Ethnic composition of Sri Lanka 2001 (preliminary data)

District / Divisional secretariat	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Sri Lanka (covered by census)	17557341	13907663	1102439	860480	1571812	37343	47998	8839	1781	18986
18 districts (fully covered)	16864687	13815471	730233	855891	1351434	34583	47565	8837	1775	18898
Ampara	589344	231771	110180	410	245089	1008	169	6	1	710
Kalmunai UC	94457	344	26599	72	66906	513	8	1	1	13
Addalachchenai
- rural	35779	1857	603	-	33318	1	-	-	-	-
Akkaraipattu
- rural	34961	239	1040	3	33679	-	-	-	-	-
Alayadiwembu
- rural	22454	351	21794	9	111	184	-	-	-	5
Ampara
- Ampara UC	17965	17273	145	2	324	85	136	-	-	-
- rural	20027	19978	38	-	10	1	-	-	-	-
Damana
- rural	34754	34497	42	10	182	13	9	-	-	1
Dehiattakandiya
- rural	62612	61840	63	7	122	4	-	5	-	571
Eragama
- rural	11442	799	396	-	10206	40	1	-	-	-
Kalmunai
- Kalmunai UC (part)	70439	318	26593	70	42924	511	8	1	1	13
Karativu
- rural	16210	179	10029	1	5953	47	-	-	-	1
Lahugala
- rural	7587	6910	636	6	33	-	2	-	-	-
Mahaoya
- rural	18023	17926	16	-	80	1	-	-	-	-
Navithanveli
- rural	17330	501	11494	6	5327	2	-	-	-	-
Ninthavur
- rural	24673	5	1323	24	23320	1	-	-	-	-
Padiyathalawa
- rural	15648	15539	20	1	88	-	-	-	-	-
Pothuvil
- rural	28404	952	5657	11	21669	4	-	-	-	111
Sainthamaruthu
- Kalmunai UC (part)	24018	26	6	2	23982	2	-	-	-	-
Samanthurai
- rural	51142	281	6822	240	43700	79	12	-	-	8
Thirukkovil
- rural	23739	241	23432	17	24	24	1	-	-	-
Uhana
- rural	52137	52059	31	1	37	9	-	-	-	-
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Anuradhapura	746466	677667	5064	517	61503	167	200	44	3	1301
Anuradhapura UC	56632	51775	850	45	3825	55	45	1	-	36
Galenbindunuwewa
- rural	41011	39471	85	18	1362	5	1	20	-	49
Galnewa
- rural	30335	28276	75	1	1967	8	8	-	-	-
Horowpothana
- rural	30287	22257	84	-	7934	1	6	5	-	-
Ipalogama
- rural	32978	27649	282	43	4846	9	22	-	-	127
Kahatagasdigiliya
- rural	33342	26408	176	10	6745	1	2	-	-	-
Kebithigollewa
- rural	19480	17759	24	128	1568	-	1	-	-	-
Kekirawa
- rural	51830	40167	1551	100	9987	13	7	1	1	3
Mahavilachchiya
- rural	18525	18475	36	5	4	-	3	-	-	2
Medawachchiya
- rural	40621	38276	172	65	2090	3	8	6	-	1
Mihinthale
- Anuradhapura UC (part)	1539	1524	8	-	7	-	-	-	-	-
- rural	25282	23722	115	2	1318	21	67	6	-	31
Nachchadoowa
- rural	21812	18690	24	4	3082	-	8	-	-	4
Nochchiyagama
- rural	41779	39859	172	20	1696	5	7	-	-	20
Nuwaragam Palatha Central
- Anuradhapura UC (part)	13677	12361	178	4	1111	13	9	1	-	-
- rural	39789	35722	797	7	3244	13	1	1	-	4
Nuwaragam Palatha East
- Anuradhapura UC (part)	41416	37890	664	41	2707	42	36	-	-	36
- rural	24499	24393	9	26	45	26	-	-	-	-
Padaviya
- rural	21707	21686	14	-	4	-	1	-	-	2
Palagala
- rural	29823	25332	137	7	4346	-	-	-	-	1
Palugaswewa
- rural	14617	14378	132	5	99	1	2	-	-	-
Rajanganaya
- rural	30298	30286	9	-	1	-	-	-	-	2
Rambewa
- rural	31703	26410	28	10	5248	-	-	-	1	6
Thalawa
- rural	50504	49642	170	16	665	3	5	1	1	1
Thambuttegama
- rural	36397	35330	36	4	8	2	5	-	-	1012
Thirappane
- rural	23215	21704	86	1	1419	1	1	3	-	-
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Badulla	774555	558218	32230	141087	40455	606	1390	112	21	436
Badulla
- Badulla MC	40920	29960	2717	1989	5519	89	506	3	3	134
- rural	19790	18269	359	515	547	46	53	-	1	-
- estate	9261	710	107	8417	17	-	10	-	-	-
Bandarawela
- Bandarawela UC	7318	3737	1280	968	1154	32	74	-	-	73
- rural	43925	38885	1816	1215	1720	92	167	11	2	17
- estate	8820	910	1776	6067	65	2	-	-	-	-
Ella
- rural	28871	26177	601	787	1227	27	44	-	-	8
- estate	13744	1613	1359	10474	279	5	7	-	-	7
Haldummulla
- rural	24040	19041	960	3638	388	-	4	5	-	4
- estate	13626	590	1055	11848	123	3	3	3	-	1
Hali-Ela
- rural	58475	52941	1399	838	2972	40	213	7	-	65
- estate	28606	2338	5356	20597	225	53	7	1	15	14
Haputhale
- Haputale UC	4780	1315	1006	1282	1175	2	-	-	-	-
- rural	28883	25358	926	648	1803	60	44	22	-	22
- estate	16632	671	2710	12972	209	25	2	38	-	5
Kandaketiya
- rural	21244	20809	21	1	413	-	-	-	-	-
- estate	1065	190	132	743	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lunugala
- rural	14506	12565	370	775	748	3	45	-	-	-
- estate	18285	1103	145	16546	451	9	28	-	-	3
Mahiyanganaya
- rural	66838	65080	72	6	1666	1	1	1	-	11
Meegahakivula
- rural	16122	16000	76	28	4	7	7	-	-	-
- estate	2296	184	1	2104	6	1	-	-	-	-
Passara
- rural	29241	25492	904	726	2000	8	104	-	-	7
- estate	19542	1339	1383	16646	153	15	1	-	-	5
Rideemaliyadda
- rural	45255	45115	53	37	40	1	8	-	-	1
- estate	178	130	45	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Soranathota
- rural	18079	17422	205	191	239	5	13	-	-	4
- estate	4579	485	225	3813	52	4	-	-	-	-
Uva-Paranagama
- rural	65494	61698	834	857	2098	6	-	-	-	1
- estate	10788	2216	1343	7082	135	9	3	-	-	-
Welimada
- rural	83131	64779	1591	1711	14884	59	32	21	-	54
- estate	10221	1096	1403	7563	143	2	14	-	-	-
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Colombo	2234289	1711133	244864	25957	205078	16131	19428	1235	756	9707
*Colombo MC*	642163	265657	185672	13968	153299	5273	11149	740	471	5934
Colombo
- Colombo MC (part)	377396	117090	117510	7946	120109	3380	8680	479	138	2064
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
- Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia MC	209787	158070	22737	2060	20357	3373	1269	203	108	1610
Hanwella
- Seethawakapura UC	21597	17668	1958	1409	494	30	5	1	2	30
- rural	66063	64567	836	199	391	48	22	-	-	-
- estate	5909	1184	1521	3201	2	1	-	-	-	-
Homagama
- rural	183782	180094	1320	267	613	587	792	29	11	69
Kaduwela
- rural	209741	202210	3146	802	1341	972	957	40	25	248
Kesbewa
- rural	207307	202390	1614	320	774	1334	655	29	20	171
Kolonnawa
- Kolonnawa UC	55341	31498	11206	820	10517	391	663	4	6	236
- rural	105076	92792	1451	277	8586	477	1278	19	23	173
Maharagama
- rural	180112	173253	2043	455	1371	1509	1152	76	25	228
Moratuwa
- Moratuwa MC	177190	168324	4433	375	2452	734	520	29	8	315
Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte
- Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte MC	115826	101331	6583	786	4031	1367	919	65	57	687
Padukka
- rural	52990	51562	290	200	850	35	47	-	-	6
- estate	1405	533	54	818	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thimbirigasyaya
- Colombo MC (part)	264767	148567	68162	6022	33190	1893	2469	261	333	3870
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Galle	990539	934381	11596	8553	35346	276	134	59	17	177
Akmeemana
- rural	63273	61906	182	60	1105	7	-	2	-	11
- estate	637	315	292	30	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ambalangoda
- Ambalangoda UC	19720	19545	136	13	19	-	7	-	-	-
- rural	51363	51260	81	4	14	1	2	-	-	1
Baddegama
- rural	66288	65613	368	275	13	11	-	1	-	7
- estate	2410	988	545	876	1	-	-	-	-	-
Balapitiya
- rural	65335	63918	102	15	1283	7	3	1	1	5
Benthota
- rural	46774	45491	77	10	1146	17	18	8	-	7
Bope-Poddala
- rural	41415	39846	132	61	1346	9	4	-	7	10
- estate	151	31	120	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elpitiya
- rural	57916	57528	248	128	1	3	3	-	-	5
- estate	1963	401	629	933	-	-	-	-	-	-
Galle Four Gravets
- Galle MC	90934	66114	989	255	23234	170	58	35	5	74
- rural	13081	6412	13	18	6635	-	3	-	-	-
Habaraduwa
- rural	58996	58832	91	10	15	15	12	1	1	19
Hikkaduwa
- rural	97961	97478	330	55	48	11	4	5	2	28
- estate	51	51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Imaduwa
- rural	39806	39720	61	7	9	4	-	4	-	1
- estate	97	97	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karandeniya
- rural	55840	55146	281	18	393	-	-	-	1	1
Nagoda
- rural	46866	46005	604	243	8	2	2	-	-	2
- estate	5714	2060	1815	1823	10	4	-	-	-	2
Neluwa
- rural	27360	25841	1262	247	7	1	1	-	-	1
- estate	193	65	80	48	-	-	-	-	-	-
Niyagama
- rural	34047	33907	76	53	5	4	-	2	-	-
- estate	263	107	156	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thawalama
- rural	30664	29179	708	760	6	5	6	-	-	-
- estate	1223	572	84	534	32	-	1	-	-	-
Welivitiya-Divithura
- rural	25069	25026	40	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
- estate	1563	344	913	306	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yakkalamulla
- rural	40826	40010	596	205	14	1	-	-	-	-
- estate	2740	573	585	1565	1	3	10	-	-	3
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Gampaha	2066096	1881854	64450	7388	80320	10274	12333	6328	798	2351
*Negombo MC*	121933	86788	14711	1428	17160	575	255	207	393	416
Attanagalla
- rural	154211	135387	953	451	16545	180	541	12	2	140
- estate	147	99	24	16	-	-	-	-	-	8
Biyagama
- rural	161236	149032	996	245	9680	407	689	20	4	163
Divulapitiya
- rural	127653	126491	711	125	85	105	62	25	11	38
- estate	245	151	94	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dompe
- rural	130195	127584	380	73	1879	94	65	-	91	29
Gampaha
- Gampaha UC	9438	9050	290	26	41	21	2	-	1	7
- rural	160851	159271	639	148	197	354	183	20	4	35
Ja-Ela
- Ja-Ela UC	30910	28601	1429	236	210	295	67	32	3	37
- rural	154652	144822	4206	637	696	2658	1196	135	153	149
Katana
- Negombo MC (part)	291	221	63	-	7	-	-	-	-	-
- Katunayaka-Seeduwa UC	73025	71597	635	109	284	174	99	20	14	93
- rural	149734	134263	5285	619	2425	580	1022	5301	32	207
Kelaniya
- Peliyagoda UC	29880	23948	3412	200	1669	300	195	96	5	55
- rural	104708	91017	3075	479	5925	805	3107	93	15	192
Mahara
- rural	176817	166262	1865	220	4174	637	3323	51	6	279
Minuwangoda
- Minuwangoda UC	7661	6937	160	64	478	7	10	-	-	5
- rural	144493	139054	492	115	4401	220	164	11	1	35
- estate	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mirigama
- rural	143577	136434	649	152	6146	66	73	3	15	39
- estate	167	156	7	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
Negombo
- Negombo MC (part)	121642	86567	14648	1428	17153	575	255	207	393	416
- rural	22909	22598	186	31	38	22	11	6	-	17
Wattala
- Wattala-Mabola UC	28852	15304	6581	599	5472	302	378	69	6	141
- rural	132792	106998	17670	1415	2815	2468	891	227	42	266
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Hambantota	525370	510063	1957	243	5506	114	7385	8	-	94
Ambalantota
- rural	62995	61479	196	9	488	2	818	-	-	3
- estate	935	735	153	3	16	3	20	-	-	5
Angunakolapelessa
- rural	42420	42399	10	4	3	-	4	-	-	-
Beliatta
- rural	52280	52187	81	3	3	3	2	-	-	1
Hambantota
- Hambantota UC	11213	5642	505	29	1653	22	3308	-	-	54
- rural	35564	32197	300	25	1177	30	1829	3	-	3
Katuwana
- rural	62222	62187	26	1	5	1	1	-	-	1
Lunugamvehera
- rural	25148	24633	31	2	269	1	209	-	-	3
Okewela
- rural	18204	18171	14	-	16	3	-	-	-	-
Sooriyawewa
- rural	35620	35591	16	1	7	1	4	-	-	-
Tangalle
- Tangalle UC	10458	9543	85	12	761	32	12	-	-	13
- rural	52346	51981	73	4	277	2	1	-	-	8
Thissamaharama
- rural	60445	58727	375	138	30	9	1158	5	-	3
- estate	496	350	62	8	63	3	10	-	-	-
Weeraketiya
- rural	55024	54241	30	4	738	2	9	-	-	-
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Kalutara	1060800	923893	13527	28769	92775	739	706	70	13	308
Agalawatta
- rural	32501	32322	86	16	75	1	-	-	-	1
- estate	1191	384	135	656	15	-	-	-	-	1
Bandaragama
- rural	86409	76471	240	56	9476	78	77	7	-	4
Beruwala
- Beruwala UC	33053	7199	410	249	25177	3	2	-	-	13
- rural	111198	88767	813	173	21300	80	28	1	2	34
Bulathsinhala
- rural	52785	49019	456	1162	2105	3	25	-	-	15
- estate	6433	1109	798	4518	8	-	-	-	-	-
Dodangoda
- rural	47458	46308	460	643	14	16	8	3	-	6
- estate	6832	1153	1392	4261	26	-	-	-	-	-
Horana
- Horana UC	9149	8815	258	59	9	2	3	-	-	3
- rural	79828	79083	507	69	74	62	13	-	1	19
- estate	1549	586	158	802	3	-	-	-	-	-
Ingiriya
- rural	43400	40955	1006	1373	21	12	12	-	-	21
- estate	2153	252	4	1880	4	-	9	-	-	4
Kalutara
- Kalutara UC	37081	26552	582	252	9583	66	15	9	2	20
- rural	104333	101452	1064	252	1369	118	34	10	1	33
Madurawala
- rural	26968	26764	124	43	9	3	14	-	-	11
- estate	2667	180	167	2320	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mathugama
- rural	66432	62879	674	334	2490	26	13	-	1	15
- estate	6440	590	616	5191	34	2	2	5	-	-
Millaniya
- rural	43100	42896	83	49	11	21	32	-	-	8
- estate	1359	120	13	1226	-	-	-	-	-	-
Palindanuwara
- rural	41252	39462	434	839	460	13	-	-	-	44
- estate	3314	623	1014	1676	-	1	-	-	-	-
Panadura
- Panadura UC	33432	32777	244	75	191	53	65	11	6	10
- rural	129547	107410	800	439	20297	178	353	24	-	46
Walallawita
- rural	47988	47738	172	52	24	1	1	-	-	-
- estate	2948	2027	817	104	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Kandy	1272463	942038	49205	106341	169029	2054	2210	84	17	1485
*Kandy MC*	110049	77560	9427	5245	15328	810	931	13	12	723
Akurana
- rural	54943	16911	1793	1328	34892	14	5	-	-	-
- estate	423	12	265	145	1	-	-	-	-	-
Delthota
- rural	19661	10075	1072	1393	7072	25	24	-	-	-
- estate	10058	1737	1896	6199	217	7	-	-	-	2
Doluwa
- rural	37221	31018	572	3454	2115	17	31	-	-	14
- estate	7881	1082	501	6247	40	4	-	-	-	7
Ganga Ihala Korale
- rural	44160	39314	516	1155	3068	20	60	8	-	19
- estate	6546	867	24	5568	75	2	10	-	-	-
Harispattuwa
- Kandy MC (part)	1531	1211	31	102	177	6	4	-	-	-
- rural	76186	66655	1134	164	8110	96	15	6	-	6
- estate	490	28	180	237	45	-	-	-	-	-
Hatharaliyadda
- rural	28546	26849	122	153	1419	1	1	-	-	1
- estate	459	42	143	274	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale
- Kandy MC (part)	105017	74045	9217	5116	14190	793	908	13	12	723
- rural	54471	45458	3424	2345	2768	222	101	6	1	146
- estate	1907	228	-	1668	11	-	-	-	-	-
Kundasale
- rural	105626	87868	6483	5044	5686	168	234	22	-	121
- estate	847	272	283	277	15	-	-	-	-	-
Medadumbara
- rural	47154	41333	1513	1131	3116	23	14	-	-	24
- estate	11062	1718	2755	6525	55	7	-	-	-	2
Minipe
- rural	47760	47373	40	21	317	-	6	-	-	3
Panwila
- rural	11877	8792	57	2098	881	36	4	-	-	9
- estate	14810	1189	36	13255	314	16	-	-	-	-
Pasbage Korale
- Nawalapitiya UC	13533	4627	1889	2198	4512	111	137	-	-	59
- rural	26907	20000	300	3177	3230	54	129	-	2	15
- estate	16494	1403	169	14835	65	4	18	-	-	-
Pathadumbara
- Kandy MC (part)	3501	2304	179	27	961	11	19	-	-	-
- Wattegama UC	7843	6344	800	337	344	10	5	-	-	3
- rural	68795	51866	1048	297	15424	67	56	-	-	37
- estate	85	3	78	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
Pathahewaheta
- rural	50965	47001	1613	1068	1229	21	7	-	-	26
- estate	2142	531	519	1056	33	3	-	-	-	-
Poojapitiya
- rural	52720	43852	302	298	8236	11	9	5	-	7
- estate	924	48	121	728	23	-	-	-	-	4
Thumpane
- rural	35306	32515	236	90	2429	8	21	-	1	6
Udadumbara
- rural	20804	20096	349	138	214	6	1	-	-	-
- estate	1847	384	547	849	67	-	-	-	-	-
Udapalatha
- Gampola UC	24283	10359	1962	1268	10441	53	177	6	-	17
- rural	48087	36219	2394	2408	6885	32	118	-	-	31
- estate	13766	1823	2059	9847	33	2	2	-	-	-
Udunuwara
- rural	97858	72040	1357	1003	23088	134	42	12	-	182
- estate	1021	257	25	734	5	-	-	-	-	-
Yatinuwara
- Kadugannawa UC	1215	916	40	2	251	4	-	2	-	-
- rural	93848	84566	1161	1048	6933	66	48	4	1	21
- estate	1883	807	-	1034	38	-	4	-	-	-
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Kegalle	779774	667536	14163	45647	51699	209	188	56	9	267
Aranayaka
- rural	64526	59156	221	203	4924	8	1	10	-	3
- estate	1339	179	490	668	1	-	-	-	-	1
Bulathkohupitiya
- rural	37230	36200	348	493	171	4	3	10	-	1
- estate	8199	662	2090	5329	103	-	15	-	-	-
Dehiovita
- rural	62593	57154	712	1667	3006	14	12	-	-	28
- estate	11009	1849	848	8263	40	1	-	-	-	8
Deraniyagala
- rural	34084	33235	140	663	43	2	-	-	1	-
- estate	10286	869	84	9327	2	2	-	-	-	2
Galigamuwa
- rural	65558	64132	211	144	1042	1	7	12	-	9
- estate	2883	568	661	1644	7	3	-	-	-	-
Kegalle
- Kegalle UC	17430	15882	629	153	528	58	58	20	1	101
- rural	67413	66414	368	87	484	31	2	-	-	27
- estate	1738	278	617	831	12	-	-	-	-	-
Mawanella
- rural	99768	70457	811	333	28096	23	22	2	-	24
- estate	512	144	68	300	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rambukkana
- rural	74498	71374	384	314	2390	17	4	1	4	10
- estate	360	45	238	77	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ruwanwella
- rural	53941	49613	433	535	3318	12	21	-	-	9
- estate	4290	758	604	2922	6	-	-	-	-	-
Warakapola
- rural	102335	95928	1064	155	5093	25	36	1	2	31
- estate	2944	716	1045	1182	1	-	-	-	-	-
Yatiyanthota
- rural	44780	40850	643	913	2356	7	7	-	1	3
- estate	12058	1073	1454	9444	76	1	-	-	-	10
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Kurunegala	1452369	1332426	16991	2732	97778	654	1223	125	68	372
Alawwa
- rural	58111	57892	167	12	27	5	-	3	1	4
- estate	44	7	-	37	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ambanpola
- rural	19844	19465	27	-	346	3	2	-	-	1
Bingiriya
- rural	55527	53726	239	21	1532	3	3	1	-	2
- estate	155	131	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bamunakotuwa
- rural	20708	19988	28	10	675	5	-	2	-	-
Ehetuwewa
- rural	22962	22341	15	-	601	-	5	-	-	-
Galgamuwa
- rural	47548	43995	552	10	2902	-	2	-	-	87
Ganewatta
- rural	36656	34748	140	11	1742	11	-	1	-	3
- estate	42	42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Giribawa
- rural	28089	26032	28	3	2026	-	-	-	-	-
Ibbagamuwa
- rural	75426	68982	902	111	5405	8	9	7	2	-
- estate	431	270	150	5	6	-	-	-	-	-
Katupotha
- rural	27374	26766	13	9	579	-	-	-	-	7
Kobeigane
- rural	31711	28503	38	2	3159	2	-	-	-	7
Kotavehera
- rural	19175	19095	19	-	61	-	-	-	-	-
Kuliyapitiya East
- rural	46631	32810	164	6	13605	13	11	-	1	21
- estate	121	116	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kuliyapitiya West
- Kuliyapitiya UC	6382	5324	436	14	545	19	32	4	3	5
- rural	64322	62620	293	15	1321	24	46	1	-	2
- estate	91	80	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kurunegala
- Kurunegala MC	28337	20874	2221	249	4452	165	349	5	1	21
- rural	59947	53482	1136	269	4653	124	252	3	7	21
- estate	173	33	140	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maho
- rural	50346	47211	350	16	2606	16	127	1	-	19
Mallawapitiya
- rural	45825	38552	771	56	6220	43	131	26	6	20
- estate	324	41	282	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maspotha
- rural	18753	18634	74	8	9	26	2	-	-	-
Mawathagama
- rural	54970	46849	1649	178	6216	55	14	-	-	9
- estate	1748	606	1132	9	-	-	1	-	-	-
Narammala
- rural	50916	47426	350	29	3076	14	5	4	-	12
Nikaweratiya
- rural	36303	34664	284	14	1328	2	6	-	-	5
Panduwasnuwara
- rural	69634	62133	223	45	7182	12	9	20	-	10
Pannala
- rural	113472	105968	870	180	6275	30	40	33	45	31
- estate	702	357	102	243	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polgahawela
- rural	57473	51317	801	146	5018	36	129	-	2	24
- estate	1013	340	129	544	-	-	-	-	-	-
Polpithigama
- rural	67150	67049	45	1	31	1	9	-	-	14
Rasnayakapura
- rural	18626	15414	17	7	3188	-	-	-	-	-
- estate	137	113	23	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rideegama
- rural	78749	69247	1525	56	7900	1	13	1	-	6
- estate	1659	438	860	358	3	-	-	-	-	-
Udubaddawa
- rural	48103	43242	501	17	4320	13	1	5	-	4
- estate	58	56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Wariyapola
- rural	56323	55370	174	28	728	9	5	-	-	9
- estate	48	39	6	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Weerambugedara
- rural	30230	30038	75	8	41	14	20	8	-	26
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Matale	442427	354985	23982	23329	38867	419	474	57	3	311
*Matale MC*	36352	16870	5707	2688	10690	202	111	16	1	67
Ambanganga Korale
- rural	12732	10935	1415	320	60	1	1	-	-	-
- estate	2810	286	1177	1346	1	-	-	-	-	-
Dambulla
- rural	61230	58546	754	99	1760	49	4	-	-	18
Galewela
- rural	61754	53069	770	344	7430	12	7	3	-	119
- estate	245	49	196	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Laggala-Pallegama
- rural	11994	11956	26	3	4	2	-	-	-	3
- estate	456	9	4	443	-	-	-	-	-	-
Matale
- Matale MC (part)	35375	16441	5579	2409	10549	202	111	16	1	67
- rural	32743	26345	3140	970	2135	43	99	-	1	10
- estate	708	76	30	596	6	-	-	-	-	-
Naula
- rural	28208	26438	706	644	409	3	6	-	-	2
Pallepola
- rural	26801	25143	458	248	944	-	-	1	-	7
- estate	752	153	15	584	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rattota
- rural	39678	34230	2408	1312	1544	18	155	-	1	10
- estate	9717	793	3368	5269	265	3	-	-	-	19
Ukuwela
- Matale MC (part)	977	429	128	279	141	-	-	-	-	-
- rural	55121	39368	1990	2015	11559	68	70	37	-	14
- estate	5565	494	771	4228	33	-	6	-	-	33
Wilgamuwa
- rural	26885	26866	4	-	13	1	-	-	-	1
Yatawatta
- rural	27063	23118	949	947	2009	17	15	-	-	8
- estate	1613	241	94	1273	5	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Matara	761236	716780	4791	16983	22378	146	97	4	2	55
Akuressa
- rural	48446	47980	315	111	30	5	1	-	-	4
- estate	1306	278	89	938	1	-	-	-	-	-
Athuraliya
- rural	29375	27677	131	34	1522	9	1	-	-	1
- estate	801	418	85	298	-	-	-	-	-	-
Devinuwara
- rural	44132	43408	67	7	633	12	-	-	1	4
Dickwella
- rural	50952	48194	91	9	2650	2	5	-	-	1
Hakmana
- rural	30272	29245	5	-	1021	-	-	1	-	-
Kamburupitiya
- rural	37420	37302	53	7	13	44	-	-	-	1
Kirinda Puhulwella
- rural	19458	18832	11	-	614	-	-	-	-	1
Kotapola
- rural	52034	49161	168	2656	37	4	3	-	-	5
- estate	11917	1618	477	9813	7	-	2	-	-	-
Malimbada
- rural	31342	30860	28	-	454	-	-	-	-	-
- estate	142	138	1	-	3	-	-	-	-	-
Matara Four Gravets
- Matara UC	42756	38106	238	49	4285	24	43	-	-	11
- rural	65705	65477	133	6	50	21	4	1	1	12
Mulatiyana
- rural	45439	45385	49	1	2	-	1	-	-	1
- estate	533	349	179	3	2	-	-	-	-	-
Pasgoda
- rural	53955	53787	136	29	1	-	-	2	-	-
- estate	2233	750	820	663	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pitabeddara
- rural	46114	44870	811	396	16	6	15	-	-	-
- estate	3199	602	657	1933	5	-	-	-	-	2
Thihagoda
- rural	30865	30804	29	2	18	7	5	-	-	-
Weligama
- Weligama UC	21783	15494	149	7	6125	5	-	-	-	3
- rural	44745	44677	28	2	28	7	1	-	-	2
Welipitiya
- rural	46279	41336	40	19	4861	-	16	-	-	7
- estate	33	32	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Moneragala	396173	374553	5579	7660	8047	113	83	19	1	118
Badalkumbura
- rural	32658	30569	225	208	1615	17	23	-	-	1
- estate	4035	306	815	2880	34	-	-	-	-	-
Bibile
- rural	34524	33557	144	17	801	2	1	-	-	2
- estate	911	42	135	734	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buttala
- rural	47086	46264	358	32	409	8	-	-	-	15
Katharagama
- rural	16372	15514	716	44	69	-	12	3	1	13
Madulla
- rural	28302	28240	40	2	7	6	7	-	-	-
Medagama
- rural	32083	28117	57	8	3899	-	-	-	-	2
Moneragala
- rural	39297	35635	1444	1826	309	48	14	5	-	16
- estate	3278	350	1016	1873	25	6	-	-	-	8
Sevanagala
- rural	36683	36643	18	3	-	8	4	-	-	7
Siyambalanduwa
- rural	47437	47337	15	16	58	11	-	-	-	-
Thanamalvila
- rural	23158	23112	23	2	15	4	2	-	-	-
Wellawaya
- rural	50349	48867	573	15	806	3	20	11	-	54
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Nuwara Eliya	700083	280236	41445	359386	17557	538	600	36	12	273
Ambagamuwa
- Hatton-Dickoya UC	14255	3752	3278	4713	2309	33	141	-	6	23
- rural	45694	35579	3830	5135	1028	33	62	-	-	27
- estate	142483	5269	4652	131218	1187	40	44	9	4	60
Hanguranketha
- rural	74223	72557	713	783	140	16	2	11	-	1
- estate	13354	1987	537	10825	4	-	-	-	-	1
Kothmale
- rural	57574	47361	2320	1693	6096	11	55	6	-	32
- estate	38706	2127	1246	35198	120	10	-	3	-	2
Nuwara Eliya
- Nuwara Eliya MC	25049	13568	5242	3791	2075	137	145	3	2	86
- Talawakelle-Lindula UC	3746	1837	1037	597	245	18	12	-	-	-
- rural	37840	20748	4877	9571	2365	174	90	-	-	15
- estate	140309	7344	11110	120595	1165	51	40	4	-	-
Walapane
- rural	68539	63130	1091	3576	696	14	6	-	-	26
- estate	38311	4977	1512	31691	127	1	3	-	-	-
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Polonnaruwa	359197	324342	7185	147	27272	62	34	5	7	143
Dimbulagala
- rural	63188	60893	2173	28	77	8	-	1	-	8
Elahera
- rural	39765	39620	108	11	16	4	-	1	-	5
Hingurakgoda
- rural	60959	59638	323	39	827	15	2	-	-	115
Lankapura
- rural	33642	23626	48	-	9962	-	1	-	-	5
Medirigiriya
- rural	57943	57914	17	-	10	1	1	-	-	-
Thamankaduwa
- rural	74549	61113	1484	63	11811	28	30	3	7	10
Welikanda
- rural	29151	21538	3032	6	4569	6	-	-	-	-
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Puttalam	705342	520330	48689	2161	131864	668	666	540	45	379
Anamaduwa
- rural	32910	32050	189	5	645	20	-	-	-	1
Arachchikattuwa
- rural	37298	34246	2806	22	166	23	11	22	-	2
- estate	698	386	60	252	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chilaw
- Chilaw UC	24105	19665	2525	196	1463	28	139	2	3	84
- rural	36166	29602	3521	132	2755	61	71	-	9	15
Dankotuwa
- rural	58923	56571	1369	119	342	48	25	411	6	32
Kalpitiya
- rural	80034	22868	10485	178	46310	54	72	44	14	9
- estate	224	185	29	-	-	7	3	-	-	-
Karuwalagaswewa
- rural	20157	19944	138	25	24	11	11	1	-	3
Madampe
- rural	43317	39574	1104	226	2359	15	22	1	2	14
- estate	94	88	2	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
Mahakumbukkadawala
- rural	16751	16131	579	10	24	6	-	1	-	-
Mahawewa
- rural	48143	47129	896	34	34	28	8	4	1	9
Mundel
- rural	56064	22724	12105	89	21058	16	8	12	1	51
Nattandiya
- rural	57111	49642	1666	143	5565	65	12	6	-	12
- estate	152	123	25	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
Nawagattegama
- rural	12908	12545	362	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Pallama
- rural	22233	18469	351	32	3363	11	6	-	-	1
Puttalam
- Puttalam UC	40967	7666	5042	262	27597	155	223	14	-	8
- rural	29948	13394	2657	144	13663	29	5	1	7	48
Vanathavilluwa
- rural	16525	8993	1087	24	6409	3	9	-	-	-
- estate	49	33	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Wennappuwa
- rural	70240	67984	1673	268	79	83	41	21	2	89
- estate	325	318	3	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Ratnapura	1008164	873265	34335	78581	20871	405	245	49	2	411
*Ratnapura MC*	46309	37189	2893	599	5414	129	47	8	1	29
Balangoda UC	12062	8288	1258	377	2043	28	5	-	-	63
Ayagama
- rural	25030	24233	400	356	10	-	1	-	-	30
- estate	3461	606	341	2484	12	-	18	-	-	-
Balangoda
- Balangoda UC (part)	11397	7667	1246	354	2040	27	5	-	-	58
- rural	57835	52484	1072	934	3243	48	36	2	-	16
- estate	7794	761	771	6212	50	-	-	-	-	-
Eheliyagoda
- rural	61048	57343	278	320	3036	7	5	-	-	59
- estate	2284	296	88	1894	6	-	-	-	-	-
Elapatha
- rural	33467	32952	306	139	63	1	3	1	-	2
- estate	2109	445	581	1043	34	6	-	-	-	-
Embilipitiya
- rural	118234	117968	167	5	62	11	14	1	-	6
- estate	73	73	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Godakawela
- rural	57639	52969	1486	1127	2050	1	1	-	-	5
- estate	11624	752	2888	7591	382	-	-	-	-	11
Imbulpe
- Balangoda UC (part)	665	621	12	23	3	1	-	-	-	5
- rural	46236	44988	447	700	55	12	4	19	-	11
- estate	8327	990	930	6390	15	2	-	-	-	-
Kahawatta
- rural	32123	29700	519	744	1118	33	3	-	-	6
- estate	9960	2182	1877	5721	174	5	1	-	-	-
Kalawana
- rural	44296	39625	-	4551	79	-	3	4	-	34
- estate	3905	697	-	3196	8	-	-	-	-	4
Kiriella
- rural	29254	29119	77	38	6	-	4	-	1	9
- estate	1130	250	34	846	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kolonna
- rural	38568	38407	52	95	3	-	2	2	-	7
- estate	4735	521	697	3495	2	9	11	-	-	-
Kuruvita
- rural	80026	77003	685	833	1426	33	31	1	-	14
- estate	5317	1006	418	3660	231	-	1	1	-	-
Nivithigala
- rural	47683	45197	1058	957	419	12	20	-	-	20
- estate	10729	1645	3590	5390	74	2	3	-	-	25
Opanayaka
- rural	22969	22579	49	105	213	14	4	-	-	5
- estate	2252	506	393	1350	2	-	-	-	-	1
Pelmadulla
- Ratnapura MC (part)	562	542	19	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
- rural	72213	69410	1843	547	336	20	11	1	-	45
- estate	11675	2003	3593	5973	94	8	4	-	-	-
Ratnapura
- Ratnapura MC (part)	45747	36647	2874	599	5414	128	47	8	1	29
- rural	52750	50830	1050	765	68	19	4	6	-	8
- estate	16143	1683	4329	9983	141	2	1	3	-	1
Weligepola
- rural	28525	28483	27	10	2	3	-	-	-	-
- estate	379	82	138	151	-	-	8	-	-	-
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
7 districts (partially covered)	692654	92192	372206	4589	220378	2760	433	2	6	88
Batticaloa (partially covered)	314088	2439	195319	370	113473	2440	2	-	-	45
Eravur Pattu (partially covered)
- rural	55549	1672	44635	38	9192	12	-	-	-	-
Eravur Town
- rural	21744	15	3251	1	18406	71	-	-	-	-
Kattankudy
- Kattankudi UC	34749	5	55	13	34672	3	-	-	-	1
Koralai Pattu (Valachchenai) (partially covered)
- rural	20393	10	135	-	20248	-	-	-	-	-
Koralai Pattu North (partially covered)
- rural	1784	14	10	-	1760	-	-	-	-	-
Koralai Pattu West (Oddamavadi) (partially covered)
- rural	21798	35	876	-	20839	28	-	-	-	20
Manmunai Pattu (Araipattai)
- rural	25664	18	20535	22	5085	4	-	-	-	-
Manmunai North
- Batticaloa MC	78480	289	72374	243	3248	2300	2	-	-	24
Manmunai South & Eruvil Pattu
- rural	53590	44	53448	53	23	22	-	-	-	-
Manmunai South-West (partially covered)
- rural	160	160	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Manmunai West (not covered)
Porativu Pattu (partially covered)
- rural	177	177	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jaffna (not covered)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kilinochchi (not covered)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mannar (partially covered)	41724	282	35955	1379	4085	21	-	-	-	2
Madhu (not covered)
Mannar Town (partially covered)
- rural	41724	282	35955	1379	4085	21	-	-	-	2
Manthai West (not covered)
Musalai (not covered)
Nanaddan (not covered)
	Total	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka Tamil	Indian Tamil	Sri Lanka Moor	Burgher	Malay	Sri Lanka Chetty	Bharatha	Other
Mullaitivu (not covered)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trincomalee (partially covered)	192902	77312	18947	1557	94349	276	418	2	6	35
Gomarankadawala
- rural	5106	5082	18	-	5	-	-	1	-	-
Kantalai
- rural	40815	32129	1641	106	6905	16	15	-	-	3
Kinniya
- rural	55628	6	2120	35	53467	-	-	-	-	-
Kuchchaveli
- rural	23140	1151	6073	524	15366	8	1	-	-	17
Morawewa
- rural	4324	3581	46	697	-	-	-	-	-	-
Muttur (not covered)
Padavi Sri Pura
- rural	10915	10915	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seruvila (partially covered)
- rural	6996	6798	157	-	41	-	-	-	-	-
Thambalagamuwa
- rural	24808	5829	4878	3	14092	-	2	-	-	4
Trincomalee Town and Gravets
- Trincomalee UC	6506	4321	1712	86	293	58	29	-	-	7
- rural	14664	7500	2302	106	4180	194	371	1	6	4
Verugal (Echchilampattai) (not covered)
Vavuniya (partially covered)	143940	12159	121985	1283	8471	23	13	-	-	6
Vavuniya (partially covered)
- Vavuniya UC	53237	1093	49229	546	2339	15	9	-	-	6
- rural	62098	187	60023	721	1162	1	4	-	-	-
Vavuniya North (not covered)
Vavuniya South
- rural	10989	10843	125	5	16	-	-	-	-	-
Vengalacheddikulam (partially covered)
- rural	17616	36	12608	11	4954	7	-	-	-	-

Source: Census of Population and Housing - 2001. Population by Sex, Age, Religion, Ethnicity according to District and D.S. Division (Provisional). Preliminary release. Department of Census and Statistics

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