Religious composition of Sri Lanka 1981

	Total	Buddhist	Hindu	Muslim	Roman Catholic	Other Christian	Other
Sri Lanka	14846750	10288325	2297806	1121717	1023713	106855	8334
urban	3192489	1700385	499525	477885	449281	61475	3938
rural	11654261	8587940	1798281	643832	574432	45380	4396
Ampara	388970	145687	72809	162140	5643	2387	304
urban	53276	14377	8130	28337	1649	741	42
rural	335694	131310	64679	133803	3994	1646	262
Anuradhapura	587929	530008	6843	42999	6949	939	191
urban	41392	33147	2363	4121	1500	248	13
rural	546537	496861	4480	38878	5449	691	178
Badulla	640952	440755	156037	29317	11529	3081	233
urban	51591	33131	8006	8010	1637	724	83
rural	589361	407624	148031	21307	9892	2357	150
Batticaloa	330333	9127	218812	78810	19704	3795	85
urban	79415	2543	29442	34623	11203	1580	24
rural	250918	6584	189370	44187	8501	2215	61
Colombo	1699241	1196964	130215	168863	159947	40598	2654
urban	1264284	789933	122516	166365	144651	38346	2473
rural	434957	407031	7699	2498	15296	2252	181
Galle	814531	767661	15086	26301	3586	1452	445
urban	166371	144254	1389	18834	1428	372	94
rural	648160	623407	13697	7467	2158	1080	351
Gampaha	1390862	989212	26750	48117	313352	12563	868
urban	388342	171449	22079	23152	164390	6875	397
rural	1002520	817763	4671	24965	148962	5688	471
Hambantota	424344	411919	2174	9408	542	174	127
urban	41430	34730	870	5471	208	101	50
rural	382914	377189	1304	3937	334	73	77
Jaffna	830552	5104	705705	14844	95613	9153	133
urban	270573	2467	202171	12144	48941	4795	55
rural	559979	2637	503534	2700	46672	4358	78
Kalutara	829704	699613	37035	62659	27697	2424	276
urban	178071	118776	2930	44566	10622	1029	148
rural	651633	580837	34105	18093	17075	1395	128
Kandy	1048317	771435	132943	115941	20067	7498	433
urban	145109	88293	19205	27026	7590	2822	173
rural	903208	683142	113738	88915	12477	4676	260
Kegalle	684944	583611	53854	35672	8372	3225	210
urban	52761	35043	2185	13314	1941	250	28
rural	632183	548568	51669	22358	6431	2975	182
Kurunegala	1211801	1092128	15133	64112	36340	3641	447
urban	43497	30942	2915	6337	2895	366	42
rural	1168304	1061186	12218	57775	33445	3275	405
Mannar	106235	3363	28885	29161	43633	1056	137
urban	13931	432	3046	3076	7301	73	3
rural	92304	2931	25839	26085	36332	983	134
Matale	357354	281004	41352	26265	7443	1202	88
urban	38108	21070	6624	8590	1382	425	17
rural	319246	259934	34728	17675	6061	777	71
Matara	643786	608714	15356	16670	2026	818	202
urban	71151	61891	589	7929	483	206	53
rural	572635	546823	14767	8741	1543	612	149
Moneragala	273570	253576	12778	5584	1224	314	94
urban	6020	5027	714	169	88	21	1
rural	267550	248549	12064	5415	1136	293	93
Mullaitivu	77189	1060	60117	3789	11735	476	12
urban	7192	157	3706	710	2593	25	1
rural	69997	903	56411	3079	9142	451	11
Nuwara Eliya	603577	251247	303571	14902	28382	5312	163
urban	37288	16861	11869	4101	3648	776	33
rural	566289	234386	291702	10801	24734	4536	130
Polonnaruwa	261563	235758	4781	17090	3471	351	112
urban	20495	18881	347	542	632	69	24
rural	241068	216877	4434	16548	2839	282	88
Puttalam	492533	236241	18997	50351	184555	2082	307
urban	61728	12724	4396	20115	24048	390	55
rural	430805	223514	14601	30238	160507	1693	252
Ratnapura	797087	675785	92156	15576	11107	2188	275
urban	59213	46459	4343	6137	1837	390	47
rural	737874	629326	87813	9439	9270	1798	228
Trincomalee	255948	82602	80843	76404	14303	1280	516
urban	82739	16305	26139	32727	6861	627	80
rural	173209	66297	54704	43677	7442	653	436
Vavuniya	95428	15754	65574	6740	6493	845	22
urban	18512	1493	13551	1489	1753	224	2
rural	76916	14261	52023	5251	4740	621	20

Source: Sri Lanka Census of Population and Housing 1981. All island tables & District reports [by each district]. Department of Census and Statistics, Colombo, 1985