# Ragala GN division, Walapane DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ragala/ Grama Niladhari division · Walapane DS Division # Ragala Ragala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province. It covers **0.41 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.4km² - 6mapped services - 1,516 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ragala? Ragala 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 2 other GN divisions: [Ragala Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/ragala-watta/) and [St. Leonard](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/st-leonard/). By area it is the 12869th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Walapane DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/walapane/). The centre of Ragala is about 112 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0122° N, 80.8584° E. Local names: රාගල . 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 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ragala. - Medawatta 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 Ragala Named natural and historic features inside Ragala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Ragalla 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 Ragala 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 597 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 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital center medical · St. Leonard 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00620&mlon=80.86407#map=17/7.00620/80.86407) Bank B O C · Ragala 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01194&mlon=80.85802#map=17/7.01194/80.85802) ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Kandapola 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99744&mlon=80.82334#map=17/6.99744/80.82334) Hotel Stafford Bungalow · Rathnayakapura 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01746&mlon=80.85547#map=17/7.01746/80.85547) Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) School Ragala High School · Ragala 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01370&mlon=80.86180#map=17/7.01370/80.86180) College Diyanilla Technical Institute · Rathnayakapura 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03280&mlon=80.86673#map=17/7.03280/80.86673) Police station Police Station · Ragala 0.0 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ragala Places mapped inside Ragala in open map data, by type. - Banks3 - Schools1 - Cinemas1 - Police stations1 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 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 Watta - Rathnayakapura - Samagipura - Senarathpura - Serasunthenna - Serupitiya - St. Leonard - Thennehenwala - Ukuthule - Ukuthule East - Unagolla - Walapane - Wathumulla - Werellapathana - Wetakepatha - Wetekegama - Wewakele - Yatiwella ## Quick answers - Where is Ragala?In Walapane DS Division, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ragala?Ragala Watta and St. Leonard - How many villages are in Ragala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ragala?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ragala?center medical, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ragala?B O C, about 0.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ragala?PET, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ragala?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 4.2 km from the centre - How many banks are in Ragala?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Ragala?LK2324585 (OCHA common operational dataset)