Divisional Secretariat - Dehiaththakandiya

Resource Profile - 2024

Population in 2024

Population in 2019

Population By Ethnic Group in DS Division - 2019

S No	GNDivision	Sinhalese		Tamil		Muslims		Burgers		Sub Total		Total
S No	GNDivision	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Total
01	Rideela	2210	2218	5	5	0	0	-	-	2215	2223	4438
02	Bakmeedeniya	2437	2399	0	0	1	0	-	-	2438	2399	4837
03	Dehiattakandiya	4370	4593	0	0	2	-	-	-	4372	4593	8965
04	Kadirapura	6215	5805	-	3	1	-	-	-	6216	5808	12024
05	Mawanagama	2354	2264	0	0	0	0	-	-	2354	2264	4618
06	Lihiniyagama	2140	2000	0	1	0	0	-	-	2140	2001	4141
07	Serupitiya	2528	2375	0	0	2	-	-	-	2530	2375	4905
08	Sandamadulla	1848	1871	25	29	9	11	-	-	1882	1911	3793
09	Sandunpura	2389	2643	0	4	-	-	-	-	2389	2647	5036
10	Paranagama	1751	1680	0	0	2	0	802	745	2555	2425	4980
11	Ihalagama	1499	1541	9	7	47	49	-	-	1555	1597	3152
12	Nawa Medagama	1717	1786	0	2	1	0	-	-	1718	1788	3506
13	Wawmedagama	1419	1432	0	1	0	0	-	-	1419	1433	2852
Total		32877	32607	39	52	65	60	802	745	33783	33464	67247

No of Families by Ethnicin Group in DS Division-2019

S.No	GN Division	Sinhalese	Tamils	Muslims	Burgers	Others	Total
01	Rideela	1328	-	-	-	-	1328
02	Bakmeedeniya	1390	-	1	-	-	1391
03	Dehiattakandiya	2393	-	-	-	-	2393
04	Kadirapura	3590	-	-	-	-	3590
05	Mawanagama	1390	-	-	-	-	1390
06	Lihiniyagama	1217	-	-	-	-	1217
07	Serupitiya	1395	-	2	-	-	1397
08	Sandamandulla	1171	16	3	-	-	1190
09	Sandunpura	1511	-	-	-	-	1511
10	Paranagama	1052	-	1	-	485	1538
11	Ihalagama	942	5	22	-	-	969
12	Nawa Medagama	899	-	-	-	-	899
13	Wawmedagama	743	-	-	-	-	743
Total		19021	21	29	0	485	19556

Population by Religion in DS Division - 2018

S/N

GN Division

Buddist

Hindu

Islam

Roman Catholic

Other Chistians

Other

Total

01

Rideela

4419

10

0

3

6

-

4438

02

Bakmeedeniya

4778

0

1

18

40

-

4837

03

Dehiattakandiya

8929

0

2

11

23

-

8965

04

Kadirapura

12010

3

1

8

2

-

12024

05

Mawanagama

4585

0

31

2

-

4618

06

Lihiniyagama

4126

1

0

8

6

-

4141

07

Serupitiya

4901

0

2

-

2

-

4905

08

Sandamandulla

3785

0

4

-

3793

09

Sandunpura

5029

4

0

-

3

-

5036

10

Paranagama

4961

0

2

-

17

-

4980

11

Ihalagama

3028

16

96

-

12

-

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12

Nawa Medagama

3501

2

1

2

-

3506

13

Wawmedagama

2851

1

0

-

2852

Total

66903

37

105

85

117

-

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Families by Religion in DS Division 2018

S No.	DS Division	Buddhist	Hindu	Islam	Roman Catholic	Other Christian	Others	Total
01	Rideela	1328	-	-	1	3	-	1328
02	Bakmeedeniya	1390	-	1	3	16	-	1391
03	Dehiattakandiya	2393	-	-	3	7	-	2393
04	Kadirapura	3590	-	-	2	-	-	3590
05	Mawanagama	1390	-	-	7	-	-	1390
06	Lihiniyagama	1217	-	-	-	-	-	1217
07	Serupitiya	1395	-	2	-	-	-	1397
08	Sandamandulla	1187	-	3	-	-	-	1190
09	Sandunpura	1511	-	-	-	-	-	1511
10	Paranagama	1052	-	1	-	3	-	1538
11	Ihalagama	942	-	22	-	-	-	969
12	Nawa Medagama	899	-	-	-	-	-	899
13	Wawmedagama	743	-	-	-	-	-	743
Total		19037	0	29	16	29	-	19556

Irrigation

Tanks in DS Division -2019

Major Tanks

S.No.	GN Division	Major Tanks
S.No.	GN Division	No of Tank	Capacity (Ac.ft)	Irrigable Area (Ha)	Catchment Area(Sq.Km)
1	Rideela	0	0	0	0
2	Bakmeedeniya	0	0	0	0
3	Dehiattakandiya	0	0	0	0
4	Kadirapura	1	NA*	NA*	NA*
5	Mawanagama	0	0	0	0
6	Lihiniyagama	0	0	0	0
7	Serupitiya	0	0	0	0
8	Sandamandulla	0	0	0	0
9	Sandunpura	0	0	0	0
10	Paranagama	1	10377	NA*	17.09
11	Ihalagama	0	0	0	0
12	Nawa Medagama	0	0	0	0
13	Wawmedagama	1	118445	NA*	293
Total		NA*	NA*	NA*	NA*A5:F1A3:F18

Medium Tanks

S.No.	GN Division	Medium Tanks
S.No.	GN Division	No of Tank	Capacity (Ac.ft)	Irrigable Area(Ha)	Catchment Area(Sq.Km)
1	Rideela	1	NA*	NA*	NA*
2	Bakmeedeniya	0	0	0	0
3	Dehiattakandiya	1	576	NA*	7 (Sq.Km)
4	Kadirapura	2	NA*	NA*	NA*
5	Mawanagama	0	0	0	0
6	Lihiniyagama	0	0	0	0
7	Serupitiya	0	0	0	0
8	Sandamandulla	1	1070	NA*	0.695 (Sq.Km)
9	Sandunpura	1	495	NA*	0.717 (Sq.Km)
10	Paranagama	0	0	0	0
11	Ihalagama	0	0	0	0
12	Nawa Medagama	0	0	0	0
13	Wawmedagama	0	0	0	0
Total		6	NA*	NA*	NA*

Minor Tanks

S.No.	GN Division	Minor Tank
S.No.	GN Division	No of Tank	Capacity (Ac.ft)	Irrigable Area(Ha)	Catchment Area(Sq.Km)
1	Rideela	3	NA*	NA*	NA*
2	Bakmeedeniya	0	0	0	0
3	Dehiattakandiya	1	NA*	NA*	NA*
4	Kadirapura	4	NA*	NA*	NA*
5	Mawanagama	1	186	NA*	NA*
6	Lihiniyagama	1	178	NA*	NA*
7	Serupitiya	0	0	0	0
8	Sandamandulla	0	0	0	0
9	Sandunpura	0	0	0	0
10	Paranagama	1	422	NA*	82
11	Ihalagama	1	138	NA*	267
12	Nawa Medagama	2	590	NA*	160
13	Wawmedagama	3	NA*	NA*	NA*
Total		0	NA*	NA*	NA*

Forestry

Extent of State Forest and Forest Reserve in DS Division 2019

S.No

GN Division

Proclaimed Reserves

Proposed Reserves

State Forests(Ha)

Forest Plantations

Strict Natural Reserves

Jungle Corridor

Sanctuaries

National Parks

(i) Teak

(ii) Mahogany

(iii) Eucalyptus

(iv) Pines/Bamboo

(v) Other Species

Kaya

1

Rideela

_

2

Bakmeedeniya

_

3

Dehiattakandiya

_

0.6 mango

_

4

Kadirapura

_

650

25

_

10

_

5

Mawanagama

_

25

_

6

Lihiniyagama

_

7

Serupitiya

_

8

Sandamandulla

_

9

Sandunpura

_

08 mixed

_

10

Paranagama

_

11

Ihalagama

_

08 kubuk

_

12

Nawa Medagama

_

13

Wawmedagama

_

25

_

Total

0

650

75

0

16.52

10

0

State Forest in DS Sivision - 2019

S No.+A2:D16	GN Division	No of Forest	Extent (Ha)
1	Rideela	_	_
2	Bakmeedeniya	_	_
3	Dehiattakandiya	_	_
4	Kadirapura	(1) Muwapetigewela	650
5	Mawanagama	(1) Kubuk kelaya	10
6	Lihiniyagama	_	_
7	Serupitiya	_	_
8	Sandamandulla	_	_
9	Sandunpura	(1) Muwagammana kelaya	8
10	Paranagama	_	_
11	Ihalagama	_	_
12	Nawa Medagama	_	_
13	Wawmedagama	_	_
Total		3	668 (Hec)

Community Forestry in DS Division - 2019

S No	GN Division	Demonstration Wood (Ha)	Wood lots (Ha)	Fuel Wood (Ha)	Sawn Timber (Extent in Ha)	Soft timber (Extent in Ha)	Satin Logs (Extent in Ha)	Ebony Logs (Extent in Ha)	Enrichment (Extent in Ha)	Firewood (Extent in Ha)
1	Rideela	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
2	Bakmeedeniya	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
3	Dehiattakandiya	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
4	Kadirapura	_	40	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
5	Mawanagama	_	25	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
6	Lihiniyagama	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
7	Serupitiya	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
8	Sandamandulla	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
9	Sandunpura	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
10	Paranagama	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
11	Ihalagama	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
12	Nawa Medagama	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
13	Wawmedagama	_	25	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
Total		0	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Geographical Fetures

Land Area - 2019

S.No	GN Division	Land Area Extent (sq km)	Presentage	Land Area(with out Maduruoya&wasgamuwa National parks(Sq.Km)	Large inland water Area(Sq.Km)
1	Rideela	16.92	4.5%	16.42	0.8
2	Bakmeedeniya	13.85	3.7%	12.85	_
3	Dehiattakandiya	20.93	5.6%	20.93	0.6
4	Kadirapura	106	28.3%	45.2	10.8
5	Mawanagama	12.76	3.4%	12.76	0.3
6	Lihiniyagama	11.29	3.0%	11.29	0.3
7	Serupitiya	17.65	4.8%	17.65	-
8	Sandamandulla	11.43	3.1%	11.43	0.3
9	Sandunpura	79.24	21.2%	16.04	13.8
10	Paranagama	35.4	9.5%	14	2
11	Ihalagama	10.58	2.8%	10.58	0.1
12	Nawa Medagama	9.07	2.4%	9.07	0.3
13	Wawmedagama	28.96	7.7%	14.16	2.9
Total		374.08	100.0%	212.38	32.2

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Resource Profile - 2024

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Tanks in DS Division -2019

Forestry

Extent of State Forest and Forest Reserve in DS Division 2019

State Forest in DS Sivision - 2019

Community Forestry in DS Division - 2019

Geographical Fetures

Land Area - 2019

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