# Rathninda GN division, Laggala DS Division, Matale District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/rathninda/ Grama Niladhari division · Laggala DS Division # Rathninda Rathninda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **8.95 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.9km² - 5mapped services - 631 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rathninda? Rathninda lies in [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Bambarakiriella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/bambarakiriella/), [Etanwala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/etanwala/), [Kelebokka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/panvila/kelebokka/), [Meda Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/meda-ela/), [Medawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/medawatta/) and [Pitawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/pitawala/). By area it is the 1402nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Laggala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/laggala/). The centre of Rathninda is about 117 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4946° N, 80.7431° E. Local names: රත්නින්ද . 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 Rathninda Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Rathninda. - Rathkinda - Ratninda 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 Rathninda Named natural and historic features inside Rathninda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 4 estates; 1 estate. - Brae Group - Hattanwella - Lauragalla - Pallekumbura - Rittawella 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 Rathninda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 239 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 116 Feb 22 89 Mar 24 96 Apr 25 154 May 25 133 Jun 24 73 Jul 24 62 Aug 24 70 Sep 24 101 Oct 24 228 Nov 23 279 Dec 22 243 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rathninda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rattota Hospital · Rattota 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51832&mlon=80.67739#map=17/7.51832/80.67739) Bank Rattota people's Bank · Rattota 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51900&mlon=80.67741#map=17/7.51900/80.67741) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67786&mlon=80.70650#map=17/7.67786/80.70650) Petrol pump Rattota Lanka filling station · Rattota 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) Hotel Manigala holiday resort · Rathninda 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50647&mlon=80.74770#map=17/7.50647/80.74770) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School Mahalakotuwa sri sumana maha vidyala · Mahalakotuwa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53292&mlon=80.75908#map=17/7.53292/80.75908) College Allakolla Tamil Vidyalayam · Thawalanthenna 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40000&mlon=80.75000#map=17/7.40000/80.75000) Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52065&mlon=80.67889#map=17/7.52065/80.67889) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Rathninda Places mapped inside Rathninda in open map data, by type. - Hotels5 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Laggala DS Division - Akarahediya - Dammanthenna - Dasgiriya - Dewaladeniya - Divulgas Pathana - Etanwala - Galgedawala - Ganga Henwala - Gangalapuwakpitiya - Gonawala - Guruwela - Halminiya - Hattota Amuna - Ilukkumbura - Imaduwa - Kahagala - Kaluganga - Kandepitawala - Karadamulla - Kivulawadiya - Laggala Pallegama - Lakegala - Leloya - Mahalakotuwa - Maoya - Meda Ela - Miniranketiya - Morathenna - Narangamuwa - Pitawala - Pottatawela - Rambukoluwa - Ranamuregama - Rawanagama - Weliwaranagolla - Wellewala ## Quick answers - Where is Rathninda?In Laggala DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rathninda?Bambarakiriella, Etanwala, Kelebokka, Meda Ela, Medawatta and Pitawala - How many villages are in Rathninda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Rathninda?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Rathninda?Rattota Hospital, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rathninda?Rattota people's Bank, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rathninda?Commercial Bank ATM, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rathninda?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 7.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rathninda?LK2224165 (OCHA common operational dataset)