# Paradeka GN division, Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/paradeka/ Grama Niladhari division · Udapalatha DS Division # Paradeka Paradeka is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **5.06 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.1km² - 1,026 mtypical elevation ## Where is Paradeka? Paradeka 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 10 other GN divisions: [Amuhena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/amuhena/), [Doragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/doragala/), [Dunukeulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/dunukeulla/), [Galatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/galatha/), [Ihalagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/ihalagama/), [Millagaspitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/millagaspitiya/), [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/pallegama/), [Pussellawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/pussellawa/), [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/udagama/) and [Wahugapitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/wahugapitiya/). By area it is the 2890th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.4% of [Udapalatha DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udapalatha/). The centre of Paradeka is about 88 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1230° N, 80.6213° E. Local names: පාරදෙක . 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 Paradeka Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Paradeka. - Sogama Waththa - Sogamawatta 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 Paradeka Named natural and historic features inside Paradeka, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 tea estate; 1 estate. - Choughleich - Sogama 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 Paradeka and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 484 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 18 108 Feb 19 86 Mar 20 104 Apr 21 175 May 21 164 Jun 20 101 Jul 19 82 Aug 19 92 Sep 20 129 Oct 20 234 Nov 19 274 Dec 18 212 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Paradeka Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pussellawa Hospital · Wahugapitiya 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11629&mlon=80.62525#map=17/7.11629/80.62525) Bank HNB · Pussellawa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10924&mlon=80.63346#map=17/7.10924/80.63346) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Karamada South 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.21612&mlon=80.59788#map=17/7.21612/80.59788) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pussellawa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10701&mlon=80.63617#map=17/7.10701/80.63617) Hotel Mount View Villa · Wahugapitiya 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11536&mlon=80.62701#map=17/7.11536/80.62701) Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) School Rajananda Vidyalaya · Amuhena 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13660&mlon=80.61079#map=17/7.13660/80.61079) College Delta Gemunupura College · Deltagemunupura 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10030&mlon=80.64283#map=17/7.10030/80.64283) Police station Police Station · Polkumbura 7.1 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 - Delpitiya - 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 - Polkumbura - Pussellawa - Pussellawagama - Ranawala - Rathmalkaduwa - Sinhapitiya North - Sinhapitiya South - Udagama - Udovita - Unambuwa - Wahugapitiya - Wanahapuwa - Wattehena - Weliganga ## Quick answers - Where is Paradeka?In Udapalatha DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Paradeka?Amuhena, Doragala, Dunukeulla, Galatha, Ihalagama, Millagaspitiya, Pallegama, Pussellawa, Udagama and Wahugapitiya - How many villages are in Paradeka?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Paradeka?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Paradeka?Pussellawa Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Paradeka?HNB, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Paradeka?Commercial Bank ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paradeka?Ceypetco, about 2.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Paradeka?LK2151180 (OCHA common operational dataset)