# Aranayaka GN division, Aranayake DS Division, Kegalle District

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Grama Niladhari division · Aranayake DS Division 

# Aranayaka

Aranayaka is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Aranayake DS Division, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province. It covers **0.69 km²**.

- 0.7km²

## Where is Aranayaka?

Aranayaka lies in [Aranayake DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/), [Kegalle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/), [Sabaragamuwa Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Ambalakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/ambalakanda/), [Hakurugammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/hakurugammana/), [Pannala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/pannala/), [Podape](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/podape/) and [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/udagama/). By area it is the 11471st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Aranayake DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/). The centre of Aranayaka is about 72 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1454° N, 80.4632° E. Local names: අරණායක .

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 Aranayaka and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kegalle District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 108 

Feb 22 86 

Mar 23 104 

Apr 24 175 

May 24 164 

Jun 23 101 

Jul 23 82 

Aug 23 92 

Sep 23 129 

Oct 23 234 

Nov 22 274 

Dec 22 212 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Aranayaka

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dippitiya Hospital · Dippitiya 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17712&mlon=80.45862#map=17/7.17712/80.45862) 

Bank Regional Development bank · Vilpola 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17165&mlon=80.45883#map=17/7.17165/80.45883) 

ATM ATM · Rankothdiwala 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25385&mlon=80.44772#map=17/7.25385/80.44772) 

Petrol pump Filling Station · Vilpola 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16990&mlon=80.45873#map=17/7.16990/80.45873) 

Hotel Grand Lakmina Hotel · Gevilipitiya Town 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18313&mlon=80.45422#map=17/7.18313/80.45422) 

Mall T S Supper · Dippitiya 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17533&mlon=80.45824#map=17/7.17533/80.45824) 

School Dippitiya School Ground · Dippitiya 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17525&mlon=80.45880#map=17/7.17525/80.45880) 

College Glastonbury College · Undugoda 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14778&mlon=80.36650#map=17/7.14778/80.36650) 

Police station Aranayake Police Station · Gevilipitiya Town 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18654&mlon=80.45519#map=17/7.18654/80.45519) 

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 Aranayake DS Division

- Ambalakanda
- Arama
- Asmadala
- Attapitiya
- Dampelgoda
- Debathgama Pallebage
- Debathgama Udabage
- Deewela Udagama
- Deiyanwala
- Devanagala
- Dippitiya
- Duldeniya
- Elangipitiya
- Epalawa Watta
- Gal Athara
- Galbokka
- Gammannagoda
- Ganthuna Medagama
- Ganthuna Udagama
- Getaberi Kanda
- Gevilipitiya Gama
- Gevilipitiya Town
- Godigamuwa
- Habalakkawa
- Hakurugammana
- Hathgampala
- Jambugasmada
- Kalugala
- Kandamulla
- Kande Watta
- Kariyagama
- Katugaha
- Keerapana
- Kehelwatta
- Kumarapura
- Lambutuwa
- Moragammana
- Narangala
- Narangammana
- Nikapitiya
- Pannala
- Pehinipeddara
- Podape
- Rahala
- Randiligama
- Ruwandeniya
- Selawa East
- Selawa West
- Thalgamuwa
- Thalgaspitiya
- Thalgaspitiya Muslimgama
- Thelleka
- Udagama
- Uduwewela
- Ussapitiya
- Vilpola
- Waharakgoda
- Wakirigala
- Wattegedara
- Yodhagama

## Quick answers

- Where is Aranayaka?In Aranayake DS Division, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Aranayaka?Ambalakanda, Hakurugammana, Pannala, Podape and Udagama
- What is the best time to visit Aranayaka?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Aranayaka?Dippitiya Hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Aranayaka?Regional Development bank, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Aranayaka?ATM, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Aranayaka?Filling Station, about 2.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Aranayaka?LK9209240 (OCHA common operational dataset)