# Ohiya GN division, Welimada DS Division, Badulla District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/ohiya/

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Ohiya

Ohiya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **18.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 18.1km²
- 7mapped services
- 1,891 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ohiya?

Ohiya 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 10 other GN divisions: [Boralanda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/boralanda/), [Hinnarangolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/hinnarangolla/), [Kandepuhulpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/kandepuhulpola/), [Maligathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/maligathenna/), [Ohiya Estate](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/ohiya-estate/), [Pattipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/pattipola/), [Pitapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/pitapola/), [Rahangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/rahangala/), [Wangiyakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/wangiyakumbura/) and [Weerakongama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haldummulla/weerakongama/). By area it is the 554th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 9.3% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Ohiya is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8173° N, 80.8490° E. Local names: ඔහිය .

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 Ohiya

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ohiya.

- Ohiya

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).

## Weather in Ohiya and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 1,079 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 15 144 

Feb 16 106 

Mar 18 102 

Apr 19 155 

May 19 128 

Jun 19 62 

Jul 19 50 

Aug 19 64 

Sep 19 112 

Oct 18 221 

Nov 17 289 

Dec 16 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ohiya

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Rural Ayurvedic Hospital · Wangiyakumbura 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83124&mlon=80.88071#map=17/6.83124/80.88071) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Rahangala 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82905&mlon=80.89473#map=17/6.82905/80.89473) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco Filling Station · Rahangala 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82763&mlon=80.89432#map=17/6.82763/80.89432) 

Hotel Blooming Rose home stay · Ohiya 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.81965&mlon=80.84843#map=17/6.81965/80.84843) 

Mall Harishan Enterprises · Bagawanthalawa South 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79589&mlon=80.67805#map=17/6.79589/80.67805) 

School Wangiyakumbura Central Collage · Wangiyakumbura 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83842&mlon=80.88242#map=17/6.83842/80.88242) 

College Boralanda Police Training School · Rahangala 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82423&mlon=80.89664#map=17/6.82423/80.89664) 

Police station Welimada Police Station · Welimada Town 11 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ohiya

Places mapped inside Ohiya in open map data, by type.

- Hotels7

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## 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
- Ketakella
- Koskanuwegama
- Kotakithula
- Landegama
- Mahathenna
- Maligathenna
- Malpotha
- Mavithikumbura
- Medagedaragama
- Mirahawatta
- Nawela
- Nedungamuwa
- 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 Ohiya?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Ohiya?Boralanda, Hinnarangolla, Kandepuhulpola, Maligathenna, Ohiya Estate, Pattipola, Pitapola, Rahangala, Wangiyakumbura and Weerakongama
- How many villages are in Ohiya?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ohiya?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ohiya?Rural Ayurvedic Hospital, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ohiya?Peoples Bank, about 5.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ohiya?ATM, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ohiya?Ceypetco Filling Station, about 5.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ohiya?LK8130285 (OCHA common operational dataset)