# Dikyaya GN division, Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/dikyaya/ Grama Niladhari division · Buttala DS Division # Dikyaya Dikyaya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **9.57 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 9.6km² - 184 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dikyaya? Dikyaya lies in [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/), [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 6 other GN divisions: [Katugahagalge](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/badalkumbura/katugahagalge/), [Kumbukkana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/monaragala/kumbukkana/), [Mahagodayaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/mahagodayaya/), [Pettagamwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/pettagamwela/), [Udagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/udagama/) and [Yudaganawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/yudaganawa/). By area it is the 1286th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/). The centre of Dikyaya is about 156 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7809° N, 81.2516° E. Local names: දික්යාය . 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 Dikyaya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Dikyaya. - Dikyaya - Rajakandiya 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Dikyaya Named natural and historic features inside Dikyaya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Karuwallahena · 601 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Karuwallahena Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Dikyaya 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 Dikyaya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Buttala Base Hospital · Yudaganawa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75822&mlon=81.23975#map=17/6.75822/81.23975) Bank People's Bank · Udagama 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76142&mlon=81.24978#map=17/6.76142/81.24978) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Udagama 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76167&mlon=81.25020#map=17/6.76167/81.25020) Hotel Hotel Green View - Buttala · Udagama 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76431&mlon=81.25398#map=17/6.76431/81.25398) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) School Future Kid's Preschool Buttala · Yudaganawa 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75758&mlon=81.23918#map=17/6.75758/81.23918) College Rainbow Computer School · Muppane 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85396&mlon=81.33913#map=17/6.85396/81.33913) Police station Police Station - Buttala · Udagama 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76262&mlon=81.25045#map=17/6.76262/81.25045) 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 Buttala DS Division - Buruthagolla - Galtemmandiya - Gaminipura - Gonagan Ara - Horabokka - Konketiya - Kukurampola - Kumaragama - Kumarapura - Mahagodayaya - Mahasenpura - Maligavila - Medagama - Minipuragama - Okkampitiya - Pahalagama - Pelwatta - Pettagamwela - Puhulkotuwa - Rahathangama - Uda Arawa - Udagama - Ulugala - Unawatuna - Veheragala - Waguruwela - Yatiyallathota - Yudaganawa ## Quick answers - Where is Dikyaya?In Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dikyaya?Katugahagalge, Kumbukkana, Mahagodayaya, Pettagamwela, Udagama and Yudaganawa - How many villages are in Dikyaya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Dikyaya?Karuwallahena (601 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Dikyaya?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Dikyaya?Buttala Base Hospital, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dikyaya?People's Bank, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dikyaya?NSB, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dikyaya?Lanka Filling Station, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dikyaya?LK8224025 (OCHA common operational dataset)