# Dolikanda GN division, Rathgama DS Division, Galle District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/dolikanda/

Grama Niladhari division · Rathgama DS Division 

# Dolikanda

Dolikanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Rathgama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.29 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.3km²
- 1mapped services
- 10 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dolikanda?

Dolikanda lies in [Rathgama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/), [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 3 other GN divisions: [Boossa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/boossa/), [Kapumulugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/kapumulugoda/) and [Rupeewala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/rupeewala/). By area it is the 13391st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Rathgama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/). The centre of Dolikanda is about 101 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0790° N, 80.1583° E. Local names: දෝලිකන්ද .

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 Dolikanda

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dolikanda.

- Pawara

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 Dolikanda 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 Dolikanda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rajgama Government Dispensary · Palliyapitiya 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09050&mlon=80.14781#map=17/6.09050/80.14781) 

Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Dodandoowa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10294&mlon=80.12640#map=17/6.10294/80.12640) 

ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) 

Petrol pump Boossa Filling Station · Boossa 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07203&mlon=80.16217#map=17/6.07203/80.16217) 

Hotel VILLA ZOYSA · Kapumulugoda 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07762&mlon=80.15461#map=17/6.07762/80.15461) 

Mall Ayush Sports · Kumbalwella South 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04565&mlon=80.20683#map=17/6.04565/80.20683) 

School Sri Dheerananda Maha Vidyalaya · Kedala 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07750&mlon=80.16586#map=17/6.07750/80.16586) 

College Ocean University · Boossa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07311&mlon=80.15978#map=17/6.07311/80.15978) 

Police station Rathgama Police Station · Devinigoda 2.5 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 Dolikanda

Places mapped inside Dolikanda in open map data, by type.

- 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 Rathgama DS Division

- Boossa
- Bopagoda
- Devinigoda
- Gammeddegoda
- Gammeddegoda East
- Gammeddegoda-Rajgama
- Ganegoda
- Hegoda
- Imbula
- Kadurupe
- Kandegoda
- Kapumulugoda
- Karawegoda
- Katudampe
- Kedala
- Mahahegoda
- Maliduwa
- Mawadavila
- Medawala
- Owakanda
- Palanthriyagoda
- Palliyapitiya
- Panvila Pahalagoda
- Pitiwella North
- Pitiwella South
- Ranapanadeniya
- Rathgama Hegoda
- Rathna Udagama
- Rejjipura
- Rupeewala
- Thotavila

## Quick answers

- Where is Dolikanda?In Rathgama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Dolikanda?Boossa, Kapumulugoda and Rupeewala
- How many villages are in Dolikanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dolikanda?January to February and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dolikanda?Rajgama Government Dispensary, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dolikanda?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dolikanda?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 8.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dolikanda?Boossa Filling Station, about 0.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dolikanda?LK3163455 (OCHA common operational dataset)