# Rahala GN division, Aranayake DS Division, Kegalle District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/rahala/

Grama Niladhari division · Aranayake DS Division 

# Rahala

Rahala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Aranayake DS Division, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province. It covers **2.48 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.5km²
- 280 mtypical elevation

## Where is Rahala?

Rahala 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: [Arama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/arama/), [Hakurugammana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/hakurugammana/), [Randiligama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/randiligama/), [Selawa East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/selawa-east/) and [Selawa West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/selawa-west/). By area it is the 5857th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.1% of [Aranayake DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/aranayake/). The centre of Rahala is about 74 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1389° N, 80.4872° E. Local names: රහල .

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 Rahala

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Rahala.

- Kalalpitiya
- Rahala

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 Rahala 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 Rahala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hemmathagama Hospital · Ginihappitiya East 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17330&mlon=80.50158#map=17/7.17330/80.50158) 

Bank People's Bank · Ginihappitiya West 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17572&mlon=80.50063#map=17/7.17572/80.50063) 

ATM ATM · Rankothdiwala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25385&mlon=80.44772#map=17/7.25385/80.44772) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Ginihappitiya East 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17223&mlon=80.50036#map=17/7.17223/80.50036) 

Hotel Grand Lakmina Hotel · Gevilipitiya Town 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.18313&mlon=80.45422#map=17/7.18313/80.45422) 

Mall T S Supper · Dippitiya 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17533&mlon=80.45824#map=17/7.17533/80.45824) 

School Zahriyya Arabic College - Hemmathagama · Hemmathagama 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16500&mlon=80.50137#map=17/7.16500/80.50137) 

College K/Iqrah Muslim Maha Vidyalaya · Ulapane South 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.10162&mlon=80.55743#map=17/7.10162/80.55743) 

Police station Police Staton Hemmathagama · Ginihappitiya West 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17546&mlon=80.50024#map=17/7.17546/80.50024) 

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
- Aranayaka
- 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
- Randiligama
- Ruwandeniya
- Selawa East
- Selawa West
- Thalgamuwa
- Thalgaspitiya
- Thalgaspitiya Muslimgama
- Thelleka
- Udagama
- Uduwewela
- Ussapitiya
- Vilpola
- Waharakgoda
- Wakirigala
- Wattegedara
- Yodhagama

## Quick answers

- Where is Rahala?In Aranayake DS Division, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Rahala?Arama, Hakurugammana, Randiligama, Selawa East and Selawa West
- How many villages are in Rahala?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Rahala?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rahala?Hemmathagama Hospital, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rahala?People's Bank, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rahala?ATM, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rahala?Ceypetco, about 4.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rahala?LK9209285 (OCHA common operational dataset)