Jaffna
District in Sri Lanka
Contents: Subdivision
The population development in Jaffna as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, ethnic group, religion).| Name | Status | Native | Population Census 2001-07-17 | Population Census 2012-03-20 | Population Census 2024-12-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaffna | District | යාපනය / யாழ்ப்பாணம் | 490,621 | 583,882 | 594,751 | |
| Delft | Divisional Secretariat | ඩෙල්ෆ්ට් / டெல்ப் | ... | 3,824 | 3,158 | → |
| Island North [Kayts] | Divisional Secretariat | දිවයින් උතුර (කයිට්ස්) / தீவூ வடக்கு (கய்ட்ஸ்) | ... | 9,876 | 9,931 | → |
| Island South [Velanai] | Divisional Secretariat | දිවයින් දකුණ (වේලනයි) / தீவூ தெற்கு (வேலணை) | ... | 16,742 | 16,600 | → |
| Jaffna | Divisional Secretariat | යාපනය / யாழ்ப்பாணம் | ... | 50,491 | 48,543 | → |
| Karainagar | Divisional Secretariat | කරෙයිනගර් / கரைநகர் | ... | 9,576 | 9,131 | → |
| Nallur | Divisional Secretariat | නල්ලූර් / நல்லூர் | ... | 68,142 | 72,884 | → |
| Thenmaradchi [Chavakachcheri] | Divisional Secretariat | තෙන්මරඩ්චි (චාවාකච්චේරි) / தென்மராட்சி (சாவகச்சேரி) | ... | 64,704 | 67,782 | → |
| Vadamaradchi East [Maruthnkerny] | Divisional Secretariat | වඩමරාඩ්චි නැගෙනහිර / வடமராட்சி கிழக்கு | ... | 12,766 | 13,537 | → |
| Vadamaradchi North [Point Pedro] | Divisional Secretariat | වඩමරාඩ්චි උතුර (පේදුරුතුඩුව) / வடமராட்சி வடக்கு (பேதுரு முனை) | ... | 47,565 | 43,369 | → |
| Vadamaradchi South-West [Karaveddy] | Divisional Secretariat | වඩමරාඩ්චි නිරිත (කරවෙඩ්ඩි) / வடமராட்சி தென் மேற்கு (கரவெட்டி) | ... | 45,730 | 41,102 | → |
| Valikamam East [Kopay] | Divisional Secretariat | වලිකාමම් නැගෙනහිර (කෝපායි) / வலிகாமம் கிழக்கு (கோப்பாய்) | ... | 73,225 | 75,979 | → |
| Valikamam North [Tellippalai] | Divisional Secretariat | වලිකාමම් උතුර / வலிகாமம் வடக்கு | ... | 29,518 | 44,914 | → |
| Valikamam South [Uduvil] | Divisional Secretariat | වලිකාමම් දකුණ (උඩුවිල්) / வலிகாமம் தெற்கு (உடுவில்) | ... | 53,016 | 50,540 | → |
| Valikamam South-West [Sandilipay] | Divisional Secretariat | වලිකාමම් නිරිත (සන්ඩිලිපායි) / வலிகாமம் தென் மேற்கு (சண்டிலிபாய்) | ... | 52,269 | 52,121 | → |
| Valikamam West [Chankanai] | Divisional Secretariat | වලිකාමම් බටහිර (චන්කානයි) / வலிகாமம் மேற்கு (சங்கணை) | ... | 46,438 | 45,160 | → |
| Sri Lanka | Republic | ශ්රී ලංකාව / இலங்கை | 18,797,257 | 20,359,439 | 21,781,800 |
Source: Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
Explanation: The area figures of divisional secretariats are calculated from geospatial data.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 281,553 |
| Females | 313,198 |
| Age Groups (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 116,651 |
| 15-64 years | 392,020 |
| 65+ years | 86,080 |
| Ethnic Group (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Sinhalese | 3,395 |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 586,491 |
| Indian Tamil | 782 |
| Sri Lankan Moor | 3,947 |
| Other ethnic group | 136 |
| Religion (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Buddhists | 2,788 |
| Hindus | 489,521 |
| Muslims | 4,352 |
| Christians | 98,054 |
| Other religion | 36 |