# Pallekanda GN division, Soranathota DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/pallekanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Soranathota DS Division # Pallekanda Pallekanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.76 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2.8km² - 486 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pallekanda? Pallekanda 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: [Boliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/boliyadda/), [Budugekanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/budugekanda/), [Idamepanguwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/idamepanguwa/), [Maliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/kandeketiya/maliyadda/), [Pussellakanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/pussellakanda/) and [Thaldena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/thaldena/). By area it is the 5346th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.4% of [Soranathota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/). The centre of Pallekanda is about 132 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0767° N, 81.0336° E. Local names: පල්ලේකන්ද . 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 Pallekanda Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Pallekanda. Settlements here lie between about 413 m and 733 m above sea level (median 486 m). - Kadarawa - Paragahamada - Yatigoragalla 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 Pallekanda Named natural and historic features inside Pallekanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Udatenna · 844 m 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 Pallekanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 326 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 July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 144 Feb 25 106 Mar 27 102 Apr 28 155 May 28 128 Jun 28 62 Jul 28 50 Aug 28 64 Sep 28 112 Oct 27 221 Nov 26 289 Dec 25 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pallekanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thaldena Dispensary · Boliyadda 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08787&mlon=81.04765#map=17/7.08787/81.04765) Bank National Bank · Pitawelagama 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99866&mlon=81.05361#map=17/6.99866/81.05361) ATM People's · Badulla East 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) Hotel LD Rooma Dunhida · Rideepana 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03060&mlon=81.05723#map=17/7.03060/81.05723) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School Viyaluwa Maha Vidyalaya · Bogahakumbura 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07973&mlon=81.01010#map=17/7.07973/81.01010) College Thaldena Rehabilitation Center · Pussellawa 2.8 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 9.6 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 - Ketakellagama - Kirioruwa - Kithulwattagama - Kohovila - Kosgolla - Kuttiyagolla - Ledgerwatta - Moragolla - Pathanegedara - Pussellakanda - Pussellawa - Rideepana - Soranathota - Wattekele - Yatilellagama ## Quick answers - Where is Pallekanda?In Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pallekanda?Boliyadda, Budugekanda, Idamepanguwa, Maliyadda, Pussellakanda and Thaldena - How many villages are in Pallekanda?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pallekanda?Settlements lie between 413 m and 733 m - What is the highest point in Pallekanda?Udatenna (844 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Pallekanda?February to March and June to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Pallekanda?Thaldena Dispensary, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pallekanda?National Bank, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pallekanda?People's, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pallekanda?Ceypetco, about 9.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pallekanda?LK8115015 (OCHA common operational dataset)