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

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

Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division 

# Meeriyabedda

Meeriyabedda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **3.67 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.7km²
- 1,068 mtypical elevation

## Where is Meeriyabedda?

Meeriyabedda 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 5 other GN divisions: [Ambathenna West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/ambathenna-west/), [Dambewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/dambewela/), [Kanahela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kanahela/), [Passara Town South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/passara-town-south/) and [Puhulwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/puhulwatta/). By area it is the 4100th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Meeriyabedda is about 145 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9216° N, 81.1603° E. Local names: මීරියබැද්ද .

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 Meeriyabedda

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Meeriyabedda. Settlements here lie between about 971 m and 1,152 m above sea level (median 1,068 m).

- Kanahela
- Meeriyabedda
- Paragolla
- Ratana

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 Meeriyabedda

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

### Estates

3 estates; 2 estates.

- Demmeria Group
- Demmeria Group Bungalow
- Demmeria Group Division
- Demmeria Group Division Two
- Paragolla

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 Meeriyabedda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 256 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 21 106 

Mar 23 102 

Apr 24 155 

May 24 128 

Jun 24 62 

Jul 24 50 

Aug 24 64 

Sep 24 112 

Oct 24 221 

Nov 22 289 

Dec 21 262 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Meeriyabedda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Hospital Passara · Passara Town South 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93357&mlon=81.15249#map=17/6.93357/81.15249) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Badalkumbura 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89566&mlon=81.23542#map=17/6.89566/81.23542) 

ATM Sampath · Badulla East 13 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 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) 

Hotel Hotel Heaven's Edge - Ella. · Dambewela 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.91452&mlon=81.16915#map=17/6.91452/81.16915) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Gemunu Central College · Passara Town South 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93418&mlon=81.15324#map=17/6.93418/81.15324) 

College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) 

Police station Passara · Passara Town South 1.6 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
- Meedumpitiya
- 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 Meeriyabedda?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Meeriyabedda?Ambathenna West, Dambewela, Kanahela, Passara Town South and Puhulwatta
- How many villages are in Meeriyabedda?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Meeriyabedda?Settlements lie between 971 m and 1,152 m
- What is the best time to visit Meeriyabedda?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Meeriyabedda?District Hospital Passara, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Meeriyabedda?Bank of Ceylon, about 8.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Meeriyabedda?Sampath, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Meeriyabedda?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 1.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Meeriyabedda?LK8118155 (OCHA common operational dataset)