# Gerandiella GN division, Passara DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/gerandiella/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Gerandiella Gerandiella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.79 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.8km² - 1mapped services - 923 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gerandiella? Gerandiella lies in [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Hopton](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/hopton/), [Kottalbedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/kottalbedda/), [Madugasthalawa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/madugasthalawa-north/), [Madugasthalawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/madugasthalawa-south/), [Mahadowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/mahadowa/), [Maligathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/maligathenna/), [Sumudugama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/sumudugama/) and [Yapamma](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/yapamma/). By area it is the 3096th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.6% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Gerandiella is about 146 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9994° N, 81.1691° E. Local names: ගැරඬිඇල්ල . 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 Gerandiella Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Gerandiella. - Dayanawatta - Gerandi-Ella 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 Gerandiella Named natural and historic features inside Gerandiella, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate; 1 estate. - Mahadowa Group - Mahadowa Group Mahadowa Division 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 Gerandiella 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 Gerandiella Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hopton Hospital · Hopton 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98472&mlon=81.19767#map=17/6.98472/81.19767) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) ATM People's · Badulla East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Lunugala Town 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Green Valley Holiday Inn · Attanagolla 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03460&mlon=81.20382#map=17/7.03460/81.20382) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Mahadowa Sinhala School · Gerandiella 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00567&mlon=81.16578#map=17/7.00567/81.16578) College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Lunugala Police Station · Lunugala Town 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04769&mlon=81.20348#map=17/7.04769/81.20348) 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 Gerandiella Places mapped inside Gerandiella 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 Passara DS Division - Ambathenna - Ambathenna West - Bibilegama East - Bibilegama West - Dambakote - Dambewela - Demodara - Gonagala East - Gonagala West - Kahataruppa - Kanahela - Kanawerella - Kanawerella East - Kanawerella West - Kudugala Pathana - Madugasthalawa North - Madugasthalawa South - Maligathenna - Maussagolla East - Maussagolla West - Medawelagama - Meedumpitiya - Meeriyabedda - Nikebedda - Palagolla - Palawatta - Pallegama - Paramahankada - Passara Town East - Passara Town North - Passara Town South - Pelgahathenna - Puhulwatta - Sapuroda - Thalagahagedara - Thennuge - Tholabowatta - Udagama - Welgolla - Wewekele ## Quick answers - Where is Gerandiella?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Gerandiella?Hopton, Kottalbedda, Madugasthalawa North, Madugasthalawa South, Mahadowa, Maligathenna, Sumudugama and Yapamma - How many villages are in Gerandiella?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gerandiella?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Gerandiella?Hopton Hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gerandiella?People's Bank, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Gerandiella?People's, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gerandiella?IOC Gas Station, about 6.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gerandiella?LK8118045 (OCHA common operational dataset)