Anuradhapura
District in Sri Lanka
Contents: Subdivision
The population development in Anuradhapura as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
| Name | Status | Native | Population Census 2001-07-17 | Population Census 2012-03-20 | Population Census 2024-12-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anuradhapura | District | අනුරාධපුර / அனுராதபுரம் | 745,693 | 860,575 | 960,080 | |
| Galenbindunuwewa | Divisional Secretariat | ගලෙන්බිඳුණුවැව / கலென்பிந்துணுவவ | 40,888 | 46,992 | 51,952 | → |
| Galnewa | Divisional Secretariat | ගල්නෑව / கல்னாவ | 30,344 | 34,756 | 39,458 | → |
| Horowpothana | Divisional Secretariat | හොරොව්පොතාන / ஹொரொப்பொத்தான | 29,642 | 36,990 | 41,261 | → |
| Ipalogama | Divisional Secretariat | ඉපලෝගම / இபலோகம | 32,933 | 38,862 | 41,961 | → |
| Kahatagasdigiliya | Divisional Secretariat | කහටගස්දිගිලිය / கஹட்டகஸ்திகிலிய | 33,572 | 40,339 | 44,903 | → |
| Kebithigollewa | Divisional Secretariat | කැබිතිගොල්ලෑව / கபித்திகொல்லாவ | 19,457 | 22,325 | 26,432 | → |
| Kekirawa | Divisional Secretariat | කැකිරාව / கெக்கிராவ | 52,107 | 59,241 | 65,317 | → |
| Mahavilachchiya [Mahawilachchiya] | Divisional Secretariat | මහවිලච්චිය / மஹவிலச்சிய | 18,557 | 22,467 | 24,194 | → |
| Medawachchiya | Divisional Secretariat | මැදවච්චිය / மதவச்சிய | 40,469 | 46,906 | 52,496 | → |
| Mihinthale | Divisional Secretariat | මිහින්තලේ / மிஹிந்தல | 26,786 | 35,293 | 44,107 | → |
| Nachchadoowa [Nachchaduwa] | Divisional Secretariat | නාච්චාදූව / நாச்சாதுவ | 21,772 | 25,377 | 28,266 | → |
| Nochchiyagama | Divisional Secretariat | නොච්චියාගම / நொச்சியாகம | 41,601 | 49,886 | 55,471 | → |
| Nuwaragam Palatha Central | Divisional Secretariat | මධ්යම නුවරගම් පළාත / நுவரகம பலாத்த மத்தி | 53,665 | 61,223 | 71,529 | → |
| Nuwaragam Palatha East | Divisional Secretariat | නැගෙනහිර නුවරගම් පළාත / நுவரகம பலாத்த கிழக்கு | 65,671 | 69,737 | 76,138 | → |
| Padaviya | Divisional Secretariat | පදවිය / பதவிய | 21,146 | 22,998 | 24,493 | → |
| Palagala | Divisional Secretariat | පලාගල / பலாகல | 29,837 | 34,002 | 38,469 | → |
| Palugaswewa | Divisional Secretariat | පලුගස්වැව / பலுகஸ்வவ | 14,635 | 15,582 | 18,138 | → |
| Rajanganaya | Divisional Secretariat | රාජාංගනය / ராஜாங்கனய | 30,186 | 33,543 | 36,236 | → |
| Rambewa | Divisional Secretariat | රඹෑව / ரம்பாவ | 31,604 | 36,782 | 39,861 | → |
| Thalawa | Divisional Secretariat | තලාව / தலாவ | 50,919 | 57,793 | 61,216 | → |
| Thambuttegama | Divisional Secretariat | තඹුත්තේගම / தம்புத்தேகம | 36,524 | 42,437 | 47,061 | → |
| Thirappane | Divisional Secretariat | තිරප්පනේ / திரப்பனே | 23,378 | 27,044 | 31,121 | → |
| 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 | 466,571 |
| Females | 493,509 |
| Age Groups (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 220,236 |
| 15-64 years | 642,325 |
| 65+ years | 97,519 |
| Ethnic Group (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Sinhalese | 870,049 |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | 5,063 |
| Indian Tamil | 412 |
| Sri Lankan Moor | 83,283 |
| Other ethnic group | 1,273 |
| Religion (C 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Buddhists | 862,807 |
| Hindus | 3,755 |
| Muslims | 83,979 |
| Christians | 9,416 |
| Other religion | 123 |