# Ragala Watta GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division 

# Ragala Watta

Ragala Watta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **3.20 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.2km²
- 1,519 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ragala Watta?

Ragala Watta lies in [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/), [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: [Brookside](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/brookside/), [Ekangapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ekangapura/), [Manthreethenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/manthreethenna/), [Ragala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ragala/), [Rathnayakapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/rathnayakapura/), [Samagipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/samagipura/) and [St. Leonard](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/st-leonard/). By area it is the 4641st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Ragala Watta is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0072° N, 80.8518° E. Local names: රාගලවත්ත .

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 Ragala Watta

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ragala Watta.

- Ekangapurawatta
- Ragala State
- Ragala Watta

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 Ragala Watta and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Nuwara Eliya District, the warmest month is Apr (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 600 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 17 108 

Feb 18 86 

Mar 19 104 

Apr 20 175 

May 20 164 

Jun 19 101 

Jul 19 82 

Aug 19 92 

Sep 19 129 

Oct 19 234 

Nov 18 274 

Dec 18 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ragala Watta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital center medical · St. Leonard 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00256&mlon=80.86247#map=17/7.00256/80.86247) 

Bank People's Bank · Ragala 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01192&mlon=80.85766#map=17/7.01192/80.85766) 

ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Kandapola 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99744&mlon=80.82334#map=17/6.99744/80.82334) 

Hotel Stafford Bungalow · Rathnayakapura 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01746&mlon=80.85547#map=17/7.01746/80.85547) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Ragala High School · Ragala 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01370&mlon=80.86180#map=17/7.01370/80.86180) 

College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) 

Police station Police Station · Ragala 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01247&mlon=80.85848#map=17/7.01247/80.85848) 

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 Walapane DS Division

- Alakolawewa
- Ambagaspitiya
- Andawala
- Batagolla
- Binganthalawa
- Brookside
- Deliwala North
- Deliwela South
- Egodakanda
- Ekangapura
- Galabada
- Harasbedda North
- Harasbedda South
- High Forest
- High Forest
- Ihala Pannala
- Ilukpelessa
- Kandegama
- Kendagolla
- Ketakandura
- Kumbalgamuwa
- Kumbalgamuwa East
- Kurunduoya
- Landupita
- Liyanwala Pahalagama
- Liyanwela Ihalagama
- Madumana
- Maha Uva
- Mahakudugala
- Mahapathana
- Mailagasthenna
- Manelwala
- Manthreethenna
- Medakandura
- Morabedda
- Mulhalkele
- Munwatta
- Napatawela
- Naranthalawa
- Padiyapelella
- Palalpathana
- Pandithaya Kumbura
- Pannala
- Ragala
- Rathnayakapura
- Samagipura
- Senarathpura
- Serasunthenna
- Serupitiya
- St. Leonard
- Thennehenwala
- Ukuthule
- Ukuthule East
- Unagolla
- Walapane
- Wathumulla
- Werellapathana
- Wetakepatha
- Wetekegama
- Wewakele
- Yatiwella

## Quick answers

- Where is Ragala Watta?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ragala Watta?Brookside, Ekangapura, Manthreethenna, Ragala, Rathnayakapura, Samagipura and St. Leonard
- How many villages are in Ragala Watta?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ragala Watta?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ragala Watta?center medical, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ragala Watta?People's Bank, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ragala Watta?PET, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ragala Watta?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 3.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ragala Watta?LK2324515 (OCHA common operational dataset)