# Katukeliyawa GN division, Palagala DS Division – Villages

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Grama Niladhari division · Palagala DS Division 

# Katukeliyawa

Katukeliyawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Palagala DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province. It covers **0.99 km²**.

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## Where is Katukeliyawa?

Katukeliyawa lies in [Palagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/), [Anuradhapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Aluth Kadadugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/aluth-kadadugama/), [Bandarapothana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/bandarapothana/), [Ranawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/ranawa/), [Uduruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/kekirawa/uduruwa/) and [Undurawa Halmilla Wewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/undurawa-halmilla-wewa/). By area it is the 10213th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Palagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/palagala/). The centre of Katukeliyawa is about 138 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.9369° N, 80.5891° E. Local names: කටුකැලියාව .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Katukeliyawa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Anuradhapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,364 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jun (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March, June and September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 89 

Feb 25 69 

Mar 27 68 

Apr 28 118 

May 28 98 

Jun 28 24 

Jul 28 29 

Aug 28 52 

Sep 28 74 

Oct 27 220 

Nov 26 279 

Dec 25 244 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Katukeliyawa

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Hospital Dambulla Ayurveda Hospital · Dambulla Town 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87416&mlon=80.64875#map=17/7.87416/80.64875) 

Bank DFCC Bank · Dambulla Town 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87874&mlon=80.65016#map=17/7.87874/80.65016) 

ATM HNB · Sigiriya 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94999&mlon=80.74872#map=17/7.94999/80.74872) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Pelvehera 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88489&mlon=80.65170#map=17/7.88489/80.65170) 

Hotel Stream View Family Resort · Bulagala 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89720&mlon=80.64561#map=17/7.89720/80.64561) 

Mall EDC Arcade · Malawa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.04060&mlon=80.59689#map=17/8.04060/80.59689) 

School A/jaya m.v · Bandarapothana 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93612&mlon=80.59418#map=17/7.93612/80.59418) 

College A/Galkiriyagama Central College · Daniyagama 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.92714&mlon=80.57037#map=17/7.92714/80.57037) 

Police station Dambulla Police Station · Dambulla Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86221&mlon=80.64912#map=17/7.86221/80.64912) 

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 Palagala DS Division

- Aluth Galkiriyagama
- Aluth Kadadugama
- Ambagaswewa
- Anakatawewa
- Andiyagala
- Balaluwewa 2
- Balaluwewa1
- Budugehinna
- Dambulu Halmilla Wewa
- Daniyagama
- Dematagollagama
- Ellawewa
- Gam Sabha Halmilla Wewa
- Gambirigaswewa
- Giranegama
- Gonadeniyagama
- Hinguruwelpitiya
- Hinguruwewa
- Ipulwehera
- Kalugala
- Karavilagala
- Kirindiwatta
- Maneruwa
- Meewewa
- Morotte Gama
- Narangaswewa
- Nelliyagama
- Pahalagama
- Parawahagama
- Pelbendiyawa
- Ranawa
- Ulpathagama
- Undurawa Halmilla Wewa
- Wambatuwewa

## Quick answers

- Where is Katukeliyawa?In Palagala DS Division, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Katukeliyawa?Aluth Kadadugama, Bandarapothana, Ranawa, Uduruwa and Undurawa Halmilla Wewa
- What is the best time to visit Katukeliyawa?January to March, June and September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Katukeliyawa?Dambulla Ayurveda Hospital, about 9.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Katukeliyawa?DFCC Bank, about 9.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Katukeliyawa?HNB, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Katukeliyawa?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 9.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Katukeliyawa?LK7166080 (OCHA common operational dataset)