# Ketakellagama GN division, Soranathota DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/ketakellagama/ Grama Niladhari division · Soranathota DS Division # Ketakellagama Ketakellagama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.26 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.3km² - 614 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ketakellagama? Ketakellagama 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 6 other GN divisions: [Ambagasdowa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/ambagasdowa/), [Angoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/angoda/), [Demodara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/demodara/), [Kahataruppa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/kahataruppa/), [Kuttiyagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/kuttiyagolla/) and [Palawatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/passara/palawatta/). By area it is the 3528th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.3% of [Soranathota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/). The centre of Ketakellagama is about 138 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0382° N, 81.0914° E. Local names: කැටකෑල්ලගම . 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 Ketakellagama Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Ketakellagama. Settlements here lie between about 492 m and 1,033 m above sea level (median 614 m). - Ethgala - Ilukthenna - Ketakelegama - Mebedda - Muttettukumbura - Pallepathana - Udakandegama - Walkele 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 Ketakellagama Named natural and historic features inside Ketakellagama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Kitnagala · 1,048 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Angoda 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 Ketakellagama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 198 m lower 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 24 144 Feb 24 106 Mar 26 102 Apr 27 155 May 27 128 Jun 27 62 Jul 27 50 Aug 27 64 Sep 27 112 Oct 27 221 Nov 25 289 Dec 24 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ketakellagama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rajapura Ayurveda - රාජපුර ආයුර්වේද · Demodara 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04913&mlon=81.11020#map=17/7.04913/81.11020) Bank National Bank · Pitawelagama 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99866&mlon=81.05361#map=17/6.99866/81.05361) ATM People's · Badulla East 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) Hotel LD Rooma Dunhida · Rideepana 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03060&mlon=81.05723#map=17/7.03060/81.05723) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Kuttiyagolla Maha Vidyalaya · Kuttiyagolla 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03064&mlon=81.09595#map=17/7.03064/81.09595) College Thaldena Rehabilitation Center · Pussellawa 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06321&mlon=81.05548#map=17/7.06321/81.05548) Police station Waldeck Police Station · Badulla Central 6.2 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 - Dikpitiya - Egodawela - Idamegama - Idamepanguwa - Kandegedara Town - Kirioruwa - Kithulwattagama - Kohovila - Kosgolla - Kuttiyagolla - Ledgerwatta - Moragolla - Pallekanda - Pathanegedara - Pussellakanda - Pussellawa - Rideepana - Soranathota - Wattekele - Yatilellagama ## Quick answers - Where is Ketakellagama?In Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ketakellagama?Ambagasdowa, Angoda, Demodara, Kahataruppa, Kuttiyagolla and Palawatta - How many villages are in Ketakellagama?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ketakellagama?Settlements lie between 492 m and 1,033 m - What is the highest point in Ketakellagama?Kitnagala (1,048 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ketakellagama?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ketakellagama?Rajapura Ayurveda - රාජපුර ආයුර්වේද, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ketakellagama?National Bank, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ketakellagama?People's, about 6.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ketakellagama?Ceypetco, about 5.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ketakellagama?LK8115085 (OCHA common operational dataset)