Thelikada is a rural village situated in Galle District

Galle District

Galle is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka.- Geological background :Its area is , in which is water and is land. Galle District bounded on the North by Benthara river, South and West by the Indian Ocean and East by Matara and Ratnapura Districts. Topography of Galle District is very...

, in the southern part of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

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The Gin River

Gin River

The Gin River , is a long river situated in Galle District of Sri Lanka. Its water source arrives from the Gongala Mountains in Deniyaya. The Gin River flows past the villages of Baddegama, Nagoda, Thelikada and Hegoda. The Wakwella Bridge, which is the longest bridge in Sri Lanka, is built over...

 (Gin Ganga) flows near the village. Also the Gin Dam (Bund) is lying inside the village. The Wakwella Bridge

Wakwella Bridge

Wakwella Bridge is situated in Galle District near Thelikada. The Bridge is about 500 feet long and it was the longest bridge in Sri Lanka few years ago. It crosses the Gin River. The bridge joins two villages called Kudagoda and Gonapura. The bridge is built on Ginganga Dam. The surrounding...

 (Wakwalla Palama) also beside the Thelikada village, which is Sri Lanka's longest bridge built by Sri Lankan engineers.

Thelikada is situated 116 km (72.1 mi) away from the Capital Colombo

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

. It is a 2.30 hours drive from the Capital. Access points to the village from Galle Road are Hickkaduwa, Rathgama, Boossa, Pintaliya, Gintota and Galle.
There are over 2,000 residents in the village. Thelikada Sunandaramaya is an old temple which can be seen some old Drawings over 100 years old Wall painting. Also there is a School called Thelikada Maha Vidyalaya. Currently there are over 300 students and 30 Teachers. Thelikada Post Office, Sanasa Bank, and Thelikada Police station provide services to the villages.
Since 1800's Thelikada is famous for Brick Cutting but today the industry has paused and Sand Mining can be seen every where.Those days (1940 to 2000) Brick Cutting was the main industry.
The main economic activities are Cultivations, Brick Cutting and Sand Mining. Rubber

Rubber

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, Coconut

Coconut

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, Tea

Tea

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, cinnamon

Cinnamon

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and Paddy fields can be seen in the Village.