Ethnic composition of Sri Lanka 1981 (preliminary data)

District / Divisional secretariat	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Sri Lanka	14850001	10985666	1871535	825233	1056972	38236	43378	28981
Amparai	388786	146371	78315	1410	161481	643	179	387
- urban	53603	15519	9073	484	27935	341	132	119
Amparai UC	16531	14820	1038	260	137	83	120	73
Kalmunai TC	22812	626	6033	167	15760	190	7	29
Sammanthurai TC	14260	73	2002	57	12038	68	5	17
- rural (incl. estates)	335183	130852	69242	926	133546	302	47	268
Akkarai Pattu	37189	697	13397	58	22898	84	-	55
Attalachenai	23065	1847	1053	25	20089	-	1	50
Karavahupattu	42979	137	12471	130	30072	140	12	17
Lahugala	7085	6493	458	13	112	-	9	-
Mahaoya	13018	12914	63	3	11	-	-	27
Ninthavur	28805	103	7918	46	20692	20	1	25
Padiyathalawa	13501	13333	97	6	61	-	3	1
Pothuvil	19831	1171	4992	142	13475	13	-	38
Sammanthurai Pattu	40754	1755	12815	235	25905	13	-	31
Thirukkovil	15362	161	15005	114	74	4	-	4
Wewagam Pattu North	66115	65336	586	82	79	9	8	15
Wewagam Pattu South	27479	26905	387	72	78	19	13	5
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Anuradhapura	587822	536899	7113	785	41833	280	266	646
- urban	41675	34400	2694	266	3729	112	162	312
Anuradhapura UC	36248	30793	1964	178	2757	111	159	286
Kekirawa TC	5427	3607	730	88	972	1	3	26
- rural (incl. estates)	546147	502499	4419	519	38104	168	104	334
Horowpothana	22005	17414	150	27	4414	-	-	-
Huruluwewa	35918	34960	71	16	869	-	-	2
Ipalogama	23613	20107	229	19	3205	-	4	49
Kahatagasdigiliya	24996	20707	197	25	4062	-	-	5
Kebithigollewa	15531	14459	86	5	974	1	-	6
Kekirawa	42098	36027	537	28	5447	33	14	12
Medawachchiya	30983	29265	401	112	1104	7	16	78
Mihintale	18004	17021	157	14	719	64	29	-
Nochchiyagama	45412	44182	250	100	865	2	1	12
Nuwaragam Palatha Central	40883	38113	237	12	2375	17	7	122
Nuwaragam Palatha East	35388	34747	68	39	489	19	25	1
Padaviya	38311	32286	1250	62	4696	5	1	11
Palagala	52182	48044	128	23	3957	8	1	21
Rambewa	24970	23361	116	9	1475	9	-	-
Thalawa	75297	73947	425	26	883	3	6	7
Thirappane	20556	17859	117	2	2570	-	-	8
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Badulla	642893	440245	36585	135795	26808	641	1300	1519
- urban	51478	33598	6828	2765	7139	199	690	259
Badulla MC	32954	23320	3912	1443	3504	142	476	157
Bandarawela UC	4941	2459	1286	380	646	34	59	77
Haputale UC	2432	1138	360	256	664	6	7	1
Hali Ela TC	2694	1504	361	193	530	11	83	12
Lunugala TC	2801	1764	466	171	391	-	5	4
Passara TC	3225	1721	273	238	932	2	59	-
Welimada TC	2431	1692	170	84	472	4	1	8
- rural (incl. estates)	591415	406647	29757	133030	19669	442	610	1260
Badulla	24006	14050	2629	6872	334	7	54	60
Bandarawela	41918	29529	3602	7169	1264	95	63	196
Ella	34293	21987	2490	8708	918	103	53	34
Haldummulla	39197	17871	3904	16724	539	8	32	119
Hali Ela	72296	43497	4023	22229	1933	46	110	458
Haputale	38867	19992	2278	15059	1303	66	110	59
Kandaketiya	24216	22049	749	1128	271	-	15	4
Mahiyanganaya	37237	35749	200	12	1171	6	24	75
Meegahakivula	15894	12989	220	2659	24	1	-	1
Passara	70619	33194	5286	31091	804	31	92	121
Ridimaliyadda	35689	35431	100	83	66	5	1	3
Soranatota	20199	15226	569	4200	177	8	-	19
Uva-Paranagama	66830	54528	1679	8876	1666	21	22	38
Welimada	70154	50555	2028	8220	9199	45	34	73
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Batticaloa	330899	10646	234348	3868	79317	2300	49	371
- urban	79565	2669	39275	752	34702	2082	36	49
Batticaloa MC	42934	2193	34587	381	3692	2027	20	34
Eravur TC	19105	445	4584	196	13801	48	16	15
Kattankudy TC	17526	31	104	175	17209	7	-	-
- rural (incl. estates)	251334	7977	195073	3116	44615	218	13	322
Eravur Paththu	45661	3365	34107	1542	6622	20	-	5
Koralai Paththu	61585	1496	31806	641	27211	143	2	286
Koralai Paththu North	13892	1346	11102	417	1011	9	6	1
Manmunai North	31064	375	21187	215	9230	25	5	27
Manmunai South & Erivil Paththu	44496	1058	43276	65	95	-	-	2
Manmunai South West & Porithivu Paththu	35873	119	35529	156	47	21	-	1
Manmunai West	18763	218	18066	80	399	-	-	-
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Colombo	1698322	1322658	165952	21504	140461	18997	20041	8709
- urban	1261998	900988	160934	15860	138883	17350	19441	8542
Colombo MC	585776	293600	130210	11139	123131	7637	13795	6264
Dehiwela-Mt. Lavinia MC	174385	145601	12217	1536	6783	5522	1676	1050
Avissawella UC	14011	11442	1108	1087	252	23	24	75
Kolonnawa UC	41149	30329	6177	637	2937	470	492	107
Kotte UC	101563	90721	5403	559	1819	1580	1000	481
Moratuwa UC	135610	129610	2500	382	1644	801	477	196
Battaramulla TC	56535	54370	1021	97	278	248	442	79
Homagama TC	25947	25166	298	63	66	116	143	95
Kotikawatte TC	48513	45033	813	128	1148	387	887	117
Maharagama TC	49984	47498	794	117	672	491	362	50
Mulleriyawa TC	22017	21421	262	18	118	43	131	24
Piliyandala TC	6508	6197	131	97	35	32	12	4
- rural (incl. estates)	436324	421670	5018	5644	1578	1647	600	167
Hanwella	92387	84249	2214	4955	848	54	38	29
Homagama	116088	114775	777	170	96	149	95	26
Kaduwela	69872	68138	958	389	193	99	45	50
Nugegoda	43179	41771	341	19	156	674	181	37
Piliyandala	114798	112737	728	111	285	671	241	25
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Galle	814579	768928	6093	11069	25896	216	158	2219
- urban	168120	146466	1218	268	18578	143	96	1351
Galle MC	77183	58865	719	187	17136	74	80	122
Ambalangoda UC	15605	15357	161	24	40	1	3	19
Ahangama TC	8414	8382	28	4	-	-	-	-
Balapitiya TC	15250	13981	59	5	1201	-	-	4
Bentota TC	12262	11358	60	5	182	52	8	597
Dodanduwa TC	5608	5559	27	15	1	-	-	6
Elpitiya TC	11645	11508	92	25	7	6	4	3
Hikkaduwa TC	4852	4174	56	2	10	10	1	599
Watugedera TC	17301	17282	16	1	1	-	-	1
- rural (incl. estates)	646459	622462	4875	10801	7318	73	62	868
Akmeemana	49135	47966	149	295	711	11	1	2
Ambalangoda	39987	39814	78	58	13	2	11	11
Baddegama	58394	56535	599	980	24	2	10	244
Balapitiya	26086	26050	18	-	7	2	-	9
Batuwangala	15536	15230	212	69	25	-	-	-
Bentota	28847	27952	25	16	847	6	-	1
Elpitiya	38877	36837	318	1721	-	-	-	1
Habaraduwa	75221	74483	158	25	58	19	16	462
Hikkaduwa	76370	76177	83	25	5	13	-	67
Karandeniya	67241	65086	1206	574	366	1	-	8
Labuduwa	40262	34794	242	6	5183	10	20	7
Nagoda	43895	39335	625	3885	31	2	4	13
Niyagama	28339	28119	49	171	-	-	-	-
Thawalama	21751	20734	481	464	31	4	-	37
Yakkalamulla	36518	33350	632	2512	17	1	-	6
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Gampaha	1389490	1280942	45807	5732	38607	7742	8077	2583
- urban	386057	320611	31450	3717	16026	6392	5995	1866
Negombo MC	61376	47249	5432	626	6678	361	165	865
Gampaha UC	10667	10397	151	40	11	11	10	47
Ja-Ela UC	24403	22477	1394	159	65	199	71	38
Minuwangoda UC	6400	5745	149	24	473	2	6	1
Peliyagoda UC	25522	19308	3850	601	1020	329	275	139
Seeduwa-Katunayake UC	28741	27794	506	74	85	159	70	53
Wattala Mabole UC	19960	12475	3940	395	1858	364	894	34
Dalugama TC	47619	39406	2236	263	1963	563	2865	323
Hendala TC	36984	27291	6778	654	336	1490	325	110
Kandana TC	21799	19460	1396	173	93	587	72	18
Kelaniya TC	36683	33976	1268	143	226	619	420	31
Kochchikade TC	9397	5600	1158	68	2546	14	1	10
Mirigama TC	3525	3339	120	12	52	1	-	1
Ragama TC	22274	19857	908	67	82	903	426	31
Veyangoda TC	3922	3570	258	4	56	-	22	12
Welisara TC	26785	22667	1906	414	482	790	373	153
- rural (incl. estates)	1003433	960331	14357	2015	22581	1350	2082	717
Attanagalla	102013	93352	467	192	7739	65	101	97
Biyagama	94356	87353	727	322	5326	196	276	156
Divulapitiya	96822	95983	608	150	32	15	15	19
Gampaha	105788	105100	312	64	135	81	57	39
Ja-Ela	51230	49895	646	190	116	272	100	11
Katana	78124	69563	7579	396	284	124	77	101
Mahara	108579	104184	1272	175	1390	218	1276	64
Minuwangoda	101140	98623	204	71	2128	50	23	41
Mirigama	107521	103260	420	82	3618	85	39	17
Negombo	33272	30399	1543	252	851	90	50	87
Wattala	25939	25271	357	50	36	148	53	24
Weke	98649	97348	222	71	926	6	15	61
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Hambantota	424102	412965	1553	308	4732	63	4380	101
- urban	41416	35044	835	118	2605	34	2708	72
Hambantota UC	8559	4342	277	12	1516	27	2361	24
Tangalle UC	9567	8736	129	2	691	4	1	4
Ambalantota TC	11076	10193	201	13	319	1	338	11
Beliatta TC	3494	3472	12	9	-	-	-	1
Tissamaharama TC	6402	6086	178	79	20	2	7	30
Walasmulla TC	2318	2215	38	3	59	-	1	2
- rural (incl. estates)	382686	377921	718	190	2127	29	1672	29
Ambalantota	43524	42919	202	7	215	6	175	-
Angunakolapelessa	34345	34298	25	2	10	-	7	3
Beliatta	44942	44917	22	-	1	-	-	2
Hambantota	43654	41725	162	29	917	4	810	7
Katuwana	52715	52691	20	-	4	-	-	-
Tangalle	46250	45982	38	11	206	10	2	1
Tissamaharamaya	51941	50771	186	140	153	9	666	16
Weeraketiya	65315	64618	63	1	621	-	12	-
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Jaffna	831112	4615	792246	20001	13757	350	46	97
- urban	270601	2637	250150	5282	12175	284	29	44
Jaffna MC	118215	1446	103642	1986	10857	242	17	25
Chavakachcheri UC	19640	55	18881	112	589	2	-	1
Point Pedro UC	15087	25	14657	224	171	-	1	9
Valvetithurai UC	13982	83	13881	9	7	-	2	-
Chankanai TC	7473	31	7388	41	13	-	-	-
Chunnakam TC	16164	224	15732	117	88	-	1	2
Kankesanthurai TC	14587	380	14051	85	46	20	5	-
Kayts TC	3964	28	3901	31	4	-	-	-
Kilinochchi TC	15285	266	12263	2401	330	18	1	6
Manipay TC	7722	21	7618	78	4	1	-	-
Nelliady TC	13941	32	13795	64	50	-	-	-
Pandatheruppu TC	10435	13	10372	33	15	1	-	1
Urumpirai TC	14106	33	13969	101	1	-	2	-
- rural (incl. estates)	560511	1978	542096	14719	1582	66	17	53
Delft	5620	7	5589	17	5	-	-	2
Island North	34051	242	33611	171	10	5	9	3
Island South	38475	37	38106	173	158	-	-	1
Jaffna Town	692	12	675	4	1	-	-	-
Karachchi	52425	374	39460	12119	424	32	2	14
Nallur	40562	125	40118	271	43	1	1	3
Pachchilaipalli	18880	180	18091	496	97	16	-	-
Poonakari	13930	53	13264	148	464	-	-	1
Thenmarachchi	51905	108	51567	131	93	3	2	1
Vadamarachchi North East	20913	22	20713	154	24	-	-	-
Vadamarachchi South West	48571	42	48386	116	14	-	-	13
Valikamam East	59366	169	58736	390	60	6	1	4
Valikamam North	57627	438	56846	211	127	2	2	1
Valikamam South	38565	65	38355	138	6	-	-	1
Valikamam South West	38682	68	38458	110	44	1	-	1
Valikamam West	40247	36	40121	70	12	-	-	8
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Kalutara	827189	722075	8601	33510	61706	330	712	255
- urban	176985	128323	2908	856	44249	126	427	96
Beruwela UC	25175	6909	359	43	17850	2	10	2
Horana UC	8887	8547	195	84	48	1	-	12
Kalutara UC	31495	23655	637	208	6871	42	49	33
Panadura UC	31190	30163	470	163	201	22	149	22
Agalawatte TC	2511	2467	28	1	12	3	-	-
Aluthgama TC	6270	5336	138	42	720	16	14	4
Dharga Town TC	10400	1343	109	27	8915	-	5	1
Keselwatte TC	33688	23372	423	90	9570	37	185	11
Matugama TC	11782	11146	383	176	51	3	14	9
Wadduwa TC	15587	15385	166	22	11	-	1	2
- rural (incl. estates)	650204	593752	5693	32654	17457	204	285	159
Agalawatta	67127	61393	774	4515	386	11	12	36
Bandaragama	62085	56386	74	53	5549	12	6	5
Beruwala	68189	63137	328	94	4567	41	7	15
Bulathsinhala	62085	51000	853	8744	1465	7	5	11
Dodangoda	44254	37101	680	6373	70	5	20	5
Horana	114079	106802	1261	5906	29	27	37	17
Kalutara	80322	78798	337	193	874	43	66	11
Mathugama	50275	41695	965	5759	1794	20	22	20
Panadura	56965	53902	122	45	2716	38	110	32
Walallawita	44823	43538	299	972	7	-	-	7
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Kandy	1126296	844325	55675	104840	112052	2402	2648	4354
- urban	147436	93533	17459	6415	24336	1236	1612	2845
Kandy MC	101281	69858	11391	2862	12107	1058	1278	2727
Gampola UC	20736	9884	2412	899	7325	32	151	33
Kadugannawa UC	1493	1144	71	7	259	3	-	9
Nawalapitiya UC	12153	4738	1873	1806	3466	137	122	11
Wattegama UC	6453	5194	726	184	282	6	-	61
Pussellawa TC	2822	1111	645	639	362	-	61	4
Teldeniya TC	2498	1604	341	18	535	-	-	-
- rural (incl. estates)	978860	750792	38216	98425	87716	1166	1036	1509
Ganga Ihala Korale	41561	32862	1780	4531	2164	29	133	62
Harispattuwa	138139	102371	1729	2912	30774	192	72	89
Kandy Town	13387	9383	774	2917	170	52	50	41
Kundasale	75926	63832	3186	5148	3285	199	79	197
Medadumbara	61167	45434	4592	8823	2079	85	82	72
Minipe	42950	42408	83	36	384	-	-	39
Panwila	24400	8812	3739	10586	1129	8	1	125
Pasbage Korale	39602	17264	2867	16812	2299	65	82	213
Patha Dumbara	52484	41145	891	570	9666	97	92	23
Patha Hewaheta	93445	68829	5376	12246	6700	135	111	48
Thumpane	57446	53393	533	612	2766	85	29	28
Udadumbara	22783	20177	190	2255	146	9	-	6
Udahewaheta	78286	65969	4492	7514	169	13	34	95
Udapalatha	85838	53343	5541	21347	4998	53	170	386
Udunuwara	72076	54441	1046	929	15442	104	57	57
Yatinuwara	79370	71129	1397	1187	5545	40	44	28
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Kegalle	682411	588675	14095	43879	34832	164	251	515
- urban	53502	36625	2104	707	13698	63	185	120
Kegalle UC	14928	13522	606	115	534	34	108	9
Dehiowita TC	6950	5337	212	206	1115	3	28	49
Mawanella TC	13898	5080	321	55	8363	24	27	28
Rambukkana TC	5952	4406	177	6	1359	-	4	-
Ruwanwella TC	4856	4089	181	65	508	2	7	4
Warakapola TC	4701	2960	198	13	1500	-	1	29
Yatiyantota TC	2217	1231	409	247	319	-	10	1
- rural (incl. estates)	628909	552050	11991	43172	21134	101	66	395
Aranayaka	55424	49974	485	1391	3566	4	1	3
Dehiowita	58538	46012	2525	8725	1152	7	-	117
Deraniyagala	38741	27797	491	10274	104	1	15	59
Galigamuwa	72745	68108	1407	2285	928	10	-	7
Kegalle	61217	59420	672	575	484	11	11	44
Mawanella	64419	53576	296	526	9946	16	23	36
Rambukkana	61393	60141	318	337	546	8	-	43
Ruwanwella	46450	40711	568	3636	1488	11	1	35
Warakapola	86914	82364	670	2335	1503	16	3	23
Yatiyantota	83068	63947	4559	13088	1417	17	12	28
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Kurunegala	1212755	1128548	13438	6427	61342	605	1201	1194
- urban	43898	33892	3123	414	5633	180	546	110
Kurunegala MC	26519	19568	2150	234	3808	154	521	84
Kuliyapitiya UC	5810	4869	496	42	375	14	10	4
Alawwa TC	3044	2849	85	31	79	-	-	-
Narammala TC	2165	1853	73	19	201	6	5	8
Polgahawela TC	6360	4753	319	88	1170	6	10	14
- rural (incl. estates)	1168857	1094656	10315	6013	55709	425	655	1084
Bingiriya	84335	79562	601	173	3961	4	32	2
Galgamuwa	63461	60111	779	48	2440	-	33	50
Giribawa	26220	24555	50	23	1474	4	1	113
Hettipola	71967	66930	261	135	4584	22	12	23
Ibbagamuwa	93646	87862	863	292	4528	10	32	59
Kobeygane	24793	23003	61	1	1706	-	8	14
Kuliyapitiya	88298	79390	384	60	8368	10	3	83
Kurunegala	93720	84922	1348	518	6294	194	252	192
Maharachchimulla	86934	84429	366	107	1868	13	35	116
Mahawa	62769	60132	511	81	1855	63	88	39
Mawathagama	45681	39085	1236	1953	3260	49	12	86
Nikaweratiya	65625	62043	507	85	2978	2	-	10
Pannala	93345	88250	1012	359	3632	10	55	27
Polgahawela	68774	65083	398	820	2277	23	56	117
Polpithigama	55876	55667	96	44	61	2	-	6
Ridigama	70722	62400	1537	1280	5400	15	25	65
Wariyapola	72691	71232	305	34	1023	4	11	82
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Mannar	106940	8710	54106	14072	28464	41	23	1524
- urban	14469	497	10042	429	3357	10	12	122
Mannar TC	14469	497	10042	429	3357	10	12	122
- rural (incl. estates)	92471	8213	44064	13643	25107	31	11	1402
Mannar	34642	5264	13702	4687	9642	27	2	1318
Manthai West	23996	268	13802	4802	5075	1	6	42
Musali	13917	1951	3035	224	8703	-	2	2
Nanaddan	19916	730	13525	3930	1687	3	1	40
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Matale	357441	285514	20936	24084	25836	250	514	307
- urban	37908	21344	6416	1340	8360	158	167	123
Matale MC	29745	15384	5627	893	7409	151	163	118
Dambulla TC	3613	3260	241	3	97	7	1	4
Galewela TC	2346	1617	207	44	475	-	3	-
Rattota TC	2204	1083	341	400	379	-	-	1
- rural (incl. estates)	319533	264170	14520	22744	17476	92	347	184
Ambanganga	14475	9613	2418	2427	13	1	3	-
Dambulla	35509	34057	229	31	1150	7	15	20
Galewela	48647	42573	530	434	5076	6	10	18
Laggala	12476	11658	307	479	30	1	-	1
Matale	63533	50952	3879	5929	2648	25	73	27
Naula	22607	21178	643	426	338	8	8	6
Pallepola	24222	21880	669	894	763	5	-	11
Rattota	40718	28337	3369	7753	1048	16	164	31
Ukuwela	35263	21866	2464	4371	6399	23	74	66
Wilgamuwa	22083	22056	12	-	11	-	-	4
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Matara	644231	609367	3918	13931	16457	254	61	243
- urban	71547	62671	557	210	7833	138	11	127
Matara UC	39162	34846	294	116	3673	133	6	94
Weligama UC	17872	13397	204	80	4155	-	4	32
Akuressa TC	6885	6847	27	4	3	4	-	-
Devinuwara TC	7628	7581	32	10	2	1	1	1
- rural (incl. estates)	572684	546696	3361	13721	8624	116	50	116
Akuressa	66001	63573	331	1111	964	12	8	2
Bengamuwa	45615	43706	479	1407	2	1	-	20
Dickwella	47793	45386	70	51	2279	6	1	-
Hakmana	31811	31054	13	6	726	-	7	5
Kamburupitiya	42194	41558	51	16	540	25	1	3
Kotapola	86182	72889	2054	11045	83	33	6	72
Malimboda	26881	26529	20	4	328	-	-	-
Matara	79492	79020	112	13	292	39	12	4
Mulatiyana	41726	41554	119	48	4	-	1	-
Thihagoda	28942	28929	7	-	6	-	-	-
Weligama	76047	72498	105	20	3400	-	14	10
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Moneragala	279743	259825	5023	9164	5322	80	152	177
- urban	6048	5082	569	220	135	9	24	9
Moneragala TC	6048	5082	569	220	135	9	24	9
- rural (incl. estates)	273695	254743	4454	8944	5187	71	128	168
Badalkumbura	31947	25761	2123	2703	1292	25	42	1
Bibila	26350	24824	248	688	571	2	12	5
Buttala	62896	61251	648	268	684	5	26	14
Madulla	21437	21032	212	94	58	26	3	12
Medagama	23343	20672	81	61	2405	-	4	120
Moneragala	24747	19605	263	4714	125	5	35	-
Siyambalanduwa	30775	30630	107	9	26	-	3	-
Tanamalwila	52200	50968	772	407	26	8	3	16
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Mullaitivu	77512	3948	58904	10766	3777	93	17	7
- urban	7202	197	6125	94	682	92	10	2
Mullaitivu TC	7202	197	6125	94	682	92	10	2
- rural (incl. estates)	70310	3751	52779	10672	3095	1	7	5
Manthai East	5653	58	4902	682	11	-	-	-
Maritime Pattu	28645	3152	20651	1987	2844	1	7	3
Puthukudyiruppu	28715	472	20675	7340	227	-	-	1
Thunukai	7297	69	6551	663	13	-	-	1
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Nuwara Eliya	522219	187280	70471	247131	14668	602	1113	954
- urban	37866	18513	8862	6010	3422	188	481	390
Nuwara Eliya MC	21319	11118	4509	3322	1497	149	351	373
Talawakele UC	4864	2468	1210	881	299	1	5	-
Hatton Dickoya TC	9802	4024	2591	1605	1504	37	28	13
Pundaluoya TC	1881	903	552	202	122	1	97	4
- rural (incl. estates)	484353	168767	61609	241121	11246	414	632	564
Ambagamuwa	154615	38530	23485	88256	3775	127	167	275
Kothmale	88288	44796	7608	32023	3708	16	82	55
Nuwara Eliya	149066	24352	23770	97273	2953	217	362	139
Walapane	92384	61089	6746	23569	810	54	21	95
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Polonnaruwa	262753	238803	5875	205	17091	57	132	590
- urban	20759	19657	391	8	494	17	44	148
Hingurakgoda TC	8966	8713	141	3	67	8	31	3
Polonnaruwa TC	11793	10944	250	5	427	9	13	145
- rural (incl. estates)	241994	219146	5484	197	16597	40	88	442
Elahera	32373	32102	151	41	76	-	1	2
Lankapura	41306	34093	147	66	6942	7	39	12
Medirigiriya	51051	49405	55	5	1580	-	-	6
Sinhala Pattuwa	54705	53389	638	12	477	7	8	174
Thamankaduwa	62559	50157	4493	73	7522	26	40	248
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Puttalam	493344	407453	33218	2964	47959	444	882	424
- urban	61774	35339	5775	831	19018	171	565	75
Chilaw UC	20830	17445	1602	282	1226	32	237	6
Puttalam UC	21463	5414	2563	243	12838	121	243	41
Dankotuwa TC	3163	2685	461	15	2	-	-	-
Kalpitiya TC	5476	1460	601	207	3124	3	73	8
Madampe TC	5577	3718	243	51	1541	-	5	19
Nattandiya TC	2760	2262	217	22	257	2	-	-
Wennappuwa TC	2505	2355	88	11	30	13	7	1
- rural (incl. estates)	431570	372114	27443	2133	28941	273	317	349
Anamaduwa	53235	49378	1307	22	2515	3	8	2
Arachchikattuwa	44460	34529	7523	125	2241	29	8	5
Chilaw	55101	50621	2806	338	1278	12	38	8
Kalpitiya	43340	20327	7785	211	14971	17	9	20
Karuwalagaswewa	16167	15806	298	2	29	4	8	20
Kirimetiyawa	9528	9376	27	2	5	6	-	112
Nattandiya	82389	77019	1720	377	3076	89	63	45
Puttalam	24125	18931	3265	213	1560	46	61	49
Vanathavilluwa	11728	7362	1153	184	2987	20	12	10
Wennappuwa	91497	88765	1559	659	279	47	110	78
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Ratnapura	796468	674657	17979	88429	13531	450	410	1012
- urban	59199	47720	4047	1248	5768	84	91	241
Ratnapura MC	37354	31363	2000	415	3316	39	50	171
Balangoda UC	10263	6861	1388	470	1445	44	14	41
Kahawatte TC	3630	2818	263	119	395	1	15	19
Pelmadulla TC	6153	5513	245	121	266	-	8	-
Rakwana TC	1799	1165	151	123	346	-	4	10
- rural (incl. estates)	737269	626937	13932	87181	7763	366	319	771
Atakalanpanna	119644	95882	2998	18744	1746	33	34	207
Ayagama	24172	20609	331	3152	7	2	25	46
Balangoda	65739	53034	1654	9253	1617	107	4	70
Eheliyagoda	54882	49084	673	2652	2436	10	13	14
Embilipitiya	70911	70688	143	21	38	7	10	4
Imbulpe	44990	35727	1288	7898	23	26	14	14
Kalawana	30675	27969	342	2256	101	-	1	6
Kolonna	33246	28952	589	3671	28	4	1	1
Kuruwita	90907	83260	867	5543	1016	39	42	140
Nivithigala	44876	34542	1085	8639	388	83	95	44
Pelmadulla	59521	47152	2504	9633	168	14	28	22
Ratnapura	81490	65158	1325	14543	194	37	30	203
Weligepola	16216	14880	133	1176	1	4	22	-
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Trincomalee	256790	86341	86743	6767	74403	1211	735	590
- urban	83262	17252	30823	2254	31884	550	238	261
Trincomalee UC	44913	11284	26839	1916	3864	539	231	240
Kantalai TC	7293	5400	806	96	984	-	4	3
Kinniya TC	15310	44	457	108	14698	-	2	1
Mutur TC	15746	524	2721	134	12338	11	1	17
- rural (incl. estates)	173528	69089	55920	4513	42519	661	497	329
Gomarankadawala	7096	7058	23	5	9	1	-	-
Kantalai	30307	25806	1016	83	3339	1	62	-
Kinniya	15762	102	1688	2	13966	1	-	3
Kuchchaveli	17914	2484	8663	1183	5401	36	1	146
Morawewa	9271	5101	1945	1405	815	-	5	-
Mutur	24294	436	16568	465	6815	2	1	7
Seruwila	20187	11665	7259	19	1242	-	1	1
Thampalagamam	20854	6553	6037	261	7992	-	10	1
Town and Gravets	27843	9884	12721	1090	2940	620	417	171
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Other
Vavuniya	95904	15876	54541	18592	6640	21	31	203
- urban	18511	1526	12048	3406	1503	10	5	13
Vavuniya UC	18511	1526	12048	3406	1503	10	5	13
- rural (incl. estates)	77393	14350	42493	15186	5137	11	26	190
Vavuniya	30274	457	21816	6542	1410	3	10	36
Vavuniya North	11703	218	8009	3396	52	6	9	13
Vavuniya South	14069	13334	568	5	36	1	1	124
Vengalacheddikulam	21347	341	12100	5243	3639	1	6	17

Source: Census of Population and Housing, Sri Lanka - 1981. Preliminary release - No. 1. Department of Census and Statistics, Ministry of Plan Implementation

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