# Kahataruppa GN division, Passara DS Division, Badulla District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kahataruppa/

Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division 

# Kahataruppa

Kahataruppa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.30 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.3km²
- 2mapped services
- 896 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kahataruppa?

Kahataruppa 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 6 other GN divisions: [Dambakote](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/dambakote/), [Hinnarangolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/badulla/hinnarangolla/), [Ketakellagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/ketakellagama/), [Kuttiyagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/kuttiyagolla/), [Palawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/palawatta/) and [Thalagahagedara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/thalagahagedara/). By area it is the 6230th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.7% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Kahataruppa is about 140 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0241° N, 81.1095° E. Local names: කහටරුප්ප .

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 Kahataruppa

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kahataruppa.

- Helamalittagolla

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 Kahataruppa 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 Kahataruppa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital kahataruppawa hospital · Kahataruppa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02408&mlon=81.11628#map=17/7.02408/81.11628) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Badulla East 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98830&mlon=81.05997#map=17/6.98830/81.05997) 

ATM People's · Badulla East 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) 

Hotel Hotel Sanasta · Glen Alpin Estate 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98197&mlon=81.07946#map=17/6.98197/81.07946) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Kahataruppa Maha Vidyalaya · Kahataruppa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02580&mlon=81.11537#map=17/7.02580/81.11537) 

College Department of Engineering Technology - Uva Wellassa University · Rambukpotha 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98377&mlon=81.07931#map=17/6.98377/81.07931) 

Police station Waldeck Police Station · Badulla Central 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99365&mlon=81.05694#map=17/6.99365/81.05694) 

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 Kahataruppa

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

- Hospitals1
- 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
- Gerandiella
- Gonagala East
- Gonagala West
- 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 Kahataruppa?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Kahataruppa?Dambakote, Hinnarangolla, Ketakellagama, Kuttiyagolla, Palawatta and Thalagahagedara
- How many villages are in Kahataruppa?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kahataruppa?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kahataruppa?kahataruppawa hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kahataruppa?Peoples Bank, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kahataruppa?People's, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kahataruppa?Ceypetco, about 6.4 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kahataruppa?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kahataruppa?LK8118015 (OCHA common operational dataset)