# Demodara GN division, Ella DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/demodara/ Grama Niladhari division · Ella DS Division # Demodara Demodara is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.45 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.5km² - 1mapped services - 955 mtypical elevation ## Where is Demodara? Demodara lies in [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/), [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Gawarawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/gawarawela/), [Halpe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/halpe/), [Hapuwalakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/hapuwalakumbura/), [Kirinda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/kirinda/), [Madhuragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/madhuragama/), [Navulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/navulla/) and [Uduwara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/hali-ela/uduwara/). By area it is the 4371st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/). The centre of Demodara is about 133 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8994° N, 81.0530° E. Local names: දෙමෝදර . 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 Demodara Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Demodara. Settlements here lie between about 880 m and 1,143 m above sea level (median 955 m). - Demodara - Demodera - Madhuragama - Naulla - Nethebville - Pahalahalpe - Walasbedda 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 Demodara Named natural and historic features inside Demodara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nawela Oya ### Estates 1 estate; 1 estate. - Oodoowerre - Udawera Estate 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 Demodara and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Demodara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medical Center · Ella 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87405&mlon=81.04866#map=17/6.87405/81.04866) Bank Samurdhi Bank · Halpe 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88697&mlon=81.04104#map=17/6.88697/81.04104) ATM People's Bank ATM · Ella 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87615&mlon=81.04763#map=17/6.87615/81.04763) Petrol pump Ceypecto · Halpe 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88705&mlon=81.04080#map=17/6.88705/81.04080) Hotel Riverside Bliss Cottage · Demodara 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89917&mlon=81.06018#map=17/6.89917/81.06018) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Halpe Central College · Halpe 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.88840&mlon=81.04569#map=17/6.88840/81.04569) College Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka · Ella 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87268&mlon=81.04937#map=17/6.87268/81.04937) Police station Ella Police Station · Ella 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87707&mlon=81.04839#map=17/6.87707/81.04839) 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 Demodara Places mapped inside Demodara in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 Ella DS Division - Ballaketuwa - Beddewela - Dodamgolla - Dowa - Ella - Galtenhena - Gawarawela - Govussa - Halpe - Heeloya - Hettipola - Idamegama - Ilukpelessa - Karandagolla - Kirinda - Kithalella - Madhuragama - Medawela West - Millagama - Namunukula - Navulla - Nawela East - Nawela West - Newberg - Palleperuwa - Piyarapandowa - Pupula - Pupula West - Rawanaella - Udukumbalwela - Yahalewela ## Quick answers - Where is Demodara?In Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Demodara?Gawarawela, Halpe, Hapuwalakumbura, Kirinda, Madhuragama, Navulla and Uduwara - How many villages are in Demodara?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Demodara?Settlements lie between 880 m and 1,143 m - What is the best time to visit Demodara?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Demodara?Medical Center, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Demodara?Samurdhi Bank, about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Demodara?People's Bank ATM, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Demodara?Ceypecto, about 1.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Demodara?LK8136020 (OCHA common operational dataset)