# Nikapotha East GN division, Haldummulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/nikapotha-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Haldummulla DS Division # Nikapotha East Nikapotha East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **1.58 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.6km² - 1mapped services - 636 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nikapotha East? Nikapotha East lies in [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/), [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 4 other GN divisions: [Galkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/galkanda/), [Lemasthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/lemasthota/), [Moraketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/moraketiya/) and [Nikapotha West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/nikapotha-west/). By area it is the 8110th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/). The centre of Nikapotha East is about 126 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7443° N, 80.9713° E. Local names: නිකපොත නැගෙනහිර . 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 Nikapotha East Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Nikapotha East. - Dikkapitiya - Nikapotha 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 Nikapotha East Named natural and historic features inside Nikapotha East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Dickapitiya 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 Nikapotha East and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 176 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 144 Feb 24 106 Mar 26 102 Apr 27 155 May 27 128 Jun 27 62 Jul 27 50 Aug 27 64 Sep 27 112 Oct 26 221 Nov 25 289 Dec 24 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nikapotha East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Koslanda District Hospital · Ampitithenna 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73806&mlon=81.01671#map=17/6.73806/81.01671) Bank Hatton National Bank · Haputhale Town 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76843&mlon=80.96016#map=17/6.76843/80.96016) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) Petrol pump Haputale Petrol Station · Haputhale Town 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76836&mlon=80.95988#map=17/6.76836/80.95988) Hotel The Woods · Nikapotha West 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74544&mlon=80.96524#map=17/6.74544/80.96524) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Nikapotha Vidyalaya · Nikapotha East 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74464&mlon=80.96891#map=17/6.74464/80.96891) College Sri bimbarama tempale - haputhalegama · Panketiya 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80000&mlon=80.96671#map=17/6.80000/80.96671) Police station Haputale Police Station · Haputhale Town 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76778&mlon=80.95785#map=17/6.76778/80.95785) 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 Nikapotha East Places mapped inside Nikapotha East in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Haldummulla DS Division - Akkara Seeya - Amilagama - Ampitithenna - Bambara Pokuna - Beragala - Divulgasmulla - Gampaha - Haldummulla - Harankahawa - Kalupahana - Kelipanawela - Kirawanagama - Kithulgahaarawa - Kolongasthenna - Kosgama - Koslanda - Kotabakma - Lemasthota - Mahakanda - Mahalanda - Manthenna - Marangahawela - Medawela - Moraketiya - Nikapotha West - Poonagala - Ranasinghegama - Ranwanguhawa - Seelathenna - Soragune - Uvathenna - Viharagala - Walhaputhenna - Watagamuwa - We Eliya - Weerakongama - Welanvita - Welibissa ## Quick answers - Where is Nikapotha East?In Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nikapotha East?Galkanda, Lemasthota, Moraketiya and Nikapotha West - How many villages are in Nikapotha East?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Nikapotha East?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Nikapotha East?Koslanda District Hospital, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nikapotha East?Hatton National Bank, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nikapotha East?Bank of ceylon, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nikapotha East?Haputale Petrol Station, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nikapotha East?LK8142035 (OCHA common operational dataset)