# Karandagolla GN division, Ella DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/karandagolla/ Grama Niladhari division · Ella DS Division # Karandagolla Karandagolla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **9.80 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9.8km² - 10mapped services - 729 mtypical elevation ## Where is Karandagolla? Karandagolla 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: [Ambadandegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/ambadandegama/), [Bambaragama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/bambaragama/), [Govussa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/govussa/), [Ilukpelessa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/ilukpelessa/), [Kurugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/kurugama/), [Randeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/wellawaya/randeniya/) and [Rawanaella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/rawanaella/). By area it is the 1252nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.9% of [Ella DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/ella/). The centre of Karandagolla is about 136 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8273° N, 81.0762° E. Local names: කරඳගොල්ල . 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 Karandagolla Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Karandagolla. - Kahatamaditta - Karandagolla - Uva - Karandagolla 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 Karandagolla 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 Karandagolla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Medical Center · Ella 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87405&mlon=81.04866#map=17/6.87405/81.04866) Bank Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank · Ballaketuwa 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85935&mlon=81.09515#map=17/6.85935/81.09515) ATM Bank Of Ceylon ATM · Ella 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87341&mlon=81.04892#map=17/6.87341/81.04892) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Namunukula 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87597&mlon=81.11322#map=17/6.87597/81.11322) Hotel Feelin' Good Resort · Karandagolla 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82607&mlon=81.07821#map=17/6.82607/81.07821) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Karandagolla Vidalaya · Karandagolla 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83083&mlon=81.07542#map=17/6.83083/81.07542) College Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka · Ella 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87268&mlon=81.04937#map=17/6.87268/81.04937) Police station Ella Police Station · Ella 6.3 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 Karandagolla Places mapped inside Karandagolla in open map data, by type. - Hotels8 - Schools1 - 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 Ella DS Division - Ballaketuwa - Beddewela - Demodara - Dodamgolla - Dowa - Ella - Galtenhena - Gawarawela - Govussa - Halpe - Heeloya - Hettipola - Idamegama - Ilukpelessa - 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 Karandagolla?In Ella DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Karandagolla?Ambadandegama, Bambaragama, Govussa, Ilukpelessa, Kurugama, Randeniya and Rawanaella - How many villages are in Karandagolla?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Karandagolla?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Karandagolla?Medical Center, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karandagolla?Ballaketuwa Samurdi Bank, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Karandagolla?Bank Of Ceylon ATM, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karandagolla?Ceypetco, about 6.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Karandagolla?LK8136135 (OCHA common operational dataset)