# Kehel Attawala GN division, Bibile DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/kehel-attawala/ Grama Niladhari division · Bibile DS Division # Kehel Attawala Kehel Attawala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bibile DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **10.4 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 10.4km² - 296 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kehel Attawala? Kehel Attawala lies in [Bibile DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/), [Monaragala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 9 other GN divisions: [Dikyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/dikyaya/), [Diyakombala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/diyakombala/), [Kandegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/kandegama/), [Karagahawela East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/karagahawela-east/), [Karagahawela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/karagahawela-west/), [Pethiyagoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/pethiyagoda/), [Polwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/polwatta/), [Rideemaliyadda South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/rideemaliyadda/rideemaliyadda-south/) and [Roberiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/meegahakiula/roberiya/). By area it is the 1150th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.2% of [Bibile DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/bibile/). The centre of Kehel Attawala is about 145 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.1754° N, 81.1439° E. Local names: කෙහෙල්අත්තාවෙල . 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 Kehel Attawala Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Kehel Attawala. - Diyakobala - Diyakobola - Dodanwelanda 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 Kehel Attawala and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala 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 Kehel Attawala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pitmaaruwa Hospital · Roberiya 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13071&mlon=81.12910#map=17/7.13071/81.12910) Bank DFCC Bank - Bibile · Rathupasketiya 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16620&mlon=81.21837#map=17/7.16620/81.21837) ATM People's · Badulla East 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98823&mlon=81.06001#map=17/6.98823/81.06001) Petrol pump IOC Gas Station · Lunugala Town 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04191&mlon=81.20311#map=17/7.04191/81.20311) Hotel Hotel Keshara · Rathupasketiya 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.16401&mlon=81.22225#map=17/7.16401/81.22225) Mall Bright Fancy & Shoes · Bibila 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15937&mlon=81.22531#map=17/7.15937/81.22531) School Dikyaaya School · Dikyaya 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.17218&mlon=81.09438#map=17/7.17218/81.09438) College Wewabedda school · Metigahathenna 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.07682&mlon=81.14698#map=17/7.07682/81.14698) Police station Lunugala Police Station · Lunugala Town 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.04769&mlon=81.20348#map=17/7.04769/81.20348) 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 Bibile DS Division - Ambagolla - Ambelanda - Badullagammana - Bibila - Bokagonna - Bulupitiya - Dehiattawela - Dodamgolla - Egoda Kotagama - Ethanawatta - Hamapola - Hewelwela - Kanawegalla - Kanulwela - Karagahawela East - Karagahawela West - Karandugala - Kavudella - Kokunnewa - Kotagama - Kuruwamba - Lindakumbura - Mallehewa - Medipitiya - Morattamulla - Mudiyala - Nagala - Nilgala - Pitakumbura - Radaliyadda - Rathupasketiya - Thanayamgama - Thotillaketiya - Udamallehewa - Uravula - Ussagala - Wegama - Wegama South - Yalkumbura ## Quick answers - Where is Kehel Attawala?In Bibile DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kehel Attawala?Dikyaya, Diyakombala, Kandegama, Karagahawela East, Karagahawela West, Pethiyagoda, Polwatta, Rideemaliyadda South and Roberiya - How many villages are in Kehel Attawala?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kehel Attawala?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Kehel Attawala?Pitmaaruwa Hospital, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kehel Attawala?DFCC Bank - Bibile, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kehel Attawala?People's, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kehel Attawala?IOC Gas Station, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kehel Attawala?LK8203100 (OCHA common operational dataset)