TotalSinhaleseTamilMoorMalayBurgherEurasianChettyDutchCarnaticEnglishPattanyPortugueseDutch descendantBrahminBengaleeScotchEuropeanIrishCaffreFrenchCeyloneseEuropean descendantArabGermanEnglish descendantEast IndianPortuguese descendantChineseIndo-BritonCanareseFrench descendantMahrattaAmericanItalianBritishGerman descendantParseeCelticHalf casteHindostaneeWelshSwissSaxonAfricanIrish descendantSwedishRajpootCanadianRussianAsiaticBurmeseDanishSiameseSpanishAffghanAnglo-SaxonPrussianSikhScotch descendantCaucasianIndo-PortugueseNormanPoleAnglo-IndianAnglo-SwissArab descendantBelgianGoaneseIndo-DutchPrussian descendantAnglo-ScotchArmenianEuro-AfricanIllyrianJewMaoriPolish descendantSyrianTeutonic

Ceylon

2401066

1669998

534339

163516

6839

5771

3431

3114

2256

1800

1776

1304

1229

783

778

691

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639

260

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203

176

167

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124

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Badulla

129000

104183

18964

4594

251

40

44

48

11

255

67

312

17

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1

83

57

15

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Badulla339020044926111512224114171010--2053-3---8------------------------4-------------------------------
coffee estates15555390149433514141213155-7--351953-----1-------------6-1--------------1-----------------------

Batticaloa

93121

5480

55175

31677

19

309

35

8

101

-

45

23

97

60

13

25

1

6

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Batticaloa33531927891841017918-58-23519352-112------------2------6-----------------------------------------

Colombo

576173

494286

28936

39275

2582

3212

1779

1576

1324

7

472

321

497

379

54

198

149

236

116

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84

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Colombo Municipality95843421601917022389248627661596117611936403289460378511721362109939691009532574029253444-16171271818331222-162-4---1-5413--1------22---1-111-11
Kalutara2582179795427113454335-14-1--1341-12-----------------------------------------------------------
Negombo60064031124242015130753032-491---484-1-----------------------------------------------------------

Galle

194418

181099

1070

9896

299

727

421

262

126

-

149

18

38

118

2

8

18

19

9

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Galle Municipality47059349117309206294686415252116-12018381182613126717101044615---112--15-12-3-2142---334-1--1-22---------11--------

Hambantota

60873

58709

188

1246

528

48

65

3

8

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3

21

4

12

1

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Hambantota191762211059846931391--320-------1---20------1------------------------2------------------------
Tangalla93576621211126-----112--1----------3-----------1----------------------------------------

Jaffna

246037

31

241898

2456

12

223

64

86

194

-

20

62

160

6

691

-

17

51

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6

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Jaffna3468422314072297122076452162-1162156-133-104418-16---6-2-2-----1---------------------------------------------

Kandy

257909

139451

93410

18287

1470

518

463

453

196

1284

637

234

193

138

1

196

314

232

58

46

22

55

32

26

8

19

16

10

18

6

12

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Kandy Municipality16881532141794658941296297174119416781116116-9839851781143322214710161--154--21--1--81------1---1-1---1-----------------
Gampola2950980921599138532790111152169-5-582--324----11-------------------------------3------------------
coffee estates81476300275415916126551111741786429835-192641202941112--6-9---12----6--767839------4-----1-----2-5---------------

Kegalla

105287

95177

5092

4503

113

44

21

132

24

17

37

28

5

-

-

68

7

2

1

1

2

3

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9

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Kegalla119710306619122042613-5-1-------1-----------------------------------------------------------
coffee estates37902193339190-8-51-14-3---72-11-----------------------------------------------------------

Kurunegala

207885

192075

5902

8866

307

172

88

131

28

146

18

61

1

-

1

35

1

13

2

20

1

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11

1

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Kurunegala36831609819473248147764321134633---30-32171494--------3------------------------1----------------------
coffee estates23936322851311-6--47-----11------1----------------1--------------------------------------

Mannar

25545

850

17554

6943

2

25

59

-

54

1

9

17

12

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Mannar2288147140859921859-321952--4----1---------1-------------------------------------------------

Matale

71724

47730

18343

4915

294

76

58

26

5

25

49

29

18

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Matale35975741801873198442817-23937--1141------1-20-----------------------------------------1----------
coffee estates130521761263860297105-239-13--135147111--1-7--------2---1-1----------------1---------------------

Matara

143357

136317

1478

5106

50

69

180

25

10

27

21

10

7

24

1

7

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Matara18631169009012933754175207-79-241--21-1-9-----------1---------------------------------------------
coffee estates10722448117----114-----2-2-------------------------------------------------------------

Nuwara Eliya

36070

29610

5028

814

49

16

20

166

22

24

149

12

7

-

-

20

22

28

9

6

32

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Nuwara Eliya146468046837121220622-11917--3112585129-1---1-----15--51---1-----------------------------1------
coffee estates30897928191551---12428-----931----23-------------------------------------------------------

Nuwarakalawiya

58972

51457

2756

4712

-

9

17

2

-

-

3

6

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Anuradhapura702196296174-917---14------------5-------------------------------------------------------

Puttalam

68128

45130

10498

11585

341

129

56

117

86

8

14

63

8

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2

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2

1

72

5

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7

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Puttalam30181745932095701316-5-4181------6121-1--------------------------------------------------------
Chilaw322717157515461151562430-117-----------6----1---------------------------------------------------

Sabaragamuwa

92277

86295

4497

1140

29

35

61

79

8

6

36

6

7

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1

13

21

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Ratnapura3571294025420282657254-951-1121-3----2-9-----------------------8-4----------------------------
coffee estates3227221284210023--2623-1---1915--1------------------1---------------------------------------

Trincomalee

24232

1940

14068

7169

493

87

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58

-

46

81

133

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2

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3

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Trincomalee9203557263124113982--58-386413139-1431261614---184--1-------1---------------1----------3----------------

Vanni

10058

178

9482

332

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32

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Mullaittivu1044491080-23--1-1-25-------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: Census of the Island of Ceylon 1871. General report ordered by His Excellency the Governor to be printed. Colombo, 1873
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