Divisional Secretariat Resources Background Brief
- Name of Divisional Secretariat - Homagama
- Address – Court Road, Homagama
- Electorate - Homagama
- District - Colombo
- The number of Grama Niladhari Divisions - 81
- The number of villages - 222
- Total land area –11,815.5ha
- Population (2016) – 260,602
- The number of schools – 37
- 1) 1 AB-type schools - 02)
- 2) 1 C type schools - 06
- 3) Type 2 schools - 20
- 4) type 3 schools - 09
- Religious site
- Number of Temples - 85
- Roman Catholic church - 01
- Christian church - 05
- Muslim church - 01
Population
Total population in Divisional Secretariat (2016) – 260,602
Population according to the nationality For the year 2016, according to
Sinhala 256569
Tamil 1432
Muslims 1341
Burgher 649
Malay 508
Chetti 103
Population according to religion for the year 2016
Buddhist 253351
Hindu 1103
Catholic 3708
Islam 1885
Other 555
Population Distribution
For the year 2016
Grama Niladhari division with the highest population - Jalthara
Grama Niladhari Division the lowest population – Panagoda East
Population distribution according to nationality in Grama Niladhari Divisions (population 2016)
|
Nos |
GN division |
GN division No. |
Sinhala |
Tamil |
Muslim |
Burgher |
Malay |
Chetti |
Total |
|
1 |
Atigala East |
446 |
2178 |
11 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2198 |
|
2 |
Atigala West |
446 A |
1844 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1855 |
|
3 |
Meegoda North |
447 |
3382 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
3408 |
|
4 |
Meegoda South |
447 A |
3393 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
3407 |
|
5 |
Panaluwa |
447 B |
6265 |
23 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
6304 |
|
6 |
Gehenuwala |
447 C |
2316 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2323 |
|
7 |
Watareka South |
448 |
6436 |
25 |
22 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
6501 |
|
8 |
Owitigama |
448 A |
5063 |
117 |
33 |
36 |
14 |
0 |
5263 |
|
9 |
Watareka North |
448 B |
5067 |
60 |
12 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
5150 |
|
10 |
Kurunduwatta |
448 C |
4363 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
4377 |
|
11 |
Jalthara |
449 |
7998 |
75 |
45 |
25 |
32 |
58 |
8233 |
|
12 |
Batawala |
450 |
1994 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2008 |
|
13 |
Walpita |
450 A |
1900 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1916 |
|
14 |
Henpita |
451 |
1594 |
13 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1619 |
|
15 |
Habarakada North |
481 |
2746 |
16 |
15 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
2790 |
|
16 |
Mullegama South |
481 A |
3676 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3684 |
|
17 |
Habarakada South |
481 B |
2454 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2480 |
|
18 |
Habarakadawatta |
481 C |
3237 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3250 |
|
19 |
Mullegama North |
481 D |
1308 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1310 |
|
20 |
Panagoda West |
482 |
3208 |
7 |
8 |
30 |
13 |
0 |
3266 |
|
21 |
Panagoda East |
482 A |
325 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
325 |
|
22 |
Panagoda Town |
482 B |
1713 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
1732 |
|
23 |
Henawaththa |
482 C |
6859 |
95 |
42 |
18 |
16 |
0 |
7030 |
|
24 |
Nawalamulla |
482 D |
4489 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4498 |
|
25 |
Meegasmulla |
482 E |
3309 |
47 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3360 |
|
26 |
Godagama North |
483 |
1461 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
1472 |
|
27 |
Godagama South |
483 A |
3102 |
39 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
3162 |
|
28 |
Pitipana North |
484 |
3844 |
28 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3886 |
|
29 |
Pitipana South |
484 A |
3026 |
12 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
3046 |
|
30 |
Pitipana Town |
484 B |
2946 |
4 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2980 |
|
31 |
Dolahena |
484 B |
4168 |
30 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
4211 |
|
32 |
Kandanawaththa |
484 C |
2959 |
25 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2996 |
|
33 |
Suwapubuduwagama |
484 E |
2171 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2182 |
|
34 |
Kiriberiyakele |
484 F |
3398 |
22 |
14 |
17 |
4 |
0 |
3455 |
|
35 |
Prasannapura |
484 G |
2928 |
2 |
4 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
2956 |
|
36 |
Mawathgama |
485 |
2710 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
2731 |
|
37 |
Uduwana |
485 A |
3728 |
12 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3748 |
|
38 |
Homagama North |
486 |
1930 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1933 |
|
39 |
Homagama Town |
486 A |
2746 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2755 |
|
40 |
Homagama West |
486 B |
3247 |
13 |
13 |
5 |
14 |
0 |
3292 |
|
41 |
Galawilawaththa North |
486 C |
3521 |
12 |
39 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
3583 |
|
42 |
Homagama East |
486 D |
2235 |
18 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
2269 |
|
43 |
Katuwana |
486 E |
4604 |
22 |
46 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
4690 |
|
44 |
Homagama South |
486 F |
3389 |
7 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3412 |
|
45 |
Galawilawaththa South |
486 G |
3431 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
14 |
4 |
3467 |
|
46 |
Hiripitiya |
499 |
4966 |
8 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5012 |
|
47 |
Niyadagala |
499 A |
3079 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3100 |
|
48 |
Brahmanagama |
500 |
5039 |
10 |
7 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
5074 |
|
49 |
Mambulgoda |
500 A |
3086 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3090 |
|
50 |
Maththegoda East |
587 |
5411 |
78 |
160 |
46 |
6 |
0 |
5701 |
|
51 |
Maththegoda Central A |
587 A |
2523 |
25 |
86 |
14 |
172 |
4 |
2824 |
|
52 |
Maththegoda Central B |
587 B |
2990 |
4 |
41 |
51 |
7 |
5 |
3098 |
|
53 |
Maththegoda East |
587 C |
3525 |
50 |
96 |
33 |
50 |
4 |
3758 |
|
54 |
Kirigampamunuwa |
588 |
3185 |
6 |
23 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
3245 |
|
55 |
Diyagama East |
589 |
1619 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1622 |
|
56 |
Diyagama West |
589 A |
2048 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2061 |
|
57 |
Magammana East |
590 |
4428 |
28 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
4472 |
|
58 |
Magammana West |
590 A |
2493 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2507 |
|
59 |
Deepangoda |
590 B |
4020 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4035 |
|
60 |
Siddhamulla North |
591 |
2569 |
26 |
17 |
30 |
5 |
0 |
2647 |
|
61 |
Kudamaduwa |
591 A |
2991 |
79 |
257 |
28 |
29 |
0 |
3384 |
|
62 |
Siddhamulla North |
591 B |
2437 |
15 |
26 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
2484 |
|
63 |
Kithulahena |
591 C |
2338 |
19 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2361 |
|
64 |
Sangarama |
591 D |
2308 |
26 |
8 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
2352 |
|
65 |
Siyambalagoda North |
592 |
4289 |
21 |
2 |
9 |
38 |
0 |
4359 |
|
66 |
Siyambalagoda South |
592 A |
1885 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1898 |
|
67 |
Wethara |
593 |
2399 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2401 |
|
68 |
Rilawala |
593 A |
1949 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1957 |
|
69 |
Ambalangoda |
594 |
2215 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2228 |
|
70 |
Heraliyawala |
595 |
1072 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1096 |
|
71 |
Palagama |
599 |
2621 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2631 |
|
72 |
Undurugoda |
600 |
1557 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1562 |
|
73 |
Weniwelkola |
601 |
5908 |
30 |
20 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
5964 |
|
74 |
Kahathuduwa North |
602 |
2777 |
20 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
19 |
2822 |
|
75 |
Kahathuduwa South |
602 A |
3328 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
3340 |
|
76 |
Kahathuduwa West |
602 B |
3394 |
41 |
14 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
3458 |
|
77 |
Kahathuduwa East |
602 C |
1886 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1896 |
|
78 |
Kiriwaththuduwa North |
603 |
2282 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2290 |
|
79 |
Kiriwaththuduwa South |
603 A |
3089 |
29 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3122 |
|
80 |
Kithulawila |
603 B |
3417 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
3445 |
|
81 |
Munamale Yakahaluwa |
603 C |
2785 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2793 |
|
Total |
256569 |
1432 |
1341 |
649 |
508 |
103 |
260602 |
||
Source:Development officers records.
Population distribution according to religion in Grama Niladhari Divisions (population 2016)
|
Nos |
GN division |
GN division No. |
Buddhist |
Hindu |
Islam |
Catholic |
Other |
Total |
|
|
1 |
Atigala East |
446 |
2100 |
11 |
9 |
78 |
0 |
2198 |
|
|
2 |
Atigala West |
446 A |
1844 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1855 |
|
|
3 |
Meegoda North |
447 |
3312 |
3 |
11 |
76 |
6 |
3408 |
|
|
4 |
Meegoda South |
447 A |
3375 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
3407 |
|
|
5 |
Panaluwa |
447 B |
6215 |
22 |
5 |
62 |
0 |
6304 |
|
|
6 |
Gehenuwala |
447 C |
2298 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
0 |
2323 |
|
|
7 |
Watareka South |
448 |
6417 |
10 |
31 |
43 |
0 |
6501 |
|
|
8 |
Owitigama |
448 A |
5063 |
18 |
46 |
136 |
0 |
5263 |
|
|
9 |
Watareka North |
448 B |
5042 |
53 |
12 |
43 |
0 |
5150 |
|
|
10 |
Kurunduwatta |
448 C |
4360 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
4377 |
|
|
11 |
Jalthara |
449 |
7972 |
98 |
52 |
67 |
44 |
8233 |
|
|
12 |
Batawala |
450 |
1959 |
9 |
2 |
38 |
0 |
2008 |
|
|
13 |
Walpita |
450 A |
1884 |
6 |
8 |
18 |
0 |
1916 |
|
|
14 |
Henpita |
451 |
1559 |
13 |
8 |
39 |
0 |
1619 |
|
|
15 |
Habarakada North |
481 |
2746 |
19 |
12 |
13 |
0 |
2790 |
|
|
16 |
Mullegama South |
481 A |
3653 |
4 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
3684 |
|
|
17 |
Habarakada South |
481 B |
2446 |
0 |
22 |
12 |
0 |
2480 |
|
|
18 |
Habarakadawatta |
481 C |
3205 |
5 |
8 |
12 |
20 |
3250 |
|
|
19 |
Mullegama North |
481 D |
1308 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1310 |
|
|
20 |
Panagoda West |
482 |
3202 |
8 |
8 |
30 |
18 |
3266 |
|
|
21 |
Panagoda East |
482 A |
315 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
325 |
|
|
22 |
Panagoda Town |
482 B |
1713 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
1732 |
|
|
23 |
Henawaththa |
482 C |
6682 |
91 |
42 |
109 |
106 |
7030 |
|
|
24 |
Nawalamulla |
482 D |
4476 |
8 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
4498 |
|
|
25 |
Meegasmulla |
482 E |
3282 |
6 |
4 |
68 |
0 |
3360 |
|
|
26 |
Godagama North |
483 |
1451 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
1472 |
|
|
27 |
Godagama South |
483 A |
3026 |
30 |
8 |
98 |
0 |
3162 |
|
|
28 |
Pitipana North |
484 |
3771 |
61 |
12 |
42 |
0 |
3886 |
|
|
29 |
Pitipana South |
484 A |
2978 |
12 |
0 |
56 |
0 |
3046 |
|
|
30 |
Pitipana Town |
484 B |
2945 |
3 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
2980 |
|
|
31 |
Dolahena |
484 B |
4169 |
30 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
4211 |
|
|
32 |
Kandanawaththa |
484 C |
2924 |
19 |
8 |
45 |
0 |
2996 |
|
|
33 |
Suwapubuduwagama |
484 E |
2179 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2182 |
|
|
34 |
Kiriberiyakele |
484 F |
3342 |
16 |
14 |
78 |
5 |
3455 |
|
|
35 |
Prasannapura |
484 G |
2913 |
2 |
1 |
40 |
0 |
2956 |
|
|
36 |
Mawathgama |
485 |
2678 |
10 |
8 |
35 |
0 |
2731 |
|
|
37 |
Uduwana |
485 A |
3654 |
10 |
2 |
82 |
0 |
3748 |
|
|
38 |
Homagama North |
486 |
1891 |
0 |
3 |
26 |
13 |
1933 |
|
|
39 |
Homagama Town |
486 A |
2688 |
0 |
8 |
35 |
24 |
2755 |
|
|
40 |
Homagama West |
486 B |
3210 |
4 |
12 |
66 |
0 |
3292 |
|
|
41 |
Galawilawaththa North |
486 C |
3502 |
12 |
40 |
29 |
0 |
3583 |
|
|
42 |
Homagama East |
486 D |
2235 |
18 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
2269 |
|
|
43 |
Katuwana |
486 E |
4522 |
22 |
46 |
100 |
0 |
4690 |
|
|
44 |
Homagama South |
486 F |
3373 |
0 |
18 |
21 |
0 |
3412 |
|
|
45 |
Galawilawaththa South |
486 G |
3386 |
13 |
5 |
49 |
14 |
3467 |
|
|
46 |
Hiripitiya |
499 |
4862 |
8 |
38 |
104 |
0 |
5012 |
|
|
47 |
Niyadagala |
499 A |
3073 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
3100 |
|
|
48 |
Brahmanagama |
500 |
4827 |
10 |
7 |
230 |
0 |
5074 |
|
|
49 |
Mambulgoda |
500 A |
3030 |
4 |
23 |
15 |
18 |
3090 |
|
|
50 |
Maththegoda East |
587 |
5268 |
53 |
160 |
220 |
0 |
5701 |
|
|
51 |
Maththegoda Central A |
587 A |
2311 |
12 |
256 |
242 |
3 |
2824 |
|
|
52 |
Maththegoda Central B |
587 B |
2765 |
4 |
248 |
76 |
5 |
3098 |
|
|
53 |
Maththegoda East |
587 C |
3415 |
43 |
146 |
100 |
54 |
3758 |
|
|
54 |
Kirigampamunuwa |
588 |
3204 |
4 |
22 |
15 |
0 |
3245 |
|
|
55 |
Diyagama East |
589 |
1621 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1622 |
|
|
56 |
Diyagama West |
589 A |
2043 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
2061 |
|
|
57 |
Magammana East |
590 |
4428 |
26 |
6 |
12 |
0 |
4472 |
|
|
58 |
Magammana West |
590 A |
2450 |
11 |
5 |
38 |
3 |
2507 |
|
|
59 |
Deepangoda |
590 B |
4020 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
4035 |
|
|
60 |
Siddhamulla North |
591 |
2458 |
25 |
8 |
156 |
0 |
2647 |
|
|
61 |
Kudamaduwa |
591 A |
2761 |
7 |
276 |
203 |
137 |
3384 |
|
|
62 |
Siddhamulla North |
591 B |
2406 |
16 |
26 |
36 |
0 |
2484 |
|
|
63 |
Kithulahena |
591 C |
2330 |
0 |
19 |
12 |
0 |
2361 |
|
|
64 |
Sangarama |
591 D |
2270 |
0 |
8 |
62 |
12 |
2352 |
|
|
65 |
Siyambalagoda North |
592 |
4219 |
26 |
38 |
76 |
0 |
4359 |
|
|
66 |
Siyambalagoda South |
592 A |
1871 |
10 |
2 |
15 |
0 |
1898 |
|
|
67 |
Wethara |
593 |
2389 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
2401 |
|
|
68 |
Rilawala |
593 A |
1940 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
0 |
1957 |
|
|
69 |
Ambalangoda |
594 |
2197 |
9 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
2228 |
|
|
70 |
Heraliyawala |
595 |
1037 |
10 |
6 |
33 |
10 |
1096 |
|
|
71 |
Palagama |
599 |
2605 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
0 |
2631 |
|
|
72 |
Undurugoda |
600 |
1544 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
0 |
1562 |
|
|
73 |
Weniwelkola |
601 |
5894 |
25 |
10 |
10 |
25 |
5964 |
|
|
74 |
Kahathuduwa North |
602 |
2749 |
28 |
16 |
11 |
18 |
2822 |
|
|
75 |
Kahathuduwa South |
602 A |
3328 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
3340 |
|
|
76 |
Kahathuduwa West |
602 B |
3394 |
36 |
9 |
14 |
5 |
3458 |
|
|
77 |
Kahathuduwa East |
602 C |
1886 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1896 |
|
|
78 |
Kiriwaththuduwa North |
603 |
2268 |
0 |
4 |
15 |
3 |
2290 |
|
|
79 |
Kiriwaththuduwa South |
603 A |
3075 |
21 |
1 |
25 |
0 |
3122 |
|
|
80 |
Kithulawila |
603 B |
3401 |
10 |
9 |
25 |
0 |
3445 |
|
|
81 |
Munamale Yakahaluwa |
603 C |
2747 |
3 |
2 |
41 |
0 |
2793 |
|
|
Total |
253351 |
1103 |
1885 |
3708 |
555 |
260602 |
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Source : Development Officers Record
