# Bakkiella GN division, Uhana DS Division, Ampara District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/bakkiella/ Grama Niladhari division · Uhana DS Division # Bakkiella Bakkiella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Uhana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **4.05 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 4.0km² - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bakkiella? Bakkiella lies in [Uhana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Galapitagala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/galapitagala-east/), [Galapitagala West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/galapitagala-west/), [Kannapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/kannapuram/), [LK5133019](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/lk5133019/), [Maalaiyarkaddu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/porativu-pattu/maalaiyarkaddu/), [Nugelanda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/nugelanda-south/), [Rajagalathenna North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/rajagalathenna-north/) and [Rajagalathenna South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/rajagalathenna-south/). By area it is the 3722nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Uhana DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/uhana/). The centre of Bakkiella is about 208 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.4763° N, 81.6520° E. Local names: බක්කිඇල්ල . 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 Bakkiella Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Bakkiella. - Bakkiella 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 Bakkiella 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 Bakkiella Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital DH Senarathpura · Kannapuram East 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48837&mlon=81.67844#map=17/7.48837/81.67844) Bank Bank of Ceylon Uhana Branch · Uhana 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36379&mlon=81.63452#map=17/7.36379/81.63452) ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Central Camp 03 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41798&mlon=81.72725#map=17/7.41798/81.72725) Hotel Saliya Restaurant & cottage · Dematamalpelessa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36445&mlon=81.63014#map=17/7.36445/81.63014) Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) School Bt/Pd/Puthumunmaricholai G.T.M.S · Paalaiyadivaddai 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.48751&mlon=81.66483#map=17/7.48751/81.66483) College Am/ siri subudhi pirivena - අම්/ සිරි සුබෝධි පිරිවෙන · Senagama North 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.40512&mlon=81.63987#map=17/7.40512/81.63987) Police station police station · Thumpankerni 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.53455&mlon=81.70144#map=17/7.53455/81.70144) 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 Uhana DS Division - Abhayapura - Bandaradoowa - Bokkabedda - Buddhangala - Dadayanthalawa East - Dadayanthalawa West - Dematamalpelessa - Galahitiyagoda - Galapitagala East - Galapitagala West - Gemunupura - Gonagala - Gonagolla - Himidurawa - Kahatagasyaya - Kohombana - Komariya - Kothmale - Kumarigama - Kumudugama - Lathugala - Mahakandiya - Mayadunna - Nawagiriyawa - Nugelanda North - Nugelanda South - Palam Kandavura - Piyangala - Rajagalathenna North - Rajagalathenna South - Rajagama North - Rajagama South - Ruhunugama - Sandanadapura - Senagama North - Senagama South - Siyambalawewa - Suhadagama North - Suhadagama South - Udagirigama East - Udagirigama West - Udayapura - Uhana - Uhana Thissapura East - Uhana Thissapura West - Veheragama East - Veheragama West - Velikahagolla - Verenketagoda - Walagampura - Weeragoda North - Weeragoda South - Wijayapura East - Wijayapura West ## Quick answers - Where is Bakkiella?In Uhana DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Bakkiella?Galapitagala East, Galapitagala West, Kannapuram, LK5133019, Maalaiyarkaddu, Nugelanda South, Rajagalathenna North and Rajagalathenna South - How many villages are in Bakkiella?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Bakkiella?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Bakkiella?DH Senarathpura, about 3.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bakkiella?Bank of Ceylon Uhana Branch, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bakkiella?People's Bank ATM, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bakkiella?Ceypetco, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bakkiella?LK5212020 (OCHA common operational dataset)