# Nikebedda GN division, Passara DS Division, Badulla District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/nikebedda/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Nikebedda Nikebedda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.18 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.2km² - 1,021 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nikebedda? Nikebedda 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: [Madugasthalawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/madugasthalawa-south/), [Paramahankada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/paramahankada/), [Sapuroda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/sapuroda/), [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/udagama/), [Welgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/welgolla/) and [Welibissa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/badulla/welibissa/). By area it is the 3602nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.1% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Nikebedda is about 142 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9704° N, 81.1371° E. Local names: නිකේබැද්ද . 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 Nikebedda Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Nikebedda. - Agarathenna - Gangodagama - Nikebedda 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 Nikebedda Named natural and historic features inside Nikebedda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 1 estate. - Ury Group Agaratenna 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 Nikebedda 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 209 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 23 102 Apr 25 155 May 25 128 Jun 24 62 Jul 24 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 Nikebedda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ury Hospital · Pelgahathenna 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94265&mlon=81.12624#map=17/6.94265/81.12624) Bank HDFC Bank · Badulla East 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98497&mlon=81.06163#map=17/6.98497/81.06163) ATM Sampath · Badulla East 8.7 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 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) Hotel Badulla Circuit Bungalow - Urban Development Authority · Pelgahathenna 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95324&mlon=81.12493#map=17/6.95324/81.12493) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Sapuroda primary school · Sapuroda 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95688&mlon=81.14531#map=17/6.95688/81.14531) College Passara Central College · Passara Town South 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Passara · Passara Town South 4.4 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 - Meeriyabedda - 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 Nikebedda?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nikebedda?Madugasthalawa South, Paramahankada, Sapuroda, Udagama, Welgolla and Welibissa - How many villages are in Nikebedda?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Nikebedda?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Nikebedda?Ury Hospital, about 3.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nikebedda?HDFC Bank, about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nikebedda?Sampath, about 8.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nikebedda?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 4.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nikebedda?LK8118065 (OCHA common operational dataset)