# Dikpitiya GN division, Soranathota DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/dikpitiya/ Grama Niladhari division · Soranathota DS Division # Dikpitiya Dikpitiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.70 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.7km² - 1,021 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dikpitiya? Dikpitiya lies in [Soranathota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/), [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 10 other GN divisions: [Beramada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/beramada/), [Bogahakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/bogahakumbura/), [Bokanoruwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/bokanoruwa/), [Bopitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/bopitiya/), [Hapathgamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/hapathgamuwa/), [Idamegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/idamegama/), [Idamepanguwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/idamepanguwa/), [Ledgerwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/ledgerwatta/), [Moragolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/moragolla/) and [Soranathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/soranathota/). By area it is the 3153rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.8% of [Soranathota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/). The centre of Dikpitiya is about 129 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0557° N, 81.0089° E. Local names: දික්පිටිය . 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 Dikpitiya Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Dikpitiya. Settlements here lie between about 642 m and 1,229 m above sea level (median 1,021 m). - Gannilegama - Idamegama - Karagahapathana - Keenakele - Keenakele Group - Meeriyawatta - Sarniawatta - Wattewela 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 Dikpitiya Named natural and historic features inside Dikpitiya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Narangala · 1,405 m ### Estates 2 estates. - Keenagashena - Keenakelle 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 Dikpitiya 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 Dikpitiya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thennepanguwa Central Dispensary · Bogahakumbura 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08105&mlon=81.01073#map=17/7.08105/81.01073) Bank National Bank · Pitawelagama 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99866&mlon=81.05361#map=17/6.99866/81.05361) ATM People's · Badulla East 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) Hotel Narangala Retreat Cabin · Kirioruwa 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.00795&mlon=81.03066#map=17/7.00795/81.03066) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Viyaluwa Maha Vidyalaya · Bogahakumbura 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07973&mlon=81.01010#map=17/7.07973/81.01010) College Kandegedara Central College · Kandegedara Town 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01667&mlon=81.01670#map=17/7.01667/81.01670) Police station Waldeck Police Station · Badulla Central 8.7 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. ## Other GN divisions in Soranathota DS Division - Ambagasdowa - Angoda - Boliyadda - Budugekanda - Egodawela - Idamegama - Idamepanguwa - Kandegedara Town - Ketakellagama - Kirioruwa - Kithulwattagama - Kohovila - Kosgolla - Kuttiyagolla - Ledgerwatta - Moragolla - Pallekanda - Pathanegedara - Pussellakanda - Pussellawa - Rideepana - Soranathota - Wattekele - Yatilellagama ## Quick answers - Where is Dikpitiya?In Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dikpitiya?Beramada, Bogahakumbura, Bokanoruwa, Bopitiya, Hapathgamuwa, Idamegama, Idamepanguwa, Ledgerwatta, Moragolla and Soranathota - How many villages are in Dikpitiya?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dikpitiya?Settlements lie between 642 m and 1,229 m - What is the highest point in Dikpitiya?Narangala (1,405 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Dikpitiya?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Dikpitiya?Thennepanguwa Central Dispensary, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dikpitiya?National Bank, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dikpitiya?People's, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dikpitiya?Ceypetco, about 8.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dikpitiya?LK8115055 (OCHA common operational dataset)