# Pitakanda GN division, Ayagama DS Division, Ratnapura District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ayagama/pitakanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Ayagama DS Division # Pitakanda Pitakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ayagama DS Division, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province. It covers **9.07 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 9.1km² - 199 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pitakanda? Pitakanda lies in [Ayagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ayagama/), [Ratnapura District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/), [Sabaragamuwa Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Gangodakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ayagama/gangodakanda/), [Gawaragiriya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ayagama/gawaragiriya/), [Kolambewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ayagama/kolambewa/), [Pallekada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ayagama/pallekada/), [Udugala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ayagama/udugala/) and [Udugala North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ayagama/udugala-north/). By area it is the 1379th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.6% of [Ayagama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/ratnapura/ayagama/). The centre of Pitakanda is about 59 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6338° N, 80.2920° E. Local names: පිටකන්ද . 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 Pitakanda Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pitakanda. - Tea Janapadaya - Watteinnekanda 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 Pitakanda Named natural and historic features inside Pitakanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Talapatgala · 394 m - Udugala · 164 m ### Estates 2 rubber estates. - Erakolakanda - Somland 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 Pitakanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ratnapura District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,783 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (273 mm) and the driest Feb (81 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 24 96 Feb 25 81 Mar 26 106 Apr 26 180 May 26 178 Jun 25 106 Jul 25 87 Aug 25 106 Sep 25 149 Oct 25 232 Nov 24 273 Dec 24 190 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pitakanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ayagama District Hospital · Ayagama 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.64013&mlon=80.30941#map=17/6.64013/80.30941) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Ayagama 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.63727&mlon=80.31243#map=17/6.63727/80.31243) ATM Nations Trust Bank ATM · Ratnapura Town North 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.67975&mlon=80.40566#map=17/6.67975/80.40566) Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Weralupe 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68615&mlon=80.39598#map=17/6.68615/80.39598) Hotel Gallenawatta Bungalow · Ayagama 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.64056&mlon=80.30970#map=17/6.64056/80.30970) Mall Gem City · Ketaliyampalla 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71049&mlon=80.37528#map=17/6.71049/80.37528) School Pallekada Vidyalaya · Pallekada 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65203&mlon=80.29583#map=17/6.65203/80.29583) College Sri Visuddarama Pirivena · Muwagama 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.67873&mlon=80.39592#map=17/6.67873/80.39592) Police station bulathsinhala police station · Bulathsinhala 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65049&mlon=80.17681#map=17/6.65049/80.17681) 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 Ayagama DS Division - Ayagama - Dethabadakanda - Dumbara - Dumbara Manana - Ellahena - Galathura - Gangodakanda - Gawaragiriya - Ketepola - Kolambewa - Madabaddara - Nikagoda - Pahala Galathura - Pallekada - Paragala - Pimbura - Sinhalagoda - Udugala - Udugala North - Vithanagama ## Quick answers - Where is Pitakanda?In Ayagama DS Division, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pitakanda?Gangodakanda, Gawaragiriya, Kolambewa, Pallekada, Udugala and Udugala North - How many villages are in Pitakanda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Pitakanda?Talapatgala (394 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Pitakanda?January to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Pitakanda?Ayagama District Hospital, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pitakanda?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pitakanda?Nations Trust Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pitakanda?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pitakanda?LK9130055 (OCHA common operational dataset)