# Ketakella GN division, Welimada DS Division, Badulla District

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Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Ketakella

Ketakella is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **0.71 km²**.

- 0.7km²

## Where is Ketakella?

Ketakella lies in [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/), [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: [Dambavinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/dambavinna/), [Dayaraba Watta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/dayaraba-watta/), [Divithotawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/divithotawela/), [Nawela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/nawela/), [Pahalayalkumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/pahalayalkumbura/) and [Yalpathwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/yalpathwela/). By area it is the 11397th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Ketakella is about 119 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8929° N, 80.9289° E. Local names: කැටකෑල්ල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Ketakella 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**.

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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 Ketakella

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ayurweda hospital · Divithotawela 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90207&mlon=80.92047#map=17/6.90207/80.92047) 

Bank Rural bank yalpathwela · Yalpathwela 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89238&mlon=80.92460#map=17/6.89238/80.92460) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Lanka filling station · Divithotawela 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90556&mlon=80.92060#map=17/6.90556/80.92060) 

Hotel Finlux Hotel · Divithotawela 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89860&mlon=80.91941#map=17/6.89860/80.91941) 

Mall Visvam's · Badulla East 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98709&mlon=81.05934#map=17/6.98709/81.05934) 

School Dambavnna shri saranankara viduhala · Dambavinna 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89653&mlon=80.92042#map=17/6.89653/80.92042) 

College Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management - Bandarawela · Wewathenna 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.84761&mlon=80.97401#map=17/6.84761/80.97401) 

Police station Welimada Police Station · Welimada Town 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90031&mlon=80.90588#map=17/6.90031/80.90588) 

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 Welimada DS Division

- Alakolagala
- Alawathugoda
- Alugolla
- Ambagahakumbura
- Ambewela
- Bibiligamuwa
- Bogahakumbura
- Boragas
- Boralanda
- Dambavinna
- Dayaraba Watta
- Dikkapitiya
- Dimuthugama
- Divithotawela
- Divurumgama
- Erabadda
- Galedanda
- Gavarammana
- Girambe
- Guruthalawa
- Helayalkumbura
- Hewanakumbura
- Himbiliyagolla
- Hingurugamuwa
- Hinnarangolla
- Hulankapolla
- Idamegama
- Kabillegama
- Kalubululanda
- Kandepuhulpola
- Karagasthenna
- Keppetipola
- Koskanuwegama
- Kotakithula
- Landegama
- Mahathenna
- Maligathenna
- Malpotha
- Mavithikumbura
- Medagedaragama
- Mirahawatta
- Nawela
- Nedungamuwa
- Ohiya
- Ohiya Estate
- Pahalayalkumbura
- Palugama Ella
- Palugama Town
- Pitapola
- Puhulpola
- Puranwela
- Rahangala
- Rathkarawwa
- Silmiyapura
- Thennakonwela
- Udakendagolla
- Udupeella
- Vidurupola
- Wangiyakumbura
- Welikadagama
- Welimada Town
- Welimada Watta
- Yalpathwela

## Quick answers

- Where is Ketakella?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ketakella?Dambavinna, Dayaraba Watta, Divithotawela, Nawela, Pahalayalkumbura and Yalpathwela
- What is the best time to visit Ketakella?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ketakella?ayurweda hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ketakella?Rural bank yalpathwela, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ketakella?ATM, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ketakella?Lanka filling station, about 1.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ketakella?LK8130110 (OCHA common operational dataset)