# Rathkarawwa GN division, Welimada DS Division – Villages & Map

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

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Rathkarawwa

Rathkarawwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **2.49 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2.5km²
- 1,206 mtypical elevation

## Where is Rathkarawwa?

Rathkarawwa 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/), [Pitapola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/pitapola/), [Udakendagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/udakendagolla/) and [Welanhinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/haputale/welanhinna/). By area it is the 5840th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Rathkarawwa is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8074° N, 80.9081° E. Local names: රත්කරව්ව .

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 Rathkarawwa

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

- Rathkarawwa
- Udakendagolla

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 Rathkarawwa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 394 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
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 144 

Feb 21 106 

Mar 22 102 

Apr 23 155 

May 24 128 

Jun 23 62 

Jul 23 50 

Aug 24 64 

Sep 23 112 

Oct 23 221 

Nov 21 289 

Dec 20 262 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rathkarawwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Boralanda Base Hospital · Rahangala 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82957&mlon=80.89552#map=17/6.82957/80.89552) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Rahangala 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82905&mlon=80.89473#map=17/6.82905/80.89473) 

ATM Bank of ceylon · Haputhale Town 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76892&mlon=80.95860#map=17/6.76892/80.95860) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Rahangala 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.82761&mlon=80.89438#map=17/6.82761/80.89438) 

Hotel Welanhinna Hills · Welanhinna 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79976&mlon=80.93499#map=17/6.79976/80.93499) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Dharmapala Central College · Rahangala 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.83070&mlon=80.89605#map=17/6.83070/80.89605) 

College Boralanda Police Training School · Rahangala 2.3 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 7.0 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
- Pitapola
- Puhulpola
- Puranwela
- Rahangala
- Silmiyapura
- Thennakonwela
- Udakendagolla
- Udupeella
- Vidurupola
- Wangiyakumbura
- Welikadagama
- Welimada Town
- Welimada Watta
- Yalpathwela

## Quick answers

- Where is Rathkarawwa?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Rathkarawwa?Hinnarangolla, Maligathenna, Pitapola, Udakendagolla and Welanhinna
- How many villages are in Rathkarawwa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Rathkarawwa?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rathkarawwa?Boralanda Base Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rathkarawwa?Peoples Bank, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rathkarawwa?Bank of ceylon, about 7.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rathkarawwa?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rathkarawwa?LK8130305 (OCHA common operational dataset)