# Kaikawala GN division, Rattota DS Division, Matale District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/kaikawala/

Grama Niladhari division · Rattota DS Division 

# Kaikawala

Kaikawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **1.32 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.3km²
- 1mapped services
- 401 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kaikawala?

Kaikawala lies in [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/), [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: [Cloda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/cloda/), [Gurubebila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/gurubebila/), [Ihala Owala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/ihala-owala/), [Koswana North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/koswana-north/), [Nikawella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/nikawella/) and [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/pallegama/). By area it is the 8952nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/). The centre of Kaikawala is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5076° N, 80.6613° E. Local names: කයිකාවෙල .

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 Kaikawala

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kaikawala.

- Pallegama

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 Kaikawala

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

### Estates

1 estate.

- Kaikawela

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 Kaikawala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). 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 23 116 

Feb 24 89 

Mar 26 96 

Apr 27 154 

May 26 133 

Jun 26 73 

Jul 25 62 

Aug 26 70 

Sep 26 101 

Oct 25 228 

Nov 24 279 

Dec 23 243 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kaikawala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rattota Divisional Hospital · Rattota 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51843&mlon=80.67679#map=17/7.51843/80.67679) 

Bank People's Bank · Kaikawala 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.50701&mlon=80.65849#map=17/7.50701/80.65849) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) 

Petrol pump Rattota Lanka filling station · Rattota 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) 

Hotel Zee's Garden · Meda Weragama 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48565&mlon=80.65557#map=17/7.48565/80.65557) 

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

School Rattota Blika Vidyalaya · Rattota 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51624&mlon=80.67586#map=17/7.51624/80.67586) 

College Hindu National College - Matale · Mandandawela 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48793&mlon=80.62370#map=17/7.48793/80.62370) 

Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 2.4 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 Kaikawala

Places mapped inside Kaikawala in open map data, by type.

- Banks1

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 Rattota DS Division

- Alakolamada
- Alwatta
- Bambarakiriella
- Bandarapola
- Bodhikotuwa
- Bogambara
- Dambagolla
- Dankanda
- Dombagoda
- Epitamulla
- Galekoluwa
- Gansarapola
- Godapola
- Hangarankanda
- Horagolla
- Ihala Owala
- Ikirigolla
- Kaineka
- Kandenuwara East
- Kandenuwara West
- Kirimetiya
- Koswana North
- Koswana South
- Kuruwawa
- Lonvil
- Madakumbura
- Maradurawala
- Maussagolla
- Meda Weragama
- Medawatta
- Muwandeniya
- Neluwakanda
- Nikawella
- Pahala Hapuvida
- Pahala Owala
- Palle Weragama
- Pallegama
- Palleyaya
- Pitakanda
- Polwattakanda
- Punchiseluwakanda
- Rattota
- Thambalagala
- Uda Hapuvida
- Uda Weragama
- Udagama
- Ulpothapitiya
- Viharagama
- Wanaraniya
- Warapitiya
- Welangahawatta
- Weralugasthenna
- Wetasyaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Kaikawala?In Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kaikawala?Cloda, Gurubebila, Ihala Owala, Koswana North, Nikawella and Pallegama
- How many villages are in Kaikawala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kaikawala?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kaikawala?Rattota Divisional Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kaikawala?People's Bank, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kaikawala?People's Bank ATM, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kaikawala?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 2.1 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Kaikawala?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kaikawala?LK2230020 (OCHA common operational dataset)