# Paramahankada GN division, Passara DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/paramahankada/ Grama Niladhari division · Passara DS Division # Paramahankada Paramahankada is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **5.93 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.9km² - 1mapped services - 878 mtypical elevation ## Where is Paramahankada? Paramahankada 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 7 other GN divisions: [Madugasthalawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/madugasthalawa-south/), [Medawelagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/medawelagama/), [Meedumpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/meedumpitiya/), [Nikebedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/nikebedda/), [Pallegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/pallegama/), [Sapuroda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/sapuroda/) and [Thennuge](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/thennuge/). By area it is the 2376th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.4% of [Passara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/). The centre of Paramahankada is about 144 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9611° N, 81.1546° E. Local names: පරමහන්කඩ . 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 Paramahankada Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Paramahankada. - El Teb - Kithulkele - Karametiyagama - Panagoda - Paramahakanda 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 Paramahankada Named natural and historic features inside Paramahankada, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Godapitawarala · 802 m ### Estates 2 estates; 1 estate. - Agarathenna - El-teb Group Kitulkele Division - Galgodabedda 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 Paramahankada 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 Paramahankada Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Passara · Passara Town South 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93357&mlon=81.15249#map=17/6.93357/81.15249) Bank People's Bank · Lunugala Town 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04274&mlon=81.20339#map=17/7.04274/81.20339) ATM Sampath · Badulla East 11 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 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93497&mlon=81.15550#map=17/6.93497/81.15550) Hotel Chanrich Holiday Resort · Passara Town East 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93467&mlon=81.15992#map=17/6.93467/81.15992) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Paramankada school · Paramahankada 1.0 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 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93419&mlon=81.15163#map=17/6.93419/81.15163) Police station Passara · Passara Town South 3.0 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Paramahankada Places mapped inside Paramahankada 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 - 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 - Nikebedda - Palagolla - Palawatta - Pallegama - Passara Town East - Passara Town North - Passara Town South - Pelgahathenna - Puhulwatta - Sapuroda - Thalagahagedara - Thennuge - Tholabowatta - Udagama - Welgolla - Wewekele ## Quick answers - Where is Paramahankada?In Passara DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Paramahankada?Madugasthalawa South, Medawelagama, Meedumpitiya, Nikebedda, Pallegama, Sapuroda and Thennuge - How many villages are in Paramahankada?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Paramahankada?Godapitawarala (802 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Paramahankada?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Paramahankada?District Hospital Passara, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Paramahankada?People's Bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Paramahankada?Sampath, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paramahankada?Lanka Ioc Fuel Station, about 2.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Paramahankada?LK8118060 (OCHA common operational dataset)