# Paratta West GN division, Panadura DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/paratta-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Panadura DS Division # Paratta West Paratta West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province. It covers **0.28 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 0.3km² - 21 mtypical elevation ## Where is Paratta West? Paratta West lies in [Panadura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/), [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: [Diggala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/diggala/), [Gorakana South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/gorakana-south/), [Keselwatta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/keselwatta/), [Paratta](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/paratta/) and [Sarikkamulla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/sarikkamulla/). By area it is the 13426th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Panadura DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/kalutara/panadura/). The centre of Paratta West is about 21 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7580° N, 79.9069° E. Local names: පරත්ත බටහිර . 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 Paratta West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Paratta West. - Mahakithgama - Paratta 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 Paratta West 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 Paratta West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Family Medical Centre · Madapatha 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76321&mlon=79.92859#map=17/6.76321/79.92859) Bank Seylan Bank · Sarikkamulla 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75249&mlon=79.89974#map=17/6.75249/79.89974) ATM HNB ATM · Halpita 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.78726&mlon=79.96444#map=17/6.78726/79.96444) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Horethuduwa North 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77206&mlon=79.88887#map=17/6.77206/79.88887) Hotel Mangalavilla · Sarikkamulla 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75451&mlon=79.90310#map=17/6.75451/79.90310) Mall 36 Srijina Mawatha · Keselwatta 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75322&mlon=79.90511#map=17/6.75322/79.90511) School Sri Jina Darmadana Vidyalaya · Keselwatta 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75310&mlon=79.90612#map=17/6.75310/79.90612) College Wijeya Graphics - Moratuwa, Sri Lanka · Moratuwella North 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.77280&mlon=79.88303#map=17/6.77280/79.88303) Police station Panadura North Police Station · Keselwatta 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74970&mlon=79.89999#map=17/6.74970/79.89999) 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 Panadura DS Division - Ambalanduwa - Bazaar - Bazaar North - Bazaar West - Bekkegama - Dibbedda - Dibbedda North - Diggala - Eluvila - Etambagoda - Galthude - Galthude North - Gorakana - Gorakana South - Gorakapola - Henamulla - Hirana - Hirana West - Horethuduwa - Horethuduwa Central - Horethuduwa North - Horethuduwa South - Kaludewala - Kaludewala East - Keselwatta - Kiriberiya - Kuda Wadduwa - Kuruppumulla - Maha Wadduwa - Malamulla - Malamulla West - Miriyawatta - Molligoda - Molligoda North - Molligoda South - Moravinna - Nallooruwa - Nallooruwa North - Narampitiya - Pallimankada - Pallimulla - Paratta - Pattieliya - Pattiya - Pattiya North - Pattiya South - Pinwatta - Pinwatta West - Punchideniya - Sagara Place - Sarikkamulla - Thalpitiya North - Thalpitiya South - Thanthirimulla - Thanthirimulla East - Thotawatta - Udahamulla - Uyankele - Wadduwa East - Wadduwa South - Wadduwa West - Walana - Walana North - Walana South - Walapala - Walapala Pattiya - Wattalpola - Wekada East - Wekada North - Wekada West - Werawatta ## Quick answers - Where is Paratta West?In Panadura DS Division, Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Paratta West?Diggala, Gorakana South, Keselwatta, Paratta and Sarikkamulla - How many villages are in Paratta West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Paratta West?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Paratta West?Family Medical Centre, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Paratta West?Seylan Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Paratta West?HNB ATM, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paratta West?Ceypetco, about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Paratta West?LK1303035 (OCHA common operational dataset)