# Nikahetiya GN division, Udunuwara DS Division, Kandy District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/nikahetiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Udunuwara DS Division 

# Nikahetiya

Nikahetiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Udunuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.99 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.0km²
- 524 mtypical elevation

## Where is Nikahetiya?

Nikahetiya lies in [Udunuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Ambanwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/ambanwala/), [Kovilakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/kovilakanda/), [Manikkawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/manikkawa/), [Panabokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/panabokka/), [Walagedara South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/walagedara-south/) and [Wattappola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/wattappola/). By area it is the 10213th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Udunuwara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/udunuwara/). The centre of Nikahetiya is about 83 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.2241° N, 80.5398° E. Local names: නිකහැටිය .

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 Nikahetiya

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

- Nikahetiya
- Paranapattiya
- Paranapitiya

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).

## Weather in Nikahetiya 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 Nikahetiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital Kadugannawa · Madarangoda 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26133&mlon=80.53379#map=17/7.26133/80.53379) 

Bank People's Bank · Welamboda 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20333&mlon=80.55380#map=17/7.20333/80.55380) 

ATM NSB ATM · Pilimathalawa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26562&mlon=80.55418#map=17/7.26562/80.55418) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kadugannawa Town 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25715&mlon=80.51924#map=17/7.25715/80.51924) 

Hotel Athulya Villas · Panabokka 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22572&mlon=80.54729#map=17/7.22572/80.54729) 

Mall Nadiyas · Gampola West 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16302&mlon=80.56990#map=17/7.16302/80.56990) 

School The First Step Pre School · Wattappola 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.23699&mlon=80.54449#map=17/7.23699/80.54449) 

College Java Institute Kandy · Pilimathalawa 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.26605&mlon=80.55305#map=17/7.26605/80.55305) 

Police station Daulagala Police Station · Davulagala 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.22718&mlon=80.57444#map=17/7.22718/80.57444) 

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 Udunuwara DS Division

- Alanduwaka
- Alapalawala East
- Alapalawala West
- Aluthkanda
- Ambagasthenna
- Ambanwala
- Ambarapola
- Angunawala East
- Angunawala West
- Appallagoda East
- Appallagoda West
- Arattana
- Aravuwawala
- Bambaradeniya
- Batupitiya
- Belungala
- Boowelikada
- Boyagama
- Daskara
- Davulagala
- Dehipagoda East
- Dehipagoda West
- Deldeniya
- Delgahapitiya
- Deliwala
- Dihitideniya
- Dodamdeniya
- Eladetta East
- Eladetta West
- Elpitikanda
- Embekka
- Gadaladeniya North
- Gadaladeniya South
- Gangoda
- Gangoda North
- Gangoda South
- Ganguldeniya
- Ganhatha
- Gelioya
- Godapola East
- Godapola West
- Handessa
- Hathnagoda
- Heeyawala
- Hendeniya East
- Hendeniya West
- Hepana
- Hiddavulla East
- Hiddavulla West
- Hiyarapitiya
- Hondiyadeniya
- Ihala Koorukuttala
- Ihala Pethiyagoda
- Imbuldeniya
- Kamburadeniya
- Karamada North
- Karamada South
- Ketakumbura
- Kiriwavula East
- Kiriwavula West
- Kooradeniya
- Kotagaloluwa
- Kovilakanda
- Lagamuwa
- Liyangaha Watta
- Lunugama
- Mampitiya
- Manikkawa
- Mathgamuwa
- Maveekumbura North
- Maveekumbura South
- Meddegoda
- Meewaladeniya
- Meewathura
- Muruthagahamula
- Naranwala
- Nawa Elpitiya North
- Nawa Elpitiya South
- Nawa Peradeniya
- Pahala Koorukuttala
- Palkumbura
- Palle Aludeniya
- Pamunuwa East
- Pamunuwa West
- Panabokka
- Penideniya
- Pethiyagoda East
- Pethiyagoda West
- Pilapitiya
- Piligalla East
- Piligalla West
- Pitawalawatta
- Polgahaanga
- Rabbegamuwa North
- Rabbegamuwa South
- Rajagiriya
- Rangama
- Rangoda
- Sadikkawatta
- Sangabogama
- Siyambalagoda
- Thalawathura
- Thalawatta
- Uda Aludeniya
- Udagama
- Urulewatta
- Viharagama
- Walagedara North
- Walagedara South
- Walgama
- Warakagoda
- Watadeniya
- Wathupola
- Wattappola
- Wegiriya East
- Wegiriya West
- Welamboda
- Weligalla
- Werawala East
- Werawala West
- Werellamana
- Yalegoda East
- Yalegoda West

## Quick answers

- Where is Nikahetiya?In Udunuwara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Nikahetiya?Ambanwala, Kovilakanda, Manikkawa, Panabokka, Walagedara South and Wattappola
- How many villages are in Nikahetiya?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Nikahetiya?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nikahetiya?District Hospital Kadugannawa, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nikahetiya?People's Bank, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Nikahetiya?NSB ATM, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nikahetiya?Ceypetco, about 4.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Nikahetiya?LK2139240 (OCHA common operational dataset)