# Kehelulla GN division, Padiyathalawa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/kehelulla/ Grama Niladhari division · Padiyathalawa DS Division # Kehelulla Kehelulla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padiyathalawa DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **17.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 17.6km² - 1mapped services - 157 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kehelulla? Kehelulla lies in [Padiyathalawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Aralupitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/aralupitiya/), [Holike](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/holike/), [Kirawana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/kirawana/), [Miriswatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/miriswatta/), [Padiyathalawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/padiyathalawa/), [Thalapitaoya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/thalapitaoya-south/) and [Wewatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/mahiyanganaya/wewatta/). By area it is the 577th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.5% of [Padiyathalawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/). The centre of Kehelulla is about 159 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3586° N, 81.2245° E. Local names: කෙහෙල්උල්ල . 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 Kehelulla Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kehelulla. - Kadupara - Kehelulla 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 Kehelulla and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 150 Feb 26 106 Mar 28 94 Apr 28 152 May 29 131 Jun 29 68 Jul 29 58 Aug 29 67 Sep 28 110 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 281 Dec 26 259 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kehelulla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Padiyatalawa Divisional Hospital · Padiyathalawa 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40983&mlon=81.24226#map=17/7.40983/81.24226) Bank Samurthi Based Bank Community · Padiyathalawa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39963&mlon=81.24220#map=17/7.39963/81.24220) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Dehiattakandiya 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67118&mlon=81.04712#map=17/7.67118/81.04712) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Padiyathalawa 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39783&mlon=81.24154#map=17/7.39783/81.24154) Hotel Gal Oya Lodge · Galgamuwa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30213&mlon=81.38494#map=17/7.30213/81.38494) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Welikumbura Vidyalaya · Kirawana 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.38319&mlon=81.21546#map=17/7.38319/81.21546) College Faculty Of Engineering Technology -The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) · Nagala 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16196&mlon=81.24734#map=17/7.16196/81.24734) Police station Police Station - Karandugala · Bulupitiya 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24994&mlon=81.34449#map=17/7.24994/81.34449) 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 Kehelulla Places mapped inside Kehelulla in open map data, by type. - Restaurants1 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 Padiyathalawa DS Division - Dorakumbura - Galode - Hagamwela - Holike - Kirawana - Kolamanthalawa - Komana - Marangala - Miriswatta - Moradeniya - Padiyathalawa - Palathuruwella - Pallegama - Pulungasmulla - Saranagama - Serankada - Thalapitaoya Left - Thalapitaoya South - Unapana ## Quick answers - Where is Kehelulla?In Padiyathalawa DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kehelulla?Aralupitiya, Holike, Kirawana, Miriswatta, Padiyathalawa, Thalapitaoya South and Wewatta - How many villages are in Kehelulla?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kehelulla?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kehelulla?Padiyatalawa Divisional Hospital, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kehelulla?Samurthi Based Bank Community, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kehelulla?Peoples Bank ATM, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kehelulla?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 4.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kehelulla?LK5206075 (OCHA common operational dataset)