# Thalkotayaya GN division, Madulla DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/thalkotayaya/ Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division # Thalkotayaya Thalkotayaya is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **18.0 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 18.0km² - 430 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thalkotayaya? Thalkotayaya 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 7 other GN divisions: [Bandarawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/bandarawadiya/), [Deliwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/deliwa/), [Gangodagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/gangodagama/), [Meeyagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/siyambalanduwa/meeyagala/), [Panguwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/panguwa/), [Ruwalwela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/ruwalwela/) and [Watawanagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/watawanagama/). By area it is the 558th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Thalkotayaya is about 172 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0556° N, 81.4012° E. Local names: තල්කොටයාය . 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 Thalkotayaya Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Thalkotayaya. - Baddemulla - Talkotayaya 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 Thalkotayaya Named natural and historic features inside Thalkotayaya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kobbe Oya 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 Thalkotayaya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala District, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 228 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 21 144 Feb 22 106 Mar 23 102 Apr 24 155 May 25 128 Jun 24 62 Jul 24 50 Aug 25 64 Sep 25 112 Oct 24 221 Nov 22 289 Dec 22 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thalkotayaya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Monaragala 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87192&mlon=81.35119#map=17/6.87192/81.35119) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Dombagahawela 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90134&mlon=81.44137#map=17/6.90134/81.44137) Hotel අට්ටික්කා සෙවන - දඹගල්ල Attikka sewana -Dambagalla · Dambagalla 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) Mall Soleil Lanka International · Bandarawadiya 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09164&mlon=81.40154#map=17/7.09164/81.40154) School Meeyagala Primary School · Meeyagala 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.03678&mlon=81.43941#map=17/7.03678/81.43941) College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 9.1 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. ## 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 - Makulla - Mariarawa - Mullegama - Namaloya Colony - Neelawa Bedda - Nelliyadda - Obbegoda - Pagura - Panguwa - Polgahagama - Ritigahawatta - Ruwalwela - Thampalawela - Therela - Udumulla - Watawanagama ## Quick answers - Where is Thalkotayaya?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thalkotayaya?Bandarawadiya, Deliwa, Gangodagama, Meeyagala, Panguwa, Ruwalwela and Watawanagama - How many villages are in Thalkotayaya?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Thalkotayaya?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Thalkotayaya?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 8.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thalkotayaya?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thalkotayaya?NSB, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thalkotayaya?Lanka Filling Station, about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thalkotayaya?LK8206040 (OCHA common operational dataset)