# Punchiseluwakanda GN division, Rattota DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/punchiseluwakanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Rattota DS Division # Punchiseluwakanda Punchiseluwakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **3.96 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.0km² - 1mapped services - 603 mtypical elevation ## Where is Punchiseluwakanda? Punchiseluwakanda 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: [Kandenuwara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/kandenuwara-east/), [Kandenuwara West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/kandenuwara-west/), [Neluwakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/neluwakanda/), [Pitakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/pitakanda/), [Thambalagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/thambalagala/) and [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/udagama/). By area it is the 3803rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Rattota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/rattota/). The centre of Punchiseluwakanda is about 110 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4584° N, 80.6926° E. Local names: පුංචිසෙළුවකන්ද . 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 Punchiseluwakanda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Punchiseluwakanda. - Pitakanda 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 Punchiseluwakanda Named natural and historic features inside Punchiseluwakanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 tea estates; 2 estates. - Galgawatte - Kinrara - Pitakande Group - Sylvakanda 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 Punchiseluwakanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 211 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 22 116 Feb 22 89 Mar 24 96 Apr 26 154 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 Punchiseluwakanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kandenuwara General Hospital · Kandenuwara East 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44943&mlon=80.67968#map=17/7.44943/80.67968) Bank RDB Bank · Kandenuwara East 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45406&mlon=80.68278#map=17/7.45406/80.68278) ATM Sampath ATM · Gonawala South 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30120&mlon=80.73598#map=17/7.30120/80.73598) Petrol pump Rattota Lanka filling station · Rattota 7.0 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 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45589&mlon=80.68054#map=17/7.45589/80.68054) Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) School MT/Pitakande (2) T.V · Punchiseluwakanda 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45857&mlon=80.69445#map=17/7.45857/80.69445) College National Youth Corps Training Center Wariyapola · Wariyapola 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44859&mlon=80.63857#map=17/7.44859/80.63857) Police station Rattota Police Station · Rattota 7.1 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 Punchiseluwakanda Places mapped inside Punchiseluwakanda in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 - 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 - Polwattakanda - Rattota - Thambalagala - Uda Hapuvida - Uda Weragama - Udagama - Ulpothapitiya - Viharagama - Wanaraniya - Warapitiya - Welangahawatta - Weralugasthenna - Wetasyaya ## Quick answers - Where is Punchiseluwakanda?In Rattota DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Punchiseluwakanda?Kandenuwara East, Kandenuwara West, Neluwakanda, Pitakanda, Thambalagala and Udagama - How many villages are in Punchiseluwakanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Punchiseluwakanda?January to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Punchiseluwakanda?Kandenuwara General Hospital, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Punchiseluwakanda?RDB Bank, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Punchiseluwakanda?Sampath ATM, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Punchiseluwakanda?Rattota Lanka filling station, about 7.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Punchiseluwakanda?LK2230225 (OCHA common operational dataset)