# Meedumpitiya GN division, Passara DS Division – Villages & Map

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

Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division 

# Meedumpitiya

Meedumpitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **5.11 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.1km²
- 967 mtypical elevation

## Where is Meedumpitiya?

Meedumpitiya 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: [Kudugala Pathana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kudugala-pathana/), [Medawelagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/medawelagama/), [Millabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/lunugala/millabedda/), [Paramahankada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/paramahankada/), [Thennuge](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/thennuge/) and [Tholabowatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/tholabowatta/). By area it is the 2857th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.8% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Meedumpitiya is about 148 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9505° N, 81.1895° E. Local names: මීදුම්පිටිය .

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 Meedumpitiya

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Meedumpitiya.

- Bambaragala Pathana
- Demmeria B State
- Kanahela East
- Meedumpitiya

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 Meedumpitiya

Named natural and historic features inside Meedumpitiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 estate; 1 estate.

- Hanipha
- Passara Group Hanita 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 Meedumpitiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 155 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 21 144 

Feb 22 106 

Mar 24 102 

Apr 25 155 

May 25 128 

Jun 25 62 

Jul 25 50 

Aug 25 64 

Sep 25 112 

Oct 24 221 

Nov 23 289 

Dec 22 262 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Meedumpitiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hopton Hospital · Hopton 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98472&mlon=81.19767#map=17/6.98472/81.19767) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Badalkumbura 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89566&mlon=81.23542#map=17/6.89566/81.23542) 

ATM Sampath · Badulla East 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98803&mlon=81.06000#map=17/6.98803/81.06000) 

Petrol pump Lanka Ioc Fuel Station · Passara Town North 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) 

Hotel White House Holiday Inn · Ambathenna West 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93364&mlon=81.16204#map=17/6.93364/81.16204) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Paramankada school · Paramahankada 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95957&mlon=81.16330#map=17/6.95957/81.16330) 

College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) 

Police station Passara · Passara Town South 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93447&mlon=81.15483#map=17/6.93447/81.15483) 

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.

## Other GN divisions in Passara DS Division

- Ambathenna
- Ambathenna West
- Bibilegama East
- Bibilegama West
- Dambakote
- Dambewela
- Demodara
- Gerandiella
- Gonagala East
- Gonagala West
- Kahataruppa
- Kanahela
- Kanawerella
- Kanawerella East
- Kanawerella West
- Kudugala Pathana
- Madugasthalawa North
- Madugasthalawa South
- Maligathenna
- Maussagolla East
- Maussagolla West
- Medawelagama
- 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 Meedumpitiya?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Meedumpitiya?Kudugala Pathana, Medawelagama, Millabedda, Paramahankada, Thennuge and Tholabowatta
- How many villages are in Meedumpitiya?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Meedumpitiya?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Meedumpitiya?Hopton Hospital, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Meedumpitiya?Bank of Ceylon, about 7.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Meedumpitiya?Sampath, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Meedumpitiya?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 4.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Meedumpitiya?LK8118135 (OCHA common operational dataset)