Puttalam
District in Sri Lanka
Contents: Subdivision
The population development in Puttalam 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puttalam | District | පුත්තලම / புத்தளம் | 709,677 | 762,396 | 818,816 | |
| Anamaduwa | Divisional Secretariat | ආණමඩුව / ஆணமடுவ | 33,302 | 38,286 | 43,526 | → |
| Arachchikattuwa | Divisional Secretariat | ආරච්චිකට්ටුව / ஆராச்சிகட்டுவ | 38,092 | 40,999 | 42,749 | → |
| Chilaw | Divisional Secretariat | හලාවත / சிலாபம் | 59,890 | 62,515 | 63,639 | → |
| Dankotuwa | Divisional Secretariat | දන්කොටුව / தன்கொட்டுவ | 59,386 | 62,399 | 62,873 | → |
| Kalpitiya | Divisional Secretariat | කල්පිටිය / கல்பிட்டிய | 81,780 | 86,405 | 96,995 | → |
| Karuwalagaswewa | Divisional Secretariat | කරුවලගස්වැව / கருவலகஸ்வவ | 20,225 | 23,440 | 26,225 | → |
| Madampe | Divisional Secretariat | මාදම්පේ / மாதம்பே | 43,522 | 47,920 | 48,994 | → |
| Mahakumbukkadawala | Divisional Secretariat | මහකුඹුක්කඩවල / மஹகும்புக்கடவல | 16,905 | 18,633 | 21,867 | → |
| Mahawewa | Divisional Secretariat | මහවැව / மஹவவ | 48,861 | 51,078 | 48,833 | → |
| Mundalama [Mundel] | Divisional Secretariat | මුන්දලම / முந்தல் | 56,294 | 61,638 | 72,570 | → |
| Nattandiya | Divisional Secretariat | නාත්තන්ඩිය / நாத்தாண்டிய | 57,686 | 62,145 | 65,500 | → |
| Nawagattegama | Divisional Secretariat | නවගත්තේගම / நவகத்தேகம | 12,956 | 14,483 | 17,571 | → |
| Pallama | Divisional Secretariat | පල්ලම / பள்ளம | 22,410 | 24,441 | 27,938 | → |
| Puttalam | Divisional Secretariat | පුත්තලම / புத்தளம் | 71,091 | 82,443 | 94,777 | → |
| Vanathavilluwa [Vanathawilluwa] | Divisional Secretariat | වනාතවිල්ලුව / வனாத்தவில்லுவ | 16,460 | 17,460 | 19,991 | → |
| Wennappuwa | Divisional Secretariat | වෙන්නප්පුව / வென்னப்புவ | 70,817 | 68,111 | 64,768 | → |
| 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 | 394,244 |
| Females | 424,572 |
| Age Groups (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 185,986 |
| 15-64 years | 545,264 |
| 65+ years | 87,566 |
| Ethnic Group (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Sinhalese | 591,753 |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 48,544 |
| Indian Tamil | 1,229 |
| Sri Lankan Moor | 174,497 |
| Other ethnic group | 2,793 |
| Religion (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Buddhists | 361,148 |
| Hindus | 28,832 |
| Muslims | 176,963 |
| Christians | 251,594 |
| Other religion | 279 |