# Pussellakanda GN division, Soranathota DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/pussellakanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Soranathota DS Division # Pussellakanda Pussellakanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **5.45 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.5km² - 903 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pussellakanda? Pussellakanda 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 7 other GN divisions: [Boliyadda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/boliyadda/), [Budugekanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/budugekanda/), [Moragolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/moragolla/), [Pallekanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/pallekanda/), [Pussellawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/pussellawa/), [Soranathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/soranathota/) and [Yatilellagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/yatilellagama/). By area it is the 2656th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.8% of [Soranathota DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/soranathota/). The centre of Pussellakanda is about 132 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0504° N, 81.0417° E. Local names: පුස්සැල්ලාකන්ද . 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 Pussellakanda Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Pussellakanda. Settlements here lie between about 742 m and 1,140 m above sea level (median 903 m). - Elwatta - Keenagashenawatta - Kirindegama - Kohana - Pussallakanda - Pussellakanda - Rathanawatta - Razeenawatta - Udawela 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 Pussellakanda Named natural and historic features inside Pussellakanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Lunuwelikota New · 926 m - Valihidda · 836 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 Pussellakanda 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 Pussellakanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Aurvedic Dispensary · Pussellawa 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.06613&mlon=81.05294#map=17/7.06613/81.05294) Bank National Bank · Pitawelagama 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99866&mlon=81.05361#map=17/6.99866/81.05361) ATM People's · Badulla East 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Kailagoda 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.99854&mlon=81.05714#map=17/6.99854/81.05714) Hotel LD Rooma Dunhida · Rideepana 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03060&mlon=81.05723#map=17/7.03060/81.05723) Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) School megahawela viddiyalaya · Yatilellagama 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03487&mlon=81.05392#map=17/7.03487/81.05392) College Thaldena Rehabilitation Center · Pussellawa 2.1 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 6.5 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 - Pallekanda - Pathanegedara - Pussellawa - Rideepana - Soranathota - Wattekele - Yatilellagama ## Quick answers - Where is Pussellakanda?In Soranathota DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Pussellakanda?Boliyadda, Budugekanda, Moragolla, Pallekanda, Pussellawa, Soranathota and Yatilellagama - How many villages are in Pussellakanda?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pussellakanda?Settlements lie between 742 m and 1,140 m - What is the highest point in Pussellakanda?Lunuwelikota New (926 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Pussellakanda?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pussellakanda?Aurvedic Dispensary, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pussellakanda?National Bank, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Pussellakanda?People's, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pussellakanda?Ceypetco, about 6.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pussellakanda?LK8115045 (OCHA common operational dataset)