# Kandaketiya GN division, Kandeketiya DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/kandaketiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Kandeketiya DS Division 

# Kandaketiya

Kandaketiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.57 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.6km²
- 1mapped services
- 127 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kandaketiya?

Kandaketiya lies in [Kandeketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/), [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: [Baduluoya East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/baduluoya-east/), [Baduluoya West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/baduluoya-west/), [Kirivehera](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/kirivehera/), [Mahakele](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/mahakele/), [Welaoya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/welaoya/) and [Wewathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/wewathenna/). By area it is the 5688th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Kandeketiya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/). The centre of Kandaketiya is about 131 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1687° N, 81.0098° E. Local names: කන්දකැටිය .

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 Kandaketiya

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kandaketiya.

- Godigamuwa
- Kandaketiya

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 Kandaketiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 685 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**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 144 

Feb 28 106 

Mar 29 102 

Apr 30 155 

May 31 128 

Jun 30 62 

Jul 30 50 

Aug 31 64 

Sep 30 112 

Oct 30 221 

Nov 28 289 

Dec 27 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kandaketiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Thennepanguwa Central Dispensary · Bogahakumbura 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08105&mlon=81.01073#map=17/7.08105/81.01073) 

Bank People's Bank · Kandaketiya 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16991&mlon=81.00410#map=17/7.16991/81.00410) 

ATM PET · Nildandaheenna 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07918&mlon=80.89370#map=17/7.07918/80.89370) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pannala 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14536&mlon=80.85629#map=17/7.14536/80.85629) 

Hotel Paradise Inn Kandy · Baduluoya East 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15063&mlon=81.02211#map=17/7.15063/81.02211) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Kandakepulpotha Vidyalaya · Kandakepoo Ulpotha 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.19426&mlon=81.02008#map=17/7.19426/81.02008) 

College Rantembe Cadets Training School · Bembiya 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.20663&mlon=80.95717#map=17/7.20663/80.95717) 

Police station Keerthibandara Police Station · Pannala 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14427&mlon=80.85585#map=17/7.14427/80.85585) 

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 Kandaketiya

Places mapped inside Kandaketiya in open map data, by type.

- Banks1

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 Kandeketiya DS Division

- Baduluoya East
- Baduluoya West
- Beramada
- Bogahakumbura
- Bokanoruwa
- Bopitiya
- Dikkumbura
- Galauda
- Godunna
- Hapathgamuwa
- Hevandana
- Kandakepoo Ulpotha
- Kirivehera
- Kivulegedara
- Mahakele
- Mahathenna
- Maliyadda
- Mudagamuwa
- Narangala
- Pallewela
- Thalakumbura
- Thetilla
- Wasanagama
- Welaoya
- Wewathenna

## Quick answers

- Where is Kandaketiya?In Kandeketiya DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kandaketiya?Baduluoya East, Baduluoya West, Kirivehera, Mahakele, Welaoya and Wewathenna
- How many villages are in Kandaketiya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kandaketiya?February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kandaketiya?Thennepanguwa Central Dispensary, about 9.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kandaketiya?People's Bank, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kandaketiya?PET, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kandaketiya?Ceypetco, about 17 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Kandaketiya?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kandaketiya?LK8112035 (OCHA common operational dataset)