# Pitapola GN division, Welimada DS Division, Badulla District

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

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Pitapola

Pitapola is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.27 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4.3km²
- 1,537 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pitapola?

Pitapola 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 5 other GN divisions: [Hinnarangolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/hinnarangolla/), [Maligathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/maligathenna/), [Ohiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/ohiya/), [Rahangala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/rahangala/) and [Rathkarawwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/rathkarawwa/). By area it is the 3518th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Pitapola is about 116 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8036° N, 80.8876° E. Local names: පි‍ටපොල .

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 Pitapola

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Pitapola.

- Ellethota
- Elletota

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 Pitapola and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 725 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 18 144 

Feb 18 106 

Mar 20 102 

Apr 21 155 

May 21 128 

Jun 21 62 

Jul 21 50 

Aug 21 64 

Sep 21 112 

Oct 21 221 

Nov 19 289 

Dec 18 262 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pitapola

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Boralanda Base Hospital · Rahangala 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82957&mlon=80.89552#map=17/6.82957/80.89552) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Rahangala 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82905&mlon=80.89473#map=17/6.82905/80.89473) 

ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Rahangala 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82761&mlon=80.89438#map=17/6.82761/80.89438) 

Hotel Peak Rest Home Stay · Maligathenna 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78154&mlon=80.89459#map=17/6.78154/80.89459) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Dharmapala Central College · Rahangala 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83070&mlon=80.89605#map=17/6.83070/80.89605) 

College Boralanda Police Training School · Rahangala 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82423&mlon=80.89664#map=17/6.82423/80.89664) 

Police station Haputale Police Station · Haputhale Town 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76778&mlon=80.95785#map=17/6.76778/80.95785) 

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
- Ketakella
- Koskanuwegama
- Kotakithula
- Landegama
- Mahathenna
- Maligathenna
- Malpotha
- Mavithikumbura
- Medagedaragama
- Mirahawatta
- Nawela
- Nedungamuwa
- Ohiya
- Ohiya Estate
- Pahalayalkumbura
- Palugama Ella
- Palugama Town
- Puhulpola
- Puranwela
- Rahangala
- Rathkarawwa
- Silmiyapura
- Thennakonwela
- Udakendagolla
- Udupeella
- Vidurupola
- Wangiyakumbura
- Welikadagama
- Welimada Town
- Welimada Watta
- Yalpathwela

## Quick answers

- Where is Pitapola?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Pitapola?Hinnarangolla, Maligathenna, Ohiya, Rahangala and Rathkarawwa
- How many villages are in Pitapola?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Pitapola?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pitapola?Boralanda Base Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pitapola?Peoples Bank, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pitapola?Bank of ceylon, about 8.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pitapola?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pitapola?LK8130310 (OCHA common operational dataset)