Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 Table1: Population by divisional secretariat division,sex and sector All sectors Urban Sector Rural Sector Estate Sector Divisional secretariat division Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female Matara District 814,048 389,903 424,145 96,570 45,951 50,619 694,948 332,905 362,043 22,530 11,047 11,483 Pitabeddara 51,186 25,038 26,148 ‐ ‐ ‐ 47,603 23,295 24,308 3,583 1,743 1,840 Kotapola 63,255 30,913 32,342 ‐ ‐ ‐ 50,391 24,576 25,815 12,864 6,337 6,527 Pasgoda 59,160 28,796 30,364 ‐ ‐ ‐ 57,206 27,820 29,386 1,954 976 978 Mulatiyana 50,261 24,116 26,145 ‐ ‐ ‐ 48,843 23,458 25,385 1,418 658 760 Athuraliya 32,304 15,391 16,913 ‐ ‐ ‐ 31,483 14,991 16,492 821 400 421 Akuressa 52,912 25,640 27,272 ‐ ‐ ‐ 51,622 24,995 26,627 1,290 645 645 Welipitiya 52,098 24,674 27,424 ‐ ‐ ‐ 52,098 24,674 27,424 ‐ ‐ ‐ Malimbada 34,856 16,369 18,487 ‐ ‐ ‐ 34,256 16,081 18,175 600 288 312 Kamburupitiya 40,969 19,617 21,352 ‐ ‐ ‐ 40,969 19,617 21,352 ‐ ‐ ‐ Hakmana 31,648 15,007 16,641 ‐ ‐ ‐ 31,648 15,007 16,641 ‐ ‐ ‐ Kirinda Puhulwella 20,291 9,606 10,685 ‐ ‐ ‐ 20,291 9,606 10,685 ‐ ‐ ‐ Thihagoda 33,535 15,907 17,628 ‐ ‐ ‐ 33,535 15,907 17,628 ‐ ‐ ‐ Weligama 72,843 35,157 37,686 22,377 10,867 11,510 50,466 24,290 26,176 ‐ ‐ ‐ Matara Four Gravets 115,805 54,810 60,995 74,193 35,084 39,109 41,612 19,726 21,886 ‐ ‐ ‐ Devinuwara 48,253 22,900 25,353 ‐ ‐ ‐ 48,253 22,900 25,353 ‐ ‐ ‐ Dikwella 54,672 25,962 28,710 ‐ ‐ ‐ 54,672 25,962 28,710 ‐ ‐ ‐ Source: Census of population and housing ‐2012 CPH ‐ 2012 Final Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 Table 2: Population by divisional secretariat division,age and sex Divisional Age(in years) secretariat 80 & All ages Under 01 01‐04 05‐09 10‐14 15 ‐ 19 20 ‐ 24 25 ‐ 29 30 ‐ 34 35 ‐ 39 40 ‐ 44 45 ‐ 49 50 ‐ 54 55 ‐ 59 60 ‐ 64 65 ‐ 69 70 ‐ 74 75 ‐ 79 division and sex over Matara District Matara District 814,048 13,361 55,351 69,268 64,903 65,320 59,368 57,673 58,628 53,356 51,974 49,907 49,654 45,191 38,603 28,886 18,925 15,769 17,911 Male 389,903 6,668 27,965 34,994 32,901 32,383 28,581 27,190 27,944 25,501 24,668 23,448 23,520 20,961 17,700 13,120 8,392 6,706 7,261 Female 424,145 6,693 27,386 34,274 32,002 32,937 30,787 30,483 30,684 27,855 27,306 26,459 26,134 24,230 20,903 15,766 10,533 9,063 10,650 Pitabeddara 51,186 835 3,470 4,391 3,983 3,984 3,649 4,021 3,965 3,457 3,377 3,206 3,121 2,885 2,292 1,675 1,068 897 910 Male 25,038 407 1,755 2,193 1,991 1,979 1,777 2,005 1,970 1,755 1,650 1,539 1,517 1,376 1,072 775 485 384 408 Female 26,148 428 1,715 2,198 1,992 2,005 1,872 2,016 1,995 1,702 1,727 1,667 1,604 1,509 1,220 900 583 513 502 Kotapola 63,255 1,063 4,235 5,498 5,551 5,129 4,592 4,910 4,859 4,175 3,921 3,802 3,814 3,481 2,884 2,051 1,305 995 990 Male 30,913 527 2,142 2,796 2,761 2,484 2,271 2,378 2,448 2,058 1,873 1,815 1,855 1,663 1,344 985 615 446 452 Female 32,342 536 2,093 2,702 2,790 2,645 2,321 2,532 2,411 2,117 2,048 1,987 1,959 1,818 1,540 1,066 690 549 538 Pasgoda 59,160 1,059 4,115 4,968 4,630 4,443 4,090 4,279 4,642 4,316 3,973 3,721 3,709 3,243 2,618 1,956 1,359 1,025 1,014 Male 28,796 503 2,061 2,477 2,292 2,180 2,001 1,982 2,264 2,156 2,004 1,844 1,789 1,575 1,229 882 655 446 456 Female 30,364 556 2,054 2,491 2,338 2,263 2,089 2,297 2,378 2,160 1,969 1,877 1,920 1,668 1,389 1,074 704 579 558 Mulatiyana 50,261 897 3,695 4,319 3,836 3,746 3,263 3,522 3,724 3,462 3,267 3,060 3,036 2,839 2,311 1,867 1,192 1,043 1,182 Male 24,116 455 1,913 2,170 1,873 1,798 1,584 1,693 1,804 1,658 1,574 1,463 1,459 1,274 1,073 838 530 453 504 Female 26,145 442 1,782 2,149 1,963 1,948 1,679 1,829 1,920 1,804 1,693 1,597 1,577 1,565 1,238 1,029 662 590 678 Athuraliya 32,304 488 2,108 2,900 2,606 2,448 2,531 2,141 2,263 2,068 2,092 1,917 1,973 1,825 1,552 1,187 783 683 739 Male 15,391 252 1,109 1,490 1,316 1,213 1,076 992 1,060 989 1,024 882 962 837 702 545 339 294 309 Female 16,913 236 999 1,410 1,290 1,235 1,455 1,149 1,203 1,079 1,068 1,035 1,011 988 850 642 444 389 430 Akuressa 52,912 837 3,546 4,474 4,322 4,132 3,595 3,792 4,101 3,464 3,364 3,180 3,256 2,919 2,491 1,914 1,276 1,023 1,226 Male 25,640 424 1,806 2,268 2,213 2,061 1,729 1,793 2,025 1,682 1,604 1,499 1,575 1,328 1,164 893 586 455 535 Female 27,272 413 1,740 2,206 2,109 2,071 1,866 1,999 2,076 1,782 1,760 1,681 1,681 1,591 1,327 1,021 690 568 691 Welipitiya 52,098 862 3,704 4,573 4,136 4,191 3,682 3,715 3,815 3,428 3,247 3,146 3,145 2,678 2,368 1,858 1,276 1,115 1,159 Male 24,674 429 1,852 2,361 2,091 1,973 1,752 1,683 1,782 1,628 1,555 1,451 1,481 1,230 1,073 860 547 480 446 Female 27,424 433 1,852 2,212 2,045 2,218 1,930 2,032 2,033 1,800 1,692 1,695 1,664 1,448 1,295 998 729 635 713 Malimbada 34,856 592 2,255 2,984 2,637 2,790 2,189 2,312 2,337 2,332 2,277 2,093 2,158 1,973 1,696 1,460 962 811 998 Male 16,369 298 1,157 1,526 1,375 1,332 1,061 1,013 1,061 1,074 1,065 966 990 884 760 637 444 326 400 Female 18,487 294 1,098 1,458 1,262 1,458 1,128 1,299 1,276 1,258 1,212 1,127 1,168 1,089 936 823 518 485 598 CPH ‐ 2012 Final Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 Table 2(Contd.): Population by divisional secretariat division,age and sex Divisional Age(in years) secretariat 80 & All ages Under 01 01‐04 05‐09 10‐14 15 ‐ 19 20 ‐ 24 25 ‐ 29 30 ‐ 34 35 ‐ 39 40 ‐ 44 45 ‐ 49 50 ‐ 54 55 ‐ 59 60 ‐ 64 65 ‐ 69 70 ‐ 74 75 ‐ 79 division and sex over Matara District Kamburupitiya 40,969 633 2,722 3,539 3,231 3,314 2,862 2,769 2,832 2,638 2,616 2,523 2,388 2,327 1,965 1,586 1,005 872 1,147 Male 19,617 320 1,392 1,830 1,652 1,691 1,394 1,279 1,284 1,230 1,192 1,203 1,141 1,060 912 718 467 368 484 Female 21,352 313 1,330 1,709 1,579 1,623 1,468 1,490 1,548 1,408 1,424 1,320 1,247 1,267 1,053 868 538 504 663 Hakmana 31,648 546 2,161 2,752 2,512 2,536 2,337 2,128 2,127 1,960 1,923 1,996 2,041 1,857 1,710 1,071 714 566 711 Male 15,007 275 1,102 1,389 1,267 1,222 1,143 989 1,019 919 895 903 927 869 781 485 316 243 263 Female 16,641 271 1,059 1,363 1,245 1,314 1,194 1,139 1,108 1,041 1,028 1,093 1,114 988 929 586 398 323 448 Kirinda Puhulwell 20,291 329 1,321 1,625 1,653 1,584 1,321 1,309 1,413 1,237 1,288 1,284 1,288 1,245 1,084 778 555 446 531 Male 9,606 157 655 836 856 779 624 607 643 580 579 586 608 580 474 359 252 208 223 Female 10,685 172 666 789 797 805 697 702 770 657 709 698 680 665 610 419 303 238 308 Thihagoda 33,535 462 2,095 2,815 2,474 2,678 2,169 2,233 2,220 2,062 2,175 2,173 2,159 2,057 1,745 1,292 873 813 1,040 Male 15,907 237 1,062 1,420 1,262 1,328 1,052 1,011 1,037 947 1,010 1,012 1,023 958 794 602 362 350 440 Female 17,628 225 1,033 1,395 1,212 1,350 1,117 1,222 1,183 1,115 1,165 1,161 1,136 1,099 951 690 511 463 600 Weligama 72,843 1,310 5,385 6,213 5,932 6,163 5,578 5,386 5,458 4,695 4,427 4,339 4,171 3,716 3,296 2,427 1,591 1,311 1,445 Male 35,157 693 2,685 3,130 3,075 3,155 2,755 2,619 2,567 2,271 2,112 2,015 1,970 1,731 1,501 1,097 686 531 564 Female 37,686 617 2,700 3,083 2,857 3,008 2,823 2,767 2,891 2,424 2,315 2,324 2,201 1,985 1,795 1,330 905 780 881 Matara Four Grav 115,805 1,612 6,949 9,329 9,351 9,831 9,640 7,738 7,627 7,528 7,722 7,399 7,284 6,555 5,546 4,278 2,702 2,209 2,505 Male 54,810 813 3,486 4,657 4,775 5,004 4,499 3,680 3,538 3,492 3,589 3,458 3,351 3,031 2,561 1,915 1,130 918 913 Female 60,995 799 3,463 4,672 4,576 4,827 5,141 4,058 4,089 4,036 4,133 3,941 3,933 3,524 2,985 2,363 1,572 1,291 1,592 Devinuwara 48,253 862 3,460 4,158 3,669 3,943 3,873 3,511 3,378 3,071 3,004 2,921 2,846 2,549 2,265 1,690 1,069 913 1,071 Male 22,900 410 1,722 2,092 1,822 1,950 1,917 1,665 1,623 1,443 1,391 1,387 1,345 1,147 1,012 731 463 368 412 Female 25,353 452 1,738 2,066 1,847 1,993 1,956 1,846 1,755 1,628 1,613 1,534 1,501 1,402 1,253 959 606 545 659 Dikwella 54,672 974 4,130 4,730 4,380 4,408 3,997 3,907 3,867 3,463 3,301 3,147 3,265 3,042 2,780 1,796 1,195 1,047 1,243 Male 25,962 468 2,066 2,359 2,280 2,234 1,946 1,801 1,819 1,619 1,551 1,425 1,527 1,418 1,248 798 515 436 452 Female 28,710 506 2,064 2,371 2,100 2,174 2,051 2,106 2,048 1,844 1,750 1,722 1,738 1,624 1,532 998 680 611 791 Source: Census of population and housing ‐2012 CPH ‐ 2012 Final Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 Table 3: Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex Ethnic Group Divisional secretariat All ethnic Sri Lanka Indian Sri Lanka Sri Lanka division and sex groups Sinhalese Burgher Malay Bharatha Other Tamil Tamil Moor Chetty Matara District Matara District 814,048 767,580 8,772 12,127 25,254 131 58 6 11 109 Male 389,903 367,231 4,325 5,965 12,234 58 28 2 6 54 Female 424,145 400,349 4,447 6,162 13,020 73 30 4 5 55 Pitabeddara 51,186 47,423 2,145 1,573 35 5 ‐ ‐ ‐ 5 Male 25,038 23,164 1,064 787 17 1 ‐ ‐ ‐ 5 Female 26,148 24,259 1,081 786 18 4 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Kotapola 63,255 51,180 3,974 7,980 110 ‐ 8 ‐ 2 1 Male 30,913 25,028 1,912 3,903 67 ‐ 2 ‐ ‐ 1 Female 32,342 26,152 2,062 4,077 43 ‐ 6 ‐ 2 ‐ Pasgoda 59,160 57,470 395 1,290 1 ‐ 2 ‐ ‐ 2 Male 28,796 27,940 203 650 ‐ ‐ 1 ‐ ‐ 2 Female 30,364 29,530 192 640 1 ‐ 1 ‐ ‐ ‐ Mulatiyana 50,261 50,000 201 58 2 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Male 24,116 23,989 95 32 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Female 26,145 26,011 106 26 2 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Athuraliya 32,304 29,811 591 166 1,726 9 1 ‐ ‐ ‐ Male 15,391 14,223 299 75 790 4 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Female 16,913 15,588 292 91 936 5 1 ‐ ‐ ‐ Akuressa 52,912 51,527 524 846 10 3 ‐ ‐ ‐ 2 Male 25,640 24,961 263 411 3 2 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Female 27,272 26,566 261 435 7 1 ‐ ‐ ‐ 2 CPH ‐ 2012 Final Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 Table 3(Contd.): Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic