# Makulla GN division, Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/makulla/

Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division 

# Makulla

Makulla is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **2.44 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.4km²
- 3mapped services
- 203 mtypical elevation

## Where is Makulla?

Makulla lies in [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Alpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/alpitiya/), [Magandana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/magandana/), [Namaloya Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/namaloya-colony/), [Ruwalwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/ruwalwela/) and [Udumulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/udumulla/). By area it is the 5942nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Makulla is about 169 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9858° N, 81.3803° E. Local names: මකුල්ල .

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 Makulla

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Makulla.

- Makulla
- Makulla Town
- Makullawatta

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 Makulla

Named natural and historic features inside Makulla, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 reservoir or tank.

- Nelun Tank

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 Makulla 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 Makulla

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) 

Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Monaragala 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87192&mlon=81.35119#map=17/6.87192/81.35119) 

ATM NSB · Hulandawa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Weliyaya 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90248&mlon=81.34010#map=17/6.90248/81.34010) 

Hotel අට්ටික්කා සෙවන - දඹගල්ල Attikka sewana -Dambagalla · Dambagalla 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) 

Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) 

School Dambagalla national schloo · Makulla 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98352&mlon=81.37426#map=17/6.98352/81.37426) 

College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) 

Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97897&mlon=81.37206#map=17/6.97897/81.37206) 

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 Makulla

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

- Hospitals1
- Schools1
- Police stations1

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 Madulla DS Division

- Alpitiya
- Alugalge
- Aratugaswela
- Baduluwela
- Bandarawadiya
- Dambagalla
- Deliwa
- Ellekona
- Galbokka
- Galgamuwa
- Gangoda Arawa
- Gangodagama
- Gonathalawa
- Ihawa
- Iluklanda
- Inginiyagala
- Kahagolla
- Kolladeniya
- Kottagala
- Magandana
- Magandaoya Colony
- Mariarawa
- Mullegama
- Namaloya Colony
- Neelawa Bedda
- Nelliyadda
- Obbegoda
- Pagura
- Panguwa
- Polgahagama
- Ritigahawatta
- Ruwalwela
- Thalkotayaya
- Thampalawela
- Therela
- Udumulla
- Watawanagama

## Quick answers

- Where is Makulla?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Makulla?Alpitiya, Magandana, Namaloya Colony, Ruwalwela and Udumulla
- How many villages are in Makulla?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Makulla?1 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Makulla?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Makulla?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Makulla?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Makulla?NSB, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Makulla?Lanka Filling Station, about 10 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Makulla?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Makulla?LK8206095 (OCHA common operational dataset)
