Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division

Dehiwala West
Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6°51′29″N79°51′43″E / 6.858160°N 79.861970°E / 6.858160; 79.861970
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Dehiwala Polling Division
Area
• Total	0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2012) [2]
• Total	5,184
• Density	8,786/km2 (22,760/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1130040

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Dehiwala West

Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 540A.

Dehiwala West is a surrounded by the Dehiwala East, Jayathilaka, Wellawatta South and Galwala Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (54.8%), a significant Sinhalese population (21.8%) and a significant Moor population (20.2%). In comparison, the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (60.5%), a significant Moor population (20.8%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (14.5%) ^[2]

Ethnicity in Dehiwala West ^[2]

   Sri Lankan Tamil (54.8%)

   Sinhalese (21.8%)

   Moor (20.2%)

  Other (1.9%)

   Indian Tamil (1.4%)

Religion

The Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division has a Hindu plurality (44.4%), a significant Muslim population (22.5%), a significant Buddhist population (14.1%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (10.7%). In comparison, the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (54.3%), a significant Muslim population (22.6%) and a significant Hindu population (12.1%) ^[2]

Religion in Dehiwala West ^[2]

   Hindu (44.4%)

   Muslim (22.5%)

   Buddhist (14.1%)

   Roman Catholic (10.7%)

   Other Christian (8.2%)

  Other (0.1%)

References

1. "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
2. "Census of Population and Housing 2012" (PDF). statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-06-06.