# Galkanda GN division, Haputale DS Division, Badulla District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/galkanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Haputale DS Division # Galkanda Galkanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Haputale DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.38 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.4km² - 1mapped services - 1,190 mtypical elevation ## Where is Galkanda? Galkanda lies in [Haputale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/), [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: [Haputhale Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/haputhale-town/), [Lemasthota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/lemasthota/), [Magiripura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/magiripura/), [Nikapotha East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/nikapotha-east/), [Nikapotha West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/nikapotha-west/), [Thotalagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/thotalagala/) and [Viharagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/viharagala/). By area it is the 3398th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.3% of [Haputale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/). The centre of Galkanda is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7580° N, 80.9655° E. Local names: ගල්කන්ද . 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 Galkanda Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Galkanda. - Kelburne 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 Galkanda Named natural and historic features inside Galkanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates. - Kelburne Group - Sherwood 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 Galkanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 378 m higher 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 20 144 Feb 21 106 Mar 22 102 Apr 23 155 May 24 128 Jun 23 62 Jul 23 50 Aug 24 64 Sep 24 112 Oct 23 221 Nov 21 289 Dec 21 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galkanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Diyatalawa Base Hospital · Diyathalawa 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80557&mlon=80.95713#map=17/6.80557/80.95713) Bank Hatton National Bank · Haputhale Town 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76843&mlon=80.96016#map=17/6.76843/80.96016) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 1.4 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 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76836&mlon=80.95988#map=17/6.76836/80.95988) Hotel Mountain View Holidays · Galkanda 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76161&mlon=80.96812#map=17/6.76161/80.96812) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Tamil School · Haputhale Town 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76850&mlon=80.96188#map=17/6.76850/80.96188) College Sri bimbarama tempale - haputhalegama · Panketiya 4.7 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 1.4 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 Galkanda Places mapped inside Galkanda 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 Haputale DS Division - Aluthwela - Bingethenna - Dambethenna - Diyathalawa - Dodamwatta - Ellagama - Erenawela - Glenanore - Haputhale Town - Haputhalegama - Hela Kadurugamuwa - Horadorowwa - Jayaminipura - Kahagolla - Kahattewela - Kolathenna - Magiripura - Pahala Kadurugamuwa - Panketiya - Pitarathmale - Ranjallawa - Thotalagala - Umankandura - Viharakele - Welanhinna ## Quick answers - Where is Galkanda?In Haputale DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Galkanda?Haputhale Town, Lemasthota, Magiripura, Nikapotha East, Nikapotha West, Thotalagala and Viharagala - How many villages are in Galkanda?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Galkanda?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Galkanda?Diyatalawa Base Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Galkanda?Hatton National Bank, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Galkanda?Bank of ceylon, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Galkanda?Haputale Petrol Station, about 1.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Galkanda?LK8139130 (OCHA common operational dataset)