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Puttalam

District in Sri Lanka

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NameStatusNativePopulation
Census
2001-07-17
Population
Census
2012-03-20
Population
Census
2024-12-19
PuttalamDistrictපුත්තලම / புத்தளம்709,677762,396818,816
AnamaduwaDivisional Secretariatආණමඩුව / ஆணமடுவ33,30238,28643,526
ArachchikattuwaDivisional Secretariatආරච්චිකට්ටුව / ஆராச்சிகட்டுவ38,09240,99942,749
ChilawDivisional Secretariatහලාවත / சிலாபம்59,89062,51563,639
DankotuwaDivisional Secretariatදන්කොටුව / தன்கொட்டுவ59,38662,39962,873
KalpitiyaDivisional Secretariatකල්පිටිය / கல்பிட்டிய81,78086,40596,995
KaruwalagaswewaDivisional Secretariatකරුවලගස්වැව / கருவலகஸ்வவ20,22523,44026,225
MadampeDivisional Secretariatමාදම්පේ / மாதம்பே43,52247,92048,994
MahakumbukkadawalaDivisional Secretariatමහකුඹුක්කඩවල / மஹகும்புக்கடவல16,90518,63321,867
MahawewaDivisional Secretariatමහවැව / மஹவவ48,86151,07848,833
Mundalama [Mundel]Divisional Secretariatමුන්දලම / முந்தல்56,29461,63872,570
NattandiyaDivisional Secretariatනාත්තන්ඩිය / நாத்தாண்டிய57,68662,14565,500
NawagattegamaDivisional Secretariatනවගත්තේගම / நவகத்தேகம12,95614,48317,571
PallamaDivisional Secretariatපල්ලම / பள்ளம22,41024,44127,938
PuttalamDivisional Secretariatපුත්තලම / புத்தளம்71,09182,44394,777
Vanathavilluwa [Vanathawilluwa]Divisional Secretariatවනාතවිල්ලුව / வனாத்தவில்லுவ16,46017,46019,991
WennappuwaDivisional Secretariatවෙන්නප්පුව / வென்னப்புவ70,81768,11164,768
Sri LankaRepublicශ්‍රී ලංකාව / இலங்கை18,797,25720,359,43921,781,800

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)
Males394,244
Females424,572
Age Groups (C 2024)
0-14 years185,986
15-64 years545,264
65+ years87,566
Ethnic Group (C 2024)
Sinhalese591,753
Sri Lankan Tamil48,544
Indian Tamil1,229
Sri Lankan Moor174,497
Other ethnic group2,793
Religion (C 2024)
Buddhists361,148
Hindus28,832
Muslims176,963
Christians251,594
Other religion279

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