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Table 5
(Pop., Population) |
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Population (Religion) （1881-2001） |
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| Year |
Total |
Buddhist |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Other |
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Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
| 1881 |
2,760 |
1,698 |
61.5 |
594 |
21.5 |
198 |
7.2 |
268 |
9.7 |
2 |
0.1 |
| 1891 |
3,008 |
1,877 |
62.4 |
616 |
20.5 |
212 |
7.0 |
302 |
10.0 |
1 |
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| 1901 |
3,566 |
2,142 |
60.1 |
827 |
23.2 |
246 |
6.9 |
349 |
9.8 |
2 |
0.1 |
| 1911 |
4,106 |
2,474 |
60.3 |
938 |
22.8 |
284 |
6.9 |
409 |
10.0 |
1 |
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| 1921 |
4,498 |
2,769 |
61.6 |
982 |
21.8 |
303 |
6.7 |
443 |
9.9 |
1 |
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| 1931 |
5,307 |
3,267 |
61.6 |
1,167 |
22.0 |
354 |
6.7 |
518 |
9.8 |
1 |
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| 1946 |
6,695 |
4,285 |
64.5 |
1,320 |
19.8 |
485 |
6.6 |
603 |
9.1 |
2 |
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| 1953 |
8,098 |
5,209 |
64.3 |
1,611 |
19.3 |
542 |
6.7 |
724 |
8.9 |
12 |
0.1 |
| 1963 |
10,582 |
7,004 |
66.2 |
1,958 |
18.5 |
724 |
6.8 |
885 |
8.4 |
11 |
0.1 |
| 1971 |
12,690 |
8,537 |
67.3 |
2,239 |
17.6 |
902 |
7.1 |
1,004 |
7.9 |
8 |
0.1 |
| 1981 |
14,847 |
10,288 |
69.3 |
2,289 |
15.5 |
1,122 |
7.6 |
1,140 |
7.6 |
8 |
0.1 |
| 2001 |
18,797 |
14,417(a) |
76.7(a) |
1,466(a) |
7.8(a) |
1,597(a) |
8.5(a) |
1,315 (a) |
7.0(a) |
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| ©
２００９， KRI (Kusaka Research
Institute) |
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| Source: |
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| Compiled
from Statistical Abstract (various volumes), Department of Census and
Statistics, Sri Lanka. |
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Bank of Sri Lanka |
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| Key: |
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| Data
refer to the years population census were held. And population census were
held in 2001 after 1981. |
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: Only for 18 districts, which census has been conducted. |
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； Negligible |
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| Revised: 2009(y)/10(m)/10(d) |
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| Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.) |
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| The
Former Head, Department of Management Studies |
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| University
of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka |
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