# Serankada GN division, Padiyathalawa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/serankada/ Grama Niladhari division · Padiyathalawa DS Division # Serankada Serankada is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Padiyathalawa DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **8.84 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.8km² - 1mapped services - 123 mtypical elevation ## Where is Serankada? Serankada 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 6 other GN divisions: [Galode](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/galode/), [Moradeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/moradeniya/), [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/pallegama/), [Pulungasmulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/pulungasmulla/), [Saranagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/saranagama/) and [Thalapitaoya South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/thalapitaoya-south/). By area it is the 1422nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Padiyathalawa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/padiyathalawa/). The centre of Serankada is about 167 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4445° N, 81.2772° E. Local names: සේරංකඩ . 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 Serankada Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Serankada. - Serankada 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 Serankada 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 Serankada Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Padiyathalawa Divisional Hospital · Padiyathalawa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40984&mlon=81.24266#map=17/7.40984/81.24266) Bank Bank of Ceylon Pathiyathalawa · Padiyathalawa 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40453&mlon=81.24380#map=17/7.40453/81.24380) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Dehiattakandiya 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67118&mlon=81.04712#map=17/7.67118/81.04712) Petrol pump LANKA IOC · Padiyathalawa 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41029&mlon=81.24378#map=17/7.41029/81.24378) Hotel Gal Oya Lodge · Galgamuwa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30213&mlon=81.38494#map=17/7.30213/81.38494) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Padiyatalawa National School · Padiyathalawa 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40695&mlon=81.24274#map=17/7.40695/81.24274) College Kandegama Sagaramathie Piriwena · Kandegama 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.68136&mlon=81.21709#map=17/7.68136/81.21709) Police station Mahaoya Police Station · Mahaoya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53107&mlon=81.35640#map=17/7.53107/81.35640) 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 Serankada Places mapped inside Serankada 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 - Kehelulla - Kirawana - Kolamanthalawa - Komana - Marangala - Miriswatta - Moradeniya - Padiyathalawa - Palathuruwella - Pallegama - Pulungasmulla - Saranagama - Thalapitaoya Left - Thalapitaoya South - Unapana ## Quick answers - Where is Serankada?In Padiyathalawa DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Serankada?Galode, Moradeniya, Pallegama, Pulungasmulla, Saranagama and Thalapitaoya South - How many villages are in Serankada?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Serankada?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Serankada?Padiyathalawa Divisional Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Serankada?Bank of Ceylon Pathiyathalawa, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Serankada?Peoples Bank ATM, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Serankada?LANKA IOC, about 5.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Serankada?LK5206020 (OCHA common operational dataset)