# Karaldekma GN division, Bulathsinhala DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/karaldekma/ Grama Niladhari division · Bulathsinhala DS Division # Karaldekma Karaldekma is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Bulathsinhala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **3.36 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 3.4km² ## Where is Karaldekma? Karaldekma lies in [Bulathsinhala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/), [Kalutara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Amaragedara South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/amaragedara-south/), [Bulathsinhala Central](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/bulathsinhala-central/), [Bulathsinhala East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/bulathsinhala-east/), [Damparadugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/damparadugoda/) and [Yatagampitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/yatagampitiya/). By area it is the 4458th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Bulathsinhala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/bulathsinhala/). The centre of Karaldekma is about 50 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.6492° N, 80.1933° E. Local names: කරල්දැක්ම . 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 Karaldekma Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Karaldekma. - Kallumale - Kotapanwila - Yatagampitiya 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 Karaldekma Named natural and historic features inside Karaldekma, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Estates 2 estates; 1 tea estate. - Kallumale - Kiniyagodella - Tibbotawa 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 Karaldekma and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kalutara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,204 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (332 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 89 Feb 27 85 Mar 27 128 Apr 28 238 May 28 244 Jun 27 155 Jul 26 114 Aug 26 135 Sep 26 187 Oct 26 302 Nov 26 332 Dec 26 193 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Karaldekma Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Athura Hospital · Bulathsinhala 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.64482&mlon=80.17944#map=17/6.64482/80.17944) Bank Mahanagama Sanasa Bank · Polegoda West 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59231&mlon=80.16414#map=17/6.59231/80.16414) ATM ATM · Nebada 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.59595&mlon=80.09131#map=17/6.59595/80.09131) Petrol pump Sinopec Filling Station - Bulathsinhala · Bulathsinhala 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65495&mlon=80.17543#map=17/6.65495/80.17543) Hotel RichFall Water resort · Yatagampitiya 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.63802&mlon=80.20671#map=17/6.63802/80.20671) Mall Gem City · Ketaliyampalla 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.71049&mlon=80.37528#map=17/6.71049/80.37528) School Bulathsinhala National School · Bulathsinhala 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65453&mlon=80.17819#map=17/6.65453/80.17819) College E GATE Academy · Egaloya 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.68020&mlon=80.16194#map=17/6.68020/80.16194) Police station bulathsinhala police station · Bulathsinhala 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.65049&mlon=80.17681#map=17/6.65049/80.17681) 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 Bulathsinhala DS Division - Amaragedara North - Amaragedara South - Bogahawatta - Bothale - Bothale Gamgoda - Bulathsinhala - Bulathsinhala Central - Bulathsinhala East - Bulathsinhala North - Bulathsinhala South - Bulathsinhala West - Damparadugoda - Delmella - Demodarawatta - Dewamulla - Diwalakada - Diyakaduwa East - Diyakaduwa West - Egaloya - Galahena - Galahitiya - Gamagewatta - Govinna North - Govinna South - Halwathura - Ihala Kudaligama - Ihala Naragala - Ihala Naragala South - Ihala Welgama - Kobawaka North - Kobawaka South - Kongasthenna - Mahagama East - Mahagama North - Mahagama South - Mahagama West - Meegahakumbura - Molkawa - Muduna - Niggaha - Pahala Kudaligama - Pahala Naragala - Pahala Welgama - Paragoda East - Paragoda West - Polegoda West - Retiyala - Thennahena - Udugalakanda - Weyangalla East - Weyangalla West - Yahalawatta - Yatagampitiya ## Quick answers - Where is Karaldekma?In Bulathsinhala DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Karaldekma?Amaragedara South, Bulathsinhala Central, Bulathsinhala East, Damparadugoda and Yatagampitiya - How many villages are in Karaldekma?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Karaldekma?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Karaldekma?Athura Hospital, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Karaldekma?Mahanagama Sanasa Bank, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Karaldekma?ATM, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Karaldekma?Sinopec Filling Station - Bulathsinhala, about 2.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Karaldekma?LK1312145 (OCHA common operational dataset)