# Batakettara North GN division, Kesbewa DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/batakettara-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Kesbewa DS Division # Batakettara North Batakettara North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.21 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.2km² - 28 mtypical elevation ## Where is Batakettara North? Batakettara North lies in [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/), [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Batakettara South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/batakettara-south/), [Delthara East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/delthara-east/), [Hedigama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/hedigama/), [Kesbewa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kesbewa-north/), [Kesbewa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kesbewa-south/), [Kolamunna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/kolamunna/), [Madapatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/madapatha/) and [Mampe South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/mampe-south/). By area it is the 9369th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Kesbewa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/kesbewa/). The centre of Batakettara North is about 19 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7853° N, 79.9218° E. Local names: බටකැත්තර උතුර . 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 Batakettara North Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Batakettara North. - Batakettara 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 Batakettara North and the best time to visit Using the climate of Colombo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 76 Feb 26 71 Mar 27 115 Apr 28 226 May 27 224 Jun 27 143 Jul 26 99 Aug 26 113 Sep 26 162 Oct 26 292 Nov 26 304 Dec 26 175 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Batakettara North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hettiarachchi Weda Madura · Mampe West 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80082&mlon=79.92607#map=17/6.80082/79.92607) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Mampe West 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79874&mlon=79.92679#map=17/6.79874/79.92679) ATM HNB ATM · Halpita 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78726&mlon=79.96444#map=17/6.78726/79.96444) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Mampe South 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79835&mlon=79.92704#map=17/6.79835/79.92704) Hotel Bloomsbury Bungalow · Batakettara South 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77737&mlon=79.92317#map=17/6.77737/79.92317) Mall Singer Piliyandala · Mampe South 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.79806&mlon=79.92640#map=17/6.79806/79.92640) School Disney Montessori and Activity Center · Madapatha 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77448&mlon=79.92046#map=17/6.77448/79.92046) College Central College, Pliyandala · Kolamunna 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80009&mlon=79.92112#map=17/6.80009/79.92112) Police station Piliyandala Police Station · Mampe North 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.80229&mlon=79.92252#map=17/6.80229/79.92252) 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 Kesbewa DS Division - Bangalawatta - Batakettara South - Batuwandara North - Batuwandara South - Bellanvila - Bodhirajapura - Bokundara - Boralesgamuwa East A - Boralesgamuwa East B - Boralesgamuwa West A - Boralesgamuwa West B - Boralesgamuwa West C - Dampe - Delthara East - Delthara West - Divulpitiya East - Divulpitiya West - Egodawatta - Erewwala East - Erewwala North - Erewwala West - Gorakapitiya - Halpita - Hedigama - Honnanthara North - Honnanthara South - Horathuduwa - Jamburaliya - Kahapola - Kaliyammahara - Katuwawala North - Katuwawala South - Kesbewa East - Kesbewa North - Kesbewa South - Kolamunna - Madapatha - Mahalwarawa - Makandana East - Makandana West - Makuludoowa - Mampe East - Mampe North - Mampe South - Mampe West - Mavittara North - Mavittara South - Morenda - Nampamunuwa - Neelammahara - Nivungama - Niwanthidiya - Paligedara - Pelenwatta East - Pelenwatta North - Pelenwatta West - Pepiliyana East - Pepiliyana West - Polhena - Rathmaldeniya - Rattanapitiya - Regidel Watta - Suwarapola East - Suwarapola West - Thumbovila North - Thumbovila South - Thumbovila West - Vishwakalawa - Werahera North - Werahera South - Wewala East - Wewala West ## Quick answers - Where is Batakettara North?In Kesbewa DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Batakettara North?Batakettara South, Delthara East, Hedigama, Kesbewa North, Kesbewa South, Kolamunna, Madapatha and Mampe South - How many villages are in Batakettara North?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Batakettara North?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Batakettara North?Hettiarachchi Weda Madura, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Batakettara North?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Batakettara North?HNB ATM, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Batakettara North?Lanka IOC, about 1.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Batakettara North?LK1136250 (OCHA common operational dataset)