Census of Population and Housing of , 2012 Table A21 : Population with dificulties (aged 5 years and over) by divisional secretary's division, type of dificulty and sex rate per 1000 population Total Population with Type of dificulty DS division and sex Population dificulties Seeing Hearing Walking Cognition Selfcare Communication No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate District Both Sexes Total 691,148 63,658 92.0 39,751 58.0 13,722 20.0 29,541 43.0 12,706 18.0 7,784 11.0 7,047 10.0 Puttalam 691,148 63,658 92.0 39,751 58.0 13,722 20.0 29,541 43.0 12,706 18.0 7,784 11.0 7,047 10.0 Kalpitiya 76,844 5,507 72.0 3,546 46.0 863 11.0 2,324 30.0 995 13.0 617 8.0 727 9.0 Wanathavilluwa 15,624 985 63.0 602 39.0 216 14.0 381 24.0 243 16.0 120 8.0 145 9.0 Karuwalagaswewa 20,993 2,188 104.0 1,372 65.0 500 24.0 943 45.0 372 18.0 242 12.0 168 8.0 Nawagattegama 13,097 1,047 80.0 616 47.0 336 26.0 457 35.0 269 21.0 153 12.0 138 11.0 Puttalam 73,257 6,043 82.0 4,045 55.0 958 13.0 2,255 31.0 1,018 14.0 687 9.0 825 11.0 Mundel 55,075 4,080 74.0 2,714 49.0 872 16.0 1,756 32.0 736 13.0 477 9.0 505 9.0 Mahakumbukkadawala 16,793 2,116 126.0 1,327 79.0 491 29.0 952 57.0 364 22.0 223 13.0 153 9.0 34,512 3,574 104.0 2,265 66.0 984 29.0 1,652 48.0 759 22.0 449 13.0 376 11.0 Pallama 22,127 1,996 90.0 1,310 59.0 569 26.0 913 41.0 409 18.0 333 15.0 237 11.0 Arachchikattuwa 37,435 3,412 91 2,067 55 771 21.0 1,673 45.0 644 17.0 400 11.0 358 10.0 57,194 5,756 101 3,730 65 1,097 19.0 2,598 45.0 997 17.0 615 11.0 550 10.0 43,906 3,669 84.0 2,284 52.0 874 20.0 1,828 42.0 802 18.0 488 11.0 389 9.0 Mahawewa 46,902 5,338 114.0 3,204 68.0 1,122 24.0 2,728 58.0 1,138 24.0 549 12.0 447 10.0 56,992 5,943 104.0 3,649 64.0 1,388 24.0 2,936 52.0 1,350 24.0 798 14.0 669 12.0 62,845 6,903 110.0 3,964 63.0 1,560 25.0 3,649 58.0 1,526 24.0 939 15.0 827 13.0 Dankotuwa 57,552 5,101 89.0 3,056 53.0 1,121 19.0 2,496 43.0 1,084 19.0 694 12.0 533 9.0 Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 Table A21 : Population with dificulties (aged 5 years and over) by divisional secretary's division, type of dificulty and sex rate per 1000 population Total Population with Type of dificulty DS division and sex Population dificulties Seeing Hearing Walking Cognition Selfcare Communication No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate Puttalam District Male Total 333,044 25,975 78.0 16,059 48.0 5,626 17.0 10,114 30.0 5,146 15.0 3,260 10.0 3,363 10.0 Puttalam 333,044 25,975 78.0 16,059 48.0 5,626 17.0 10,114 30.0 5,146 15.0 3,260 10.0 3,363 10.0 Kalpitiya 38,489 2,432 63.0 1,549 40.0 361 9.0 891 23.0 445 12.0 275 7.0 354 9.0 Wanathavilluwa 7,723 456 59.0 268 35.0 110 14.0 162 21.0 112 15.0 54 7.0 73 9.0 Karuwalagaswewa 10,504 1,017 97.0 599 57.0 236 22.0 408 39.0 170 16.0 120 11.0 91 9.0 Nawagattegama 6,427 475 74.0 267 42.0 164 26.0 191 30.0 116 18.0 72 11.0 57 9.0 Puttalam 35,197 2,658 76.0 1,772 50.0 409 12.0 816 23.0 420 12.0 306 9.0 399 11.0 Mundel 26,217 1,689 64.0 1,094 42.0 378 14.0 602 23.0 292 11.0 189 7.0 234 9.0 Mahakumbukkadawala 8,040 916 114.0 580 72.0 218 27.0 346 43.0 157 20.0 91 11.0 80 10.0 Anamaduwa 16,761 1,530 91.0 944 56.0 435 26.0 630 38.0 338 20.0 207 12.0 186 11.0 Pallama 10,703 863 81.0 555 52.0 233 22.0 351 33.0 172 16.0 156 15.0 120 11.0 Arachchikattuwa 17,921 1,328 74.0 800 45.0 299 17.0 534 30.0 250 14.0 164 9.0 161 9.0 Chilaw 27,228 2,224 82.0 1,453 53.0 424 16.0 840 31.0 376 14.0 241 9.0 245 9.0 Madampe 21,177 1,361 64.0 847 40.0 325 15.0 569 27.0 290 14.0 188 9.0 187 9.0 Mahawewa 22,364 2,072 93.0 1,206 54.0 445 20.0 874 39.0 447 20.0 229 10.0 233 10.0 Nattandiya 26,921 2,337 87.0 1,457 54.0 563 21.0 952 35.0 529 20.0 316 12.0 307 11.0 Wennappuwa 29,511 2,635 89.0 1,499 51.0 591 20.0 1,131 38.0 612 21.0 365 12.0 386 13.0 Dankotuwa 27,861 1,982 71.0 1,169 42.0 435 16.0 817 29.0 420 15.0 287 10.0 250 9.0 Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 Table A21 : Population with dificulties (aged 5 years and over) by divisional secretary's division, type of dificulty and sex rate per 1000 population Total Population with Type of dificulty DS division and sex Population dificulties Seeing Hearing Walking Cognition Selfcare Communication No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate Puttalam District Female Total 358104 37683 105 23692 66 8096 23 19427 54 7560 21 4524 13 3684 10 Puttalam 358104 37683 105 23692 66 8096 23 19427 54 7560 21 4524 13 3684 10 Kalpitiya 38355 3075 80 1997 52 502 13 1433 37 550 14 342 9 373 10 Wanathavilluwa 7901 529 67 334 42 106 13 219 28 131 17 66 8 72 9 Karuwalagaswewa 10489 1171 112 773 74 264 25 535 51 202 19 122 12 77 7 Nawagattegama 6670 572 86 349 52 172 26 266 40 153 23 81 12 81 12 Puttalam 38060 3385 89 2273 60 549 14 1439 38 598 16 381 10 426 11 Mundel 28858 2391 83 1620 56 494 17 1154 40 444 15 288 10 271 9 Mahakumbukkadawala 8753 1200 137 747 85 273 31 606 69 207 24 132 15 73 8 Anamaduwa 17751 2044 115 1321 74 549 31 1022 58 421 24 242 14 190 11 Pallama 11424 1133 99 755 66 336 29 562 49 237 21 177 15 117 10 Arachchikattuwa 19514 2084 107 1267 65 472 24 1139 58 394 20 236 12 197 10 Chilaw 29966 3532 118 2277 76 673 22 1758 59 621 21 374 12 305 10 Madampe 22729 2308 102 1437 63 549 24 1259 55 512 23 300 13 202 9 Mahawewa 24538 3266 133 1998 81 677 28 1854 76 691 28 320 13 214 9 Nattandiya 30071 3606 120 2192 73 825 27 1984 66 821 27 482 16 362 12 Wennappuwa 33334 4268 128 2465 74 969 29 2518 76 914 27 574 17 441 13 Dankotuwa 29691 3119 105 1887 64 686 23 1679 57 664 22 407 14 283 10

Source: Census of population and housing -2012