# Rankethgama GN division, Dimbulagala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/rankethgama/ Grama Niladhari division · Dimbulagala DS Division # Rankethgama Rankethgama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Dimbulagala DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province. It covers **10.4 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 10.4km² - 54 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rankethgama? Rankethgama lies in [Dimbulagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/), [Polonnaruwa District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/), [North Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Bandanagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/bandanagala/), [Kalukele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/kalukele/), [Meewathpura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/meewathpura/), [Mudungama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/mudungama/), [Navagaha Ela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/navagaha-ela/) and [Siripura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/siripura/). By area it is the 1161st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.8% of [Dimbulagala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/dimbulagala/). The centre of Rankethgama is about 160 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.7614° N, 81.0348° E. Local names: රංකෙත්ගම . 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 Rankethgama Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Rankethgama. - Kalukelebe 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 Rankethgama Named natural and historic features inside Rankethgama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### History 1 ruin. - Valgaha Pathaha Ruins 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 Rankethgama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Polonnaruwa District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,664 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (331 mm) and the driest Jun (35 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 25 152 Feb 26 113 Mar 27 86 Apr 28 120 May 29 106 Jun 28 35 Jul 28 37 Aug 29 50 Sep 29 80 Oct 28 222 Nov 26 331 Dec 25 331 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rankethgama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dehiattakandiya Base Hospital · Dehiattakandiya 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67344&mlon=81.04399#map=17/7.67344/81.04399) Bank H N B Dehiattakandiya · Dehiattakandiya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67140&mlon=81.04596#map=17/7.67140/81.04596) ATM B.O.C ATM · Dehiattakandiya 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67756&mlon=81.04734#map=17/7.67756/81.04734) Petrol pump Siripura · Siripura 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72675&mlon=81.01691#map=17/7.72675/81.01691) Hotel Nature Lanka Hotel · Dehiattakandiya 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67799&mlon=81.04404#map=17/7.67799/81.04404) Mall Ezmart.lk · Mawanagama 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.63082&mlon=81.05320#map=17/7.63082/81.05320) School Siripura Central College · Siripura 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72985&mlon=81.01563#map=17/7.72985/81.01563) College Unique Academy of Higher Education · Siripura 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.73184&mlon=81.01344#map=17/7.73184/81.01344) Police station Dehiattakandiya Police Station · Dehiattakandiya 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67238&mlon=81.04447#map=17/7.67238/81.04447) 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 Dimbulagala DS Division - Alawakumbura - Aluthoya - Aralaganvila West - Aralaganwila East - Arunapura - Bandanagala - Bimpokuna - Bogaswewa - Dalukana - Damanewewa - Dimbulagala - Divuldamana - Ellewewa - Gal Eliya - Gomathiyaya - Ihala Ellewewa - Ihalawewa - Jayapura - Kalukele - Kandegama - Kanichchagala - Kekuluwela - Kudawewa - Maguldamana - Mahadamana - Mahaulpatha - Maldeniya - Manampitiya - Manampitiya East - Medagama - Meewathpura - Millana - Mudungama - Navagaha Ela - Nidanwala - Nuwaragala - Pahala Ellewewa - Pahala Yakkure - Pelatiyawa - Pihitiwewa - Pimburattewa East - Pimburattewa West - Rathmalthenna - Sandagalathenna - Selasumgama - Siripura - Track 05 Aralaganvila - Ulpathwewa - Veheragala - Veheragama - Warapitiya - Weeralanda - Weerana - Wijayabapura - Yakkure ## Quick answers - Where is Rankethgama?In Dimbulagala DS Division, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Rankethgama?Bandanagala, Kalukele, Meewathpura, Mudungama, Navagaha Ela and Siripura - How many villages are in Rankethgama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Rankethgama?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Rankethgama?Dehiattakandiya Base Hospital, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rankethgama?H N B Dehiattakandiya, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rankethgama?B.O.C ATM, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rankethgama?Siripura, about 4.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rankethgama?LK7212265 (OCHA common operational dataset)