Brahmanagama Grama Niladhari Division

Brahmanagama
Grama Niladhari Division
Coordinates: 6.822078°N 79.983232°E / 6.822078; 79.983232
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Divisional Secretariat	Homagama Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Colombo Electoral District
Polling Division	Homagama Polling Division
Area
• Total	2.05 km^2 (0.79 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2012)[2]
• Total	4,655
• Density	2,271/km^2 (5,880/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-1112245

280m
305yds

   

Brahmanagama

Brahmanagama Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Homagama Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka . It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 500.

Brahmanagama is a surrounded by the Mattegoda East, Deepangoda, Niyandagala, Magammana West and Mambulgoda Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Brahmanagama Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (98.1%) . In comparison, the Homagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Brahmanagama Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (98.1%)^[2]

Ethnicity in Brahmanagama^[2]

1. Sinhalese 98.1 (98.0%)
2. Sri Lankan Tamil 1.1 (1.10%)
3. Other 0.9 (0.90%)

Religion

The Brahmanagama Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (95.8%) . In comparison, the Homagama Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Brahmanagama Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (96.2%)^[2]

Religion in Brahmanagama^[2]

1. Buddhist (95.8%)
2. Other Christian (1.6%)
3. Roman Catholic (1.4%)
4. Hindu (1.1%)
5. Other (0.1%)

References

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