# Pitakanda GN division, Rattota DS Division, Matale District

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Grama Niladhari division · Rattota DS Division 

# Pitakanda

Pitakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.85 km²**.

- 0.8km²

## Where is Pitakanda?

Pitakanda 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: [Alakolamada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/alakolamada/), [Bogambara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/bogambara/), [Gansarapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/gansarapola/), [Neluwakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/neluwakanda/), [Punchiseluwakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/punchiseluwakanda/) and [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/udagama/). By area it is the 10816th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/). The centre of Pitakanda is about 109 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4738° N, 80.6762° E. Local names: පිටකන්ද .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Pitakanda 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 Pitakanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kandenuwara General Hospital · Kandenuwara East 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44943&mlon=80.67968#map=17/7.44943/80.67968) 

Bank RDB Bank · Kandenuwara East 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45406&mlon=80.68278#map=17/7.45406/80.68278) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump Rattota Lanka filling station · Rattota 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) 

Hotel Nelinsa Resort and Spa · Kandenuwara East 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45589&mlon=80.68054#map=17/7.45589/80.68054) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School MT/Ganeshwara T.V · Thambalagala 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.46630&mlon=80.69683#map=17/7.46630/80.69683) 

College National Youth Corps Training Center Wariyapola · Wariyapola 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44859&mlon=80.63857#map=17/7.44859/80.63857) 

Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 5.2 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.

## 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
- Kaikawala
- 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
- Polwattakanda
- Punchiseluwakanda
- Rattota
- Thambalagala
- Uda Hapuvida
- Uda Weragama
- Udagama
- Ulpothapitiya
- Viharagama
- Wanaraniya
- Warapitiya
- Welangahawatta
- Weralugasthenna
- Wetasyaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Pitakanda?In Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pitakanda?Alakolamada, Bogambara, Gansarapola, Neluwakanda, Punchiseluwakanda and Udagama
- What is the best time to visit Pitakanda?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pitakanda?Kandenuwara General Hospital, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pitakanda?RDB Bank, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pitakanda?NSB, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pitakanda?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 5.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pitakanda?LK2230175 (OCHA common operational dataset)