# Panketiya GN division, Haputale DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/panketiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Haputale DS Division # Panketiya Panketiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Haputale DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **5.59 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.6km² - 6mapped services - 1,428 mtypical elevation ## Where is Panketiya? Panketiya 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 10 other GN divisions: [Haputhale Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/haputhale-town/), [Hela Kadurugamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/hela-kadurugamuwa/), [Kahagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/kahagolla/), [Karagahawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/karagahawela/), [Nayabedda Estate](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/nayabedda-estate/), [Obadella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/bandarawela/obadella/), [Pitarathmale](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/pitarathmale/), [Thotalagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/thotalagala/), [Umankandura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/umankandura/) and [Viharakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/viharakele/). By area it is the 2560th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.1% of [Haputale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/). The centre of Panketiya is about 125 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7914° N, 80.9717° E. Local names: පංකැටිය . 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 Panketiya Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Panketiya. - Panketiyagama 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 Panketiya Named natural and historic features inside Panketiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 4 estates. - Arcadia - Kahagalla - Roehampton - Udawela 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 Panketiya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 616 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 18 144 Feb 19 106 Mar 21 102 Apr 22 155 May 22 128 Jun 22 62 Jul 22 50 Aug 22 64 Sep 22 112 Oct 21 221 Nov 20 289 Dec 19 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Panketiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Diyatalawa Base Hospital · Diyathalawa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80557&mlon=80.95713#map=17/6.80557/80.95713) Bank Hatton National Bank · Haputhale Town 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76843&mlon=80.96016#map=17/6.76843/80.96016) ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 2.9 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 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76836&mlon=80.95988#map=17/6.76836/80.95988) Hotel Hotel Olinka · Panketiya 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78827&mlon=80.96999#map=17/6.78827/80.96999) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Sri Janananda Madya Maha Vidyalaya · Panketiya 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78508&mlon=80.95615#map=17/6.78508/80.95615) College Sri bimbarama tempale - haputhalegama · Panketiya 1.1 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 Panketiya Places mapped inside Panketiya in open map data, by type. - Hotels4 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 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 - Galkanda - Glenanore - Haputhale Town - Haputhalegama - Hela Kadurugamuwa - Horadorowwa - Jayaminipura - Kahagolla - Kahattewela - Kolathenna - Magiripura - Pahala Kadurugamuwa - Pitarathmale - Ranjallawa - Thotalagala - Umankandura - Viharakele - Welanhinna ## Quick answers - Where is Panketiya?In Haputale DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Panketiya?Haputhale Town, Hela Kadurugamuwa, Kahagolla, Karagahawela, Nayabedda Estate, Obadella, Pitarathmale, Thotalagala, Umankandura and Viharakele - How many villages are in Panketiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Panketiya?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Panketiya?Diyatalawa Base Hospital, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Panketiya?Hatton National Bank, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Panketiya?Bank of ceylon, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panketiya?Haputale Petrol Station, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Panketiya?LK8139075 (OCHA common operational dataset)