# Nikahetikanda GN division, Attanagalla DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/nikahetikanda/ Grama Niladhari division · Attanagalla DS Division # Nikahetikanda Nikahetikanda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Attanagalla DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province. It covers **2.43 km²**. - 2.4km² ## Where is Nikahetikanda? Nikahetikanda lies in [Attanagalla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/), [Gampaha District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Alawala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/alawala-south/), [Daluwalana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/sabaragamuwa/kegalle/ruwanwella/daluwalana/), [Karasnagala South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/karasnagala-south/) and [Sapugasthenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/sapugasthenna-lk1227590/). By area it is the 5966th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Attanagalla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/gampaha/attanagalla/). The centre of Nikahetikanda is about 41 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.0993° N, 80.1795° E. Local names: නිකහැ‍ටිකන්ද . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Nikahetikanda Named natural and historic features inside Nikahetikanda, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Basnagoda Oya ### Estates 1 estate. - Vincity 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 Nikahetikanda and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gampaha 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 Nikahetikanda Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kelani Valley Hospital · Etha Udakanda 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.13576&mlon=80.19364#map=17/7.13576/80.19364) Bank Peoples bank · Urapola 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09682&mlon=80.14495#map=17/7.09682/80.14495) ATM Commercial Bank ATM · Hiripitiya South 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15200&mlon=80.05834#map=17/7.15200/80.05834) Petrol pump Cepetco Gas Station Urapola · Urapola 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.09882&mlon=80.14408#map=17/7.09882/80.14408) Hotel Araka Natural Pool & Camping Site · Morathota 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.08219&mlon=80.20700#map=17/7.08219/80.20700) Mall New Sandagiri · Nambadaluwa East 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.14201&mlon=80.09793#map=17/7.14201/80.09793) School Alawala Maha Vidyalaya · Alawala North 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11986&mlon=80.18767#map=17/7.11986/80.18767) College Algama Central College · Algama 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.15520&mlon=80.16388#map=17/7.15520/80.16388) Police station Attanagalla Police Check Post · Hunupola 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.11287&mlon=80.13676#map=17/7.11287/80.13676) 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 Attanagalla DS Division - Alawala North - Alawala South - Aruppassa - Bandarabatawala - Bemmulla - Bogamuwa - Bogoda - Bonegala - Bopagama - Bopagama East - Bopetta - Bopetta South - Dadagamuwa - Dadagamuwa East - Danvilana - Daraluwa - Deenapamunuwa - Deenapamunuwa West - Dematalanda - Diyakade - Egoda Nittambuwa - Ellakkala - Ellakkala West - Eluwapitiya - Eluwapitiya West - Etha Udakanda - Galboda - Godagama - Godagama West - Haggalla - Haggalla East - Halgampitiya - Halpandeniya - Happitiya - Heendeniya - Hiripitiya Central - Hiripitiya East - Hiripitiya North - Hiripitiya Pahala - Hiripitiya South - Hiripitiya West - Horagollagama - Humbutiyawa - Humbutiyawa West - Hunupola - Kahambilihena - Kahatovita - Kahatovita West - Kalagedihena - Kalalpitiya - Kalotuwawa - Kamburagalla - Kandaoluwawa - Karasnagala - Karasnagala South - Kattota - Katuwasgoda - Katuwasgoda West - Kirikittamulla - Kirikittamulla South - Kittammahara - Kolawatta - Kongasdeniya - Koskandawala - Koskandawala North - Kurawalana - Lavulupitiya - Madakotuwa - Madakotuwa West - Maduwegedara - Magalegoda - Magalegoda South - Maimbula - Malwatta - Mangalathiriya - Mathalana - Mathalana East - Mathalana North - Mathalana West - Mattagoda - Meevitigammana - Meewala - Meewala West - Mudagamuwa - Nagoda - Nambadaluwa East - Nambadaluwa West - Napagoda - Nawagamuwa - Nittambuwa East - Nittambuwa North - Nittambuwa South - Ogodapola - Ogodapola North - Opathella - Orchardwatta North - Orchardwatta South - Pahala Thihariya - Palkumbura - Pannila - Parana Veyangoda - Paranagama - Paranagama East - Pattalagedara - Pattalagedara East - Pattigoda - Pelpita - Pilankada - Pinnagolla - Pitiyegedara - Raniswala - Ranpokunagama - Ranpokunagama A Zone - Ranpokunagama B Zone - Ranpokunagama C Zone - Ranpokunagama D Zone - Rathambale - Ruwanpura - Sapugasthenna - Sapugasthenna - Thalgasmote - Thalgasmote East - Thalgasmote West - Thihariya East - Thihariya North - Thihariya South - Thihariya West - Thihariyagama - Thiriwanegama North - Thiriwanegama South - Udammita - Udatuttiripitiya - Udugoda - Udugoda West - Urapola - Walaliyadda - Walgammulla - Walpola - Wanduramulla - Wataddara - Wataddara South - Wataddara West - Wathupitiwala - Wedagama - Weerangula - Weerangula South - Welagedara - Welikadamulla - Yatawaka - Yatiyana ## Quick answers - Where is Nikahetikanda?In Attanagalla DS Division, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Nikahetikanda?Alawala South, Daluwalana, Karasnagala South and Sapugasthenna - What is the best time to visit Nikahetikanda?January to March and July to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Nikahetikanda?Kelani Valley Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nikahetikanda?Peoples bank, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nikahetikanda?Commercial Bank ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nikahetikanda?Cepetco Gas Station Urapola, about 3.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nikahetikanda?LK1227430 (OCHA common operational dataset)