Kalutara District Profile

Administrative Division

Kalutara  The District is divided into 14 Divisional Secretariat Divisions, 762 GN Divisions and 2264 villages

Table - Number of GN Divisions and Villages in each Division

Division

Sq. km.

GN Divisions

Villages

 Panadura  

59.0

72

64

 Bandaragama  

56.9

59

127

 Horana  

107.1

61

96

 Ingiriya  

92.4

31

98

 Bulathsinhala  

212.2

54

334

 Madurawala  

62.7

33

117

 Millaniya  

72.2

44

80

 Kalutara  

77.9

87

211

 Beruwala  

70.0

82

226

 Dodangoda  

107.0

45

245

 Mathugama  

134.1

57

284

 Agalawatta  

75.0

34

129

 Palindanuwara (Baduraliya)  

269.7

43

153

 Walallavita  

210.1

60

211

Total

1606.4

762

2375

Source: Department of Census and Statistics

 

Local Government Units

Kalutara District consists of 16 local authorities(4 municipal councils, and 12 Pradeshiya Sabhas)

Municipal Councils

 

Kalutara

Beruwala

Panadura

Horana

 

  Provincial Councils

 

 Kalutara

 Beruwala (Aluthgama)

 Panadura

 Horana

 Matugama

 Agalawatta

 Dodangoda

 Bandaragama

 Walallawita

 Bulathsinhala

 Madurawela

 Palindanuwara

Population

The total population of Kalutara District is 1,102,000

 

Table - Divisional Population according to age

 

Division

Under 20years

Over 20 years

Total Population

 Panadura  

54421

114556

168975

 Bandaragama  

29407

60393

89800

 Horana  

28959

64774

93732

 Ingiriya  

15341

31917

47260

 Bulathsinhala  

20938

40854

61792

 Madurawala  

9654

21094

30748

 Millaniya  

14761

31207

45968

 Kalutara  

47746

98840

146586

 Beruwala  

56508

93079

149587

 Dodangoda  

19219

37678

56898

 Mathugama  

26612

49114

75726

 Agalawatta  

11870

23232

35101

 Palindanuwara (Baduraliya)  

16786

30665

47451

 Walallavita  

18371

34006

52376

Total

370593

731407

1102000

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Department of Census and Statistics

Table - Divisional Demographic Details 

Name of the Division

2001 Estimated

No. of families

Population

 Panadura  

37872

163492

 Bandaragama  

21729

86886

 Horana  

20809

90690

 Ingiriya  

11081

45726

 Bulathsinhala  

15829

59787

 Madurawala  

8111

29750

 Millaniya  

11178

44476

 Kalutara  

35462

141829

 Beruwala  

31810

144733

 Dodangoda  

13805

55052

 Mathugama  

20379

73269

 Agalawatta  

8915

33962

 Palindanuwara (Baduraliya)  

11910

45911

 Walallavita  

12912

50676

Total

261802

1066239

Source: Dept. of Census and Statistics 

Table – Population Details by ethnicity  

Sinhala

Tamil

Indian Tamil

Muslim

Malay

Burgher

Other

Total

929174

12665

28895

93293

973

836

403

1066239

Source: Dept. of Census and Statistics

Table - Percentage Distribution of Population (10 years and over) by Literacy  And Sex

Literacy

Total %

Sex

M

F

Literate

93. 2%

93.7%

92.6%

Illiterate

6.8%

6.3%

7.4%

Total

100%

100%

100%