# Polwattakanda GN division, Rattota DS Division – Villages

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

Grama Niladhari division · Rattota DS Division 

# Polwattakanda

Polwattakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.87 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 0.9km²
- 621 mtypical elevation

## Where is Polwattakanda?

Polwattakanda 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 5 other GN divisions: [Dambagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/dambagolla/), [Kavudagammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/kavudagammana/), [Kirimetiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/kirimetiya/), [Narangolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/narangolla/) and [Sirangahawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/ambanganga/sirangahawatta/). By area it is the 10726th 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 Polwattakanda is about 115 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5361° N, 80.6958° E. Local names: පොල්වත්තාකන්ද .

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 Polwattakanda

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Polwattakanda.

- Hemagahahena
- Polwattakanda

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 Polwattakanda

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

### Estates

1 tea estate; 1 rubber estate.

- Dawata
- Ellegalla

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 Polwattakanda 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 229 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 Polwattakanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rattota Hospital · Rattota 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51832&mlon=80.67739#map=17/7.51832/80.67739) 

Bank People's Bank - Rattota · Rattota 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52022&mlon=80.67760#map=17/7.52022/80.67760) 

ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Kongahawela 16 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 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.51896&mlon=80.67614#map=17/7.51896/80.67614) 

Hotel Riverston Holiday Home Rattota · Rattota 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52452&mlon=80.68125#map=17/7.52452/80.68125) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Rattota Hindu Maha Vidyalaya · Rattota 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52076&mlon=80.67654#map=17/7.52076/80.67654) 

College Hindu National College - Matale · Mandandawela 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48793&mlon=80.62370#map=17/7.48793/80.62370) 

Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 2.5 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
- Pitakanda
- Punchiseluwakanda
- Rattota
- Thambalagala
- Uda Hapuvida
- Uda Weragama
- Udagama
- Ulpothapitiya
- Viharagama
- Wanaraniya
- Warapitiya
- Welangahawatta
- Weralugasthenna
- Wetasyaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Polwattakanda?In Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Polwattakanda?Dambagolla, Kavudagammana, Kirimetiya, Narangolla and Sirangahawatta
- How many villages are in Polwattakanda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Polwattakanda?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Polwattakanda?Rattota Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Polwattakanda?People's Bank - Rattota, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Polwattakanda?Commercial Bank ATM, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Polwattakanda?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 2.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Polwattakanda?LK2230055 (OCHA common operational dataset)