# Udakanda GN division, Hanguranketa DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/udakanda/

Grama Niladhari division · Hanguranketa DS Division 

# Udakanda

Udakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hanguranketa DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **1.99 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.0km²
- 1,256 mtypical elevation

## Where is Udakanda?

Udakanda lies in [Hanguranketa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/), [Nuwara Eliya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Dimbulkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/dimbulkumbura/), [Diya - Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/diya-udagama/), [Dodamkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/dodamkumbura/), [Galauda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/galauda-south/), [Moragolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/mathurata/moragolla/), [Uda Galauda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/uda-galauda/) and [Udawatta East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/udawatta-east/). By area it is the 6970th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Hanguranketa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/hanguranketa/). The centre of Udakanda is about 109 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1655° N, 80.8092° E. Local names: උඩකන්ද .

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 Udakanda

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

- Udawatta East
- Wewathennawatta

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).

## Weather in Udakanda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 337 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 19 108 

Feb 20 86 

Mar 21 104 

Apr 22 175 

May 22 164 

Jun 21 101 

Jul 20 82 

Aug 20 92 

Sep 21 129 

Oct 21 234 

Nov 20 274 

Dec 19 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Udakanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Base Hospital Rikillagaskada · Rikillagaskada 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14528&mlon=80.78255#map=17/7.14528/80.78255) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Padiyapelella 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09452&mlon=80.79949#map=17/7.09452/80.79949) 

ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pannala 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14536&mlon=80.85629#map=17/7.14536/80.85629) 

Hotel Sathipattanaghara · Dimbulkumbura 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14481&mlon=80.80353#map=17/7.14481/80.80353) 

Mall Wijeratna Super · Mangoda 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29142&mlon=80.83290#map=17/7.29142/80.83290) 

School Udagalauda School · Uda Galauda 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16320&mlon=80.81636#map=17/7.16320/80.81636) 

College Gateway College · Udadelthota 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19742&mlon=80.69278#map=17/7.19742/80.69278) 

Police station Keerthibandarapura Police Station · Pannala 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14432&mlon=80.85583#map=17/7.14432/80.85583) 

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 Hanguranketa DS Division

- Adikarigama
- Agappala
- Ambaliyadda
- Ambewela
- Arattana
- Bambaragama
- Bambaragama East
- Bambaragama West
- Bogahalanda
- Bowala
- Bulugahapitiya
- Dampola
- Damunumeya
- Damunumeya North
- Daraoya
- Delgahapitiya
- Deliwala
- Diggalpotta
- Dimbulkumbura
- Diya - Udagama
- Dodamkumbura
- Dolugala
- Ekiriya
- Enasal Arawa
- Endiribedda
- Galauda North
- Galauda South
- Ganga Udagama
- Gannewa Udagama
- Gedereiyawa
- Hakuruthale
- Handawalapitiya
- Hanguranketha
- Hapugasdeniya
- Hapuwala
- Hilpenkandura
- Hingurukaduwa
- Hope
- Idamalanda
- Karalliyadda
- Karamidula
- Kawatayamana
- Kirimetiya
- Kithulpe
- Kosgaha Debala
- Kottala
- Labuhena
- Madanwala
- Madumana
- Makempe
- Malanwatta
- Maliyadda
- Malulla
- Medagama
- Mirahampe
- Mudunapita
- Muloya
- Pallemaluwa
- Poramadulla
- Puranagama
- Pussalamankada
- Rahathungoda
- Rathmetiya
- Rekitipe
- Rikillagaskada
- Rookwood Estate
- Sangaraja Gama
- Uda Galauda
- Udawatta East
- Udawatta Kumbura
- Udawatta West
- Unanthenna
- Walalawela
- Warapitiya
- Wegama
- Welikada
- Wetesthenna
- Yati Hanguranketha

## Quick answers

- Where is Udakanda?In Hanguranketa DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Udakanda?Dimbulkumbura, Diya - Udagama, Dodamkumbura, Galauda South, Moragolla, Uda Galauda and Udawatta East
- How many villages are in Udakanda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Udakanda?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Udakanda?Base Hospital Rikillagaskada, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Udakanda?Bank of Ceylon, about 8.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Udakanda?PET, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Udakanda?Ceypetco, about 5.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Udakanda?LK2306120 (OCHA common operational dataset)