# Modara Patuwatha GN division, Hikkaduwa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/modara-patuwatha/ Grama Niladhari division · Hikkaduwa DS Division # Modara Patuwatha Modara Patuwatha is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hikkaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.42 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.4km² - 16mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Modara Patuwatha? Modara Patuwatha lies in [Hikkaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Dodandoowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/dodandoowa/), [Dodandugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/dodandugoda/), [Gammaduwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/gammaduwatta/) and [Patuwatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/patuwatha/). By area it is the 12822nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.2% of [Hikkaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/). The centre of Modara Patuwatha is about 97 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1082° N, 80.1265° E. Local names: මෝදර පටුවත . 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 Modara Patuwatha Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Modara Patuwatha. - Kumarakanda 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 Modara Patuwatha and the best time to visit Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 95 Feb 27 85 Mar 28 124 Apr 28 221 May 28 243 Jun 28 146 Jul 27 116 Aug 27 139 Sep 27 189 Oct 27 280 Nov 27 334 Dec 27 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Modara Patuwatha Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital IMC MED Hospital-Hikkaduwa · Narigama Wellabada 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.12412&mlon=80.11143#map=17/6.12412/80.11143) Bank Sanasa Society · Modara Patuwatha 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.11150&mlon=80.12674#map=17/6.11150/80.12674) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Gammeddegoda-Rajgama 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09093&mlon=80.14206#map=17/6.09093/80.14206) Hotel Githmini Beach House'n'Tours · Modara Patuwatha 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10837&mlon=80.12503#map=17/6.10837/80.12503) Mall shopping complex · Baddegama Town 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17098&mlon=80.17880#map=17/6.17098/80.17880) School Yashodara Sangamiththa Primary · Modara Patuwatha 0.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10843&mlon=80.12626#map=17/6.10843/80.12626) College Lake School · Hikkaduwa East 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14650&mlon=80.11750#map=17/6.14650/80.11750) Police station Rathgama Police Station · Devinigoda 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09226&mlon=80.13998#map=17/6.09226/80.13998) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Modara Patuwatha Places mapped inside Modara Patuwatha in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Hotels11 - Schools1 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Hikkaduwa DS Division - Delgahadoowa - Dodandoowa - Dodandugoda - Gammaduwatta - Handaudumulla - Hennathota - Hikkaduwa Central - Hikkaduwa Nagarikaya - Hikkaduwa West - Katukoliha - Kuda Wewala - Millagoda - Nakanda - Nalagasdeniya - Narigama - Narigama Wellabada - Pannamgoda - Patuwatha - Pinkanda - Thiranagama - Thiranagama Wellabada - Uduhalpitiya - Wavulagoda East - Wavulagoda West - Wellawatta - Wewala ## Quick answers - Where is Modara Patuwatha?In Hikkaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Modara Patuwatha?Dodandoowa, Dodandugoda, Gammaduwatta and Patuwatha - How many villages are in Modara Patuwatha?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Modara Patuwatha?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Modara Patuwatha?IMC MED Hospital-Hikkaduwa, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Modara Patuwatha?Sanasa Society, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Modara Patuwatha?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Modara Patuwatha?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.6 km from the centre - How many banks are in Modara Patuwatha?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Modara Patuwatha?LK3136345 (OCHA common operational dataset)