DIVISIONAL STATISTIC DATA 2016 DIVISIONAL SECRETARIAT JAFFNA PREFACE I am great pleasure to present the statistical Hand Book for the year 2017 containing information 2016. This Hand Book will provide clear picture of Jaffna Divisional Secretariat. This publication will provide basic statistics and current information on Demography, Productivity, and service sectors. This statistical Hand Book is valuable and expects it will help the planners, researchers, administrators and other who wish to know the situation of the Divisional secretariat. Further, I am very much thankful to Assistant Director Planning and office staff, Grama Niladharies of my office, Department and others who have contributed at different levels for this publication. I also wish to express my gratitude to the Deputy Chive Secretary planning secretariat NOP, government Agent, Jaffna for having include us to complete this task, Divisional Secretary, Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna. Brief detail of Division Adjoining Divisions North : Nallur D.S Division Part of East : Nallur D.S Division South: Jaffna Lagoon Part of West : Vali south west D.S division secretariat West Jaffna Lagoon Area (Sq.Km) (With inland water) : 11.31 Km Distance to Trinco town in (Km) : 238Km Distance to Colombo town in (Km) : 396Km Telephone No. of the Divisional Secretariat : 0212228419 T.P.of the Divisional Secretariat Planning Branch :0212227536 Telephone No. of the Divisional Secretariat Gen. 0212217387 Population 2016 : 59,997 No of Samurdhi families : 4341 No of GN Divisions : 28 Fax No of the Divisional Secretariat : 021/2221035 No of families : 17514 By Ethnic Groups Families - 2016 : Sinhalise 04 Tamils 15,387 Muslims 2123 By Religion Population: Buddhist 09 Hindu 21,805 Christian 29,613 Islam 8,570 Statistic Data - 2016 1 Divisional Secretariat - Jaffna Statistic Data - 2016 2 Divisional Secretariat - Jaffna 1.1 LAND AREAS BY G.N. DIVISION Total Area Land Area Large inland Water No. G.N. Division Sq.Km. Sq.Km Percent Sq.Km 1 J/61 -Nedunkulam 0.687 6.290 2 J/62 -Columbuthurai East 0.456 4.177 3 J/63 -Columbuthurai West 0.525 4.803 4 J/64 -Passaiyoor East 0.398 3.644 5 J/65 -Passaiyoor West 0.157 1.438 6 J/66 -Eachchamoddai 0.688 6.297 7 J/67 -Thirunagar 0.199 1.818 8 J/68 -Reclamation East 0.194 1.778 9 J/69 -Reclamation West 0.162 1.482 10 J/70 -Gurunagar East 0.196 1.795 11 J/71 -Gurunagar West 0.075 0.683 12 J/72 -Small Bazar 0.142 1.298 13 J/73 -Jaffna Town West 0.381 3.491 Total Area 3.546 14 J/74 -Jaffna Town East 0.387 Total Inland Water Area 10.92+ 0.39= 0.39 Sq.Km 15 J/75 -Chundikuli South 11.31Sq.Km. 0.368 3.370 16 J/76 -Chundikuli North 0.583 5.335 17 J/77 -Maruthady 0.445 4.071 18 J/78 -Athiyady 0.502 4.598 19 J/79 -Sirampiyady 0.267 2.441 20 J/80 -Grand Bazar 0.505 4.622 21 J/81 -Fort 1.100 10.073 22 J/82 -Vannarpannai 0.301 2.757 23 J/83 -Koddady 0.400 3.666 24 J/84 -Navanthurai South 0.181 1.662 25 J/85 -Navanthurai North 0.337 3.082 26 J/86 -Moor Street South 0.186 1.703 27 J/87 -Moor Street North 0.318 2.911 28 J/88 -New Moor Street 0.780 7.145 Total 11.31Sq.km 10.92 100.0 0.39Sq.km Source:- District land use planning office Statistic Data - 2016 3 Divisional Secretariat - Jaffna Table: 1.2 Monthly Rainfall in Division 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Month Rain Fall Rainy Rain Fall Rainy Rainy Rain Fall Rainy days Rain Fall mm Rain Fall mm Rainy days Rain Fall mm Rain Fall mm Rainy days Rainy days mm days mm days days mm January 47.1 3 81 11 6.4 4 6.4 4 151.8 5 0.9 1 15.9 3 February 0 0 3.1 3 0.2 0 0.2 0 151.1 9 18.1 5 6.4 1 March 0.1 0 1.3 3 8.3 1 8.3 1 117 6 15.4 4 1.8 1 April 66.6 8 210.9 12 65 10 65 10 53.8 4 52.4 10 0.5 N/A May 94.5 5 11.9 1 7.2 1 7.2 1 71.9 4 215.7 9 286.0 9 June 29.7 1 1.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 37.6 3 15.6 2 July 5.1 5 0.7 1 2.6 3 2.6 3 0 0 0.2 1 0.2 N/A August 127.5 4 15.1 4 8.6 3 8.6 3 56.3 7 59.5 5 79.6 2 September 142.8 12 31.1 4 135.4 7 135.4 7 100.4 5 46.7 8 4.0 1 October 115.2 10 301.1 18 395.3 18 395.3 18 81.7 8 254.7 17 48.0 5 November 492.2 18 518.1 19 80.6 8 80.6 8 161.9 15 757.8 26 431.6 14 December 375.8 18 295.1 18 233.6 14 233.6 14 87.4 9 379.9 17 121.2 3 Total 1496.6 84 1470.7 95 943.2 69 943.2 69 1033.3 72 1838.9 106 1010.8 41 Source:- Department of Meteorology Table: 1.3 Monthly Mean Temperature in Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Month 2010 ( c ) 2011( c ) 2012 ( c ) 2013 ( c ) 2014 ( c ) 2015 ( c ) 2016 ( c ) January 25.9 25.5 24.9 25.6 25.3 25.4 25.9 February 26.5 26 26.5 26.4 25.5 26.1 26.8 March 28.8 27.7 28.7 28 27.9 28.1 29 April 31.2 29 29.9 30.3 30.7 29.7 31.7 May 30.5 29.9 30.5 30.1 30.5 30.1 30.7 June 30.1 30.1 30.1 29.9 31.3 30.2 29.9 July 30.3 30.1 30.2 29.5 30.9 30.3 30.1 August 29.4 29.5 29.7 28.9 29.7 30.3 30.4 September 28.4 29.5 29.7 28.7 29.4 30 N/A October 28.2 28.3 27.9 28.8 28.1 28.2 29 November 27.0 26.7 29.9 26.8 26.2 26.9 26.8 December 25.5 25.9 26.5 25.3 26.1 28.5 25.7 Source:- Department of Meteorology Statistic Data - 2016 4 Divisional Secretariat - Jaffna Statistic Data - 2016 5 Divisional Secretariat - Jaffna Table: 2.1 POPULATION BY G.N. DIVISIONS -2016 No. G.N. Division 2013 2014 2015 2016 1 J/61 -Nedunkulam 1846 2040 2213 2393 2 J/62 -Columbuthurai East 2436 2407 2355 2386 3 J/63 -Columbuthurai West 1235 1233 1259 1224 4 J/64 -Passaiyoor East 1163 1175 1230 1195 5 J/65 -Passaiyoor West 1185 1162 1156 1143 6 J/66 -Eachchamoddai 3073 3097 3075 2997 7 J/67 -Thirunagar 1743 1715 1567 1438 8 J/68 -Reclamation East 4396 4396 4425 4400 9 J/69 -Reclamation West 3562 3524 3580 3544 10 J/70 -Gurunagar East 1820 1814 1782 1749 11 J/71 -Gurunagar West 1379 1389 1408 1409 12 J/72 -Small Bazar 809 806 779 785 13 J/73 -Jaffna Town West 1880 1827 1827 1819 14 J/74 -Jaffna Town East 2353 2340 2332 2270 15 J/75 -Chundikuli South 1960 1947 1940 1915 16 J/76 -Chundikuli North 1409 1418 1453 1439 17 J/77 -Maruthady 1557 1574 1616 1626 18 J/78 -Athiyady 2101 2139 2229 2223 19 J/79 -Sirampiyady 1235 1218 1217 1190 20 J/80 -Grand Bazar 1538 1577 1558 1547 21 J/81 -Fort 2032 2004 1994 1983 22 J/82 -Vannarpannai 1474 1488 1491 1500 23 J/83 -Koddady 1949 2010 2023 2022 24 J/84 -Navanthurai South 2796 2771 2775 2789 25 J/85 -Navanthurai North 2420 2424 2476 2533 26 J/86 -Moor Street South 3409 3472 3593 3769 27 J/87 -Moor Street North 4858 4857 4874 5087 28 J/88 -New Moor Street 1621 1674 1649 1622 Total 59239 59498 59876 59997 Source :-Divisional Secretariat,Jaffna Statistic Data - 2016 6 Divisional Secretariat - Jaffna Table: 2.2 POPULATION BY ETHNIC GROUP - 2014 - 2016 Year Sinhalese Tamils Muslims Total 2014 9 51169 8320 59498 2015 9 51496 8371 59876 2016 9 51418 8570 59997 Source :-Divisional Secretariat,Jaffna CHART 2:1 POPULATION BY ETHNIC GROUP - 2014 - 2016 POPULATION BY ETHNIC GROUP 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 2014 2015 2016 Sinhalese Tamils Muslims Statistic Data - 2016 7 Divisional Secretariat - Jaffna Table: 2.3 MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN G.N. DIVISION IN 2016 Number of Number of Births Birth Number Death Marriages No. G.N. Division Rate Total Total Total Death Rate Hindu Hindu Hindu Muslims Muslims Muslims Christians Christians Christians 1 J/61 -Nedunkulam 4 0 2 6 5 0 7 12 3.45 2 0 5 7 4.09 2 J/62 -Columbuthurai East 3 0 1 4 1 0 2 3 0.86 4 0 2 6 3.51 3 J/63 -Columbuthurai West 3 0 5 8 1 0 3 4 1.15 2 0 3 5 2.92 4 J/64 -Passaiyoor East 1 0 8 9 2 0 8 10 2.87 1 0 3 4 2.34 5 J/65 -Passaiyoor West 0 0 7 7 0 0 9 9 2.59 0 0 5 5 2.92 6 J/66 -Eachchamoddai 8 1 8 17 5 0 11 16 4.60 2 0 5 7 4.09 7 J/67 -Thirunagar 0 0 3 3 0 0 9 9 2.59 0 0 3 3 1.75 8 J/68 -Reclamation East 0 0 22 22 0 0 43 43 12.36 0 0 8 8 4.68 9 J/69 -Reclamation West 0 0 18 18 0 0 34 34 9.77 0 0 7 7 4.09 10 J/70 -Gurunagar East 0 0 5 5 0 0 9 9 2.59 0 0 6 6 3.51 11 J/71 -Gurunagar West 1 0 4 5 1 0 6 7 2.01 0 0 5 5 2.92 12 J/72 -Small Bazar 0 0 6 6 0 0 5 5 1.44 0 0 4 4 2.34 13 J/73 -Jaffna Town West 3 0 6 9 6 0 9 15 4.31 1 0 2 3 1.75 14 J/74 -Jaffna Town East 5 0 6 11 7 0 11 18 5.17 4 0 5 9 5.26 1 15 J/75 -Chundikuli South 2 0 8 10 5 0 12 17 4.89 4 0 7 6.43 1 16 J/76 -Chundikuli North 1 0 4 5 2 1 3 6 1.72 1 0 4 5 2.92 17 J/77 -Maruthady 6 0 2 8 5 0 4 9 2.59 6 0 1 7 4.09 18 J/78 -Athiyady 4 0 0 4 6 0 2 8 2.30 7 0 0 7 4.09 19 J/79 -Sirampiyady 3 0 2 5 6 0 2 8 2.30 6 0 3 9 5.26 20 J/80 -Grand Bazar 5 1 1 7 8 2 5 15 4.31 4 1 3 8 4.68 21 J/81 -Fort 8 0 2 10 13 0 2 15 4.31 6 0 1 7 4.09 22 J/82 -Vannarpannai 4 0 1 5 4 0 1 5 1.44 3 0 0 3 1.75 23 J/83 -Koddady 5 0 1 6 8 1 2 11 3.16 5 0 1 6 3.51 24 J/84 -Navanthurai South 2 0 1 3 3 1 4 8 2.30 1 0 4 5 2.92 25 J/85 -Navanthurai North 2 1 9 12 4 1 4 9 2.59 2 0 4 6 3.51 26 J/86 -Moor Street South 1 4 1 6 2 8 1 11 3.16 1 5 0 6 3.51 27 J/87 -Moor Street North 2 8 1 11 2 13 3 18 5.17 3 5 1 9 5.26 28 J/88 -New Moor Street 5 2 1 8 5 8 1 14 4.02 2 1 0 3 1.75 Total 78 17 135 230 101 35 212 348 100 67 12 92 171 100 Source :-Divisional Secretariat,Jaffna Statistic Data - 2016 8 Divisional Secretariat - Jaffna Table: 2.4 BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE, NATURAL INCREASE RATE IN DIVISION 2014 - 2016 Year Birth Rate Death Rate Natural Increase Rate 2014 6.52 3.19 3.33 2015 6.53 3.2 3.32 2016 5.80 2.85 2.95 Source :-Divisional Secretariat,Jaffna CHARRT 2.2 : NATURAL INCREASE RATE 2014 - 2016 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 2014 2015 2016 Birth Rate Death Rate Natural Increase Rate Statistic Data - 2016 9 Divisional Secretariat - Jaffna Table: 2.5 POPULATION AND DENSITY BY G.N.