Pannaippulam Grama Niladhari Division

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Pannaippulam
Coordinates: 9°46′16″N 79°57′03″E / 9.771205°N 79.950850°E / 9.771205; 79.950850
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorthern Province
DistrictJaffna District
Divisional SecretariatValikamam West
Electoral DistrictJaffna Electoral District
Polling DivisionVaddukoddai Polling Division
Area
 • Total0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total1,293
 • Density1,361/km2 (3,520/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-4106100

Pannaippulam Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Valikamam West Divisional Secretariat of Jaffna District of Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code J/176.

Pannaippulam is a surrounded by the Sillalai South, Pannakam, Sillalai North, Vadaliadaippu and Chulipuram East Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Pannaippulam Grama Niladhari Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (99.6%). In comparison, the Valikamam West (Chankanai) Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Pannaippulam Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (99.4%)[2]

Ethnicity in Pannaippulam[2]

  Sri Lankan Tamil (99.6%)
  Other (0.4%)

Religion[edit]

The Pannaippulam Grama Niladhari Division has a Hindu majority (92.3%). In comparison, the Valikamam West (Chankanai) Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Pannaippulam Grama Niladhari Division) has a Hindu majority (93.9%)[2]

Religion in Pannaippulam[2]

  Hindu (92.3%)
  Roman Catholic (7.1%)
  Other (0.6%)

References[edit]

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