Milagiriya Grama Niladhari Division

Milagiriya Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Milagiriya
Grama Niladhari Division
Milagiriya is located within, nearby or associated with the Milagiriya Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6.891611°N 79.858144°E / 6.891611; 79.858144
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Colombo West Polling Division
Area
• Total	1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2012)[2]
• Total	7,348
• Density	6,023/km2 (15,600/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1127065

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Milagiriya

Kirilapone North, Visakha Vidyalaya, Bambalapitiya, Milagiriya, Majestic City, Bodu Bala Sena, Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon, Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, Saifee Villa and E FM are located within, nearby or associated with Milagiriya.

Milagiriya is a surrounded by the Bambalapitiya, Kurunduwatta, Thimbirigasyaya and Havelock Town Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Milagiriya Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese plurality (43.9%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (32.5%) and a significant Moor population (15.6%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Milagiriya Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (52.8%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (28.0%) and a significant Moor population (15.1%)^[2]

Ethnicity in Milagiriya^[2]

  Sinhalese (43.9%)

  Sri Lankan Tamil (32.5%)

  Moor (15.6%)

  Indian Tamil (4.0%)

  Other (1.9%)

  Bharatha (1.1%)

  Other (1.0%)

Religion

The Milagiriya Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist plurality (36.0%), a significant Hindu population (30.6%), a significant Muslim population (17.6%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (10.5%). In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Milagiriya Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist plurality (47.9%), a significant Hindu population (22.5%) and a significant Muslim population (17.4%)^[2]

Religion in Milagiriya^[2]

  Buddhist (36.0%)

  Hindu (30.6%)

  Muslim (17.6%)

  Roman Catholic (10.5%)

  Other Christian (4.8%)

  Other (0.4%)

Gallery

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  Visakha Vidyalaya
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  Bambalapitiya
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  Milagiriya
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  Majestic City
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  Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon

References

1. "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
2. "Census of Population and Housing 2012" (PDF). statistics.gov.lk. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 2012.