# Nikapotha West GN division, Haldummulla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/nikapotha-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Haldummulla DS Division # Nikapotha West Nikapotha West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.75 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.8km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Nikapotha West? Nikapotha West 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 6 other GN divisions: [Akkara Seeya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/akkara-seeya/), [Galkanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/galkanda/), [Kirawanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/kirawanagama/), [Moraketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/moraketiya/), [Nikapotha East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/nikapotha-east/) and [Viharagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/viharagala/). By area it is the 3124th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Haldummulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/). The centre of Nikapotha West is about 124 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7347° N, 80.9559° E. Local names: නිකපොත බටහිර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Nikapotha West Named natural and historic features inside Nikapotha West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 4 estates. - Keenapitiya - Lower Thiriwanaketiya - Mailwatta - Upper Thiriwanaketiya 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 West 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 Nikapotha West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Koslanda District Hospital · Ampitithenna 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.73806&mlon=81.01671#map=17/6.73806/81.01671) Bank Hatton National Bank · Haputhale Town 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76843&mlon=80.96016#map=17/6.76843/80.96016) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 3.8 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 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76836&mlon=80.95988#map=17/6.76836/80.95988) Hotel The Woods · Nikapotha West 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74544&mlon=80.96524#map=17/6.74544/80.96524) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Nikapotha Vidyalaya · Nikapotha East 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74464&mlon=80.96891#map=17/6.74464/80.96891) College Sri bimbarama tempale - haputhalegama · Panketiya 7.4 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 3.7 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 West Places mapped inside Nikapotha West in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 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 East - Poonagala - Ranasinghegama - Ranwanguhawa - Seelathenna - Soragune - Uvathenna - Viharagala - Walhaputhenna - Watagamuwa - We Eliya - Weerakongama - Welanvita - Welibissa ## Quick answers - Where is Nikapotha West?In Haldummulla DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nikapotha West?Akkara Seeya, Galkanda, Kirawanagama, Moraketiya, Nikapotha East and Viharagala - What is the best time to visit Nikapotha West?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Nikapotha West?Koslanda District Hospital, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nikapotha West?Hatton National Bank, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nikapotha West?Bank of ceylon, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nikapotha West?Haputale Petrol Station, about 3.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nikapotha West?LK8142030 (OCHA common operational dataset)