Bowala
- Doragala
- Dunukeulla
- Egoda Kalugamuwa
- Galatha
- Galgediyawa
- Gampola East
- Gampola West
- Godagama
- Hapugaspitiya
- Hunukotugama
- Ihalagama
- Ilangawatta
- Illawathura
- Jayamalapura
- Kahatapitiya
- Kalugalhinna
- Keerapane
- Kekulanda
- Kirinda
- Kudamake
- Kurukude
- Mawathura
- Millagaspitiya
- Mount Temple
- Nawadevita
- Pallegama
- Paradeka
- Polkumbura
- Pussellawa
- Pussellawagama
- Ranawala
- Rathmalkaduwa
- Sinhapitiya North
- Sinhapitiya South
- Udagama
- Udovita
- Unambuwa
- Wahugapitiya
- Wanahapuwa
- Wattehena
- Weliganga

## Quick answers

- Where is Delpitiya?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Delpitiya?Amunupuraya, Nawadevita and Wattehena
- How many villages are in Delpitiya?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Delpitiya?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Delpitiya?Pat care Animal Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Delpitiya?NDB, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Delpitiya?Commercial Bank ATM, about 8.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Delpitiya?Lanka IOC Filling Station, about 3.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Delpitiya?LK2151190 (OCHA common operational dataset)