Bogahalanda Grama Niladhari Division

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Bogahalanda
Coordinates: 7°13′08″N 80°47′55″E / 7.218888°N 80.798508°E / 7.218888; 80.798508
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictNuwara Eliya District
Divisional SecretariatHanguranketha Divisional Secretariat
Electoral DistrictNuwara-Eliya Electoral District
Polling DivisionHanguranketha Polling Division
Area
 • Total1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Elevation356 m (1,168 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total672
 • Density483/km2 (1,250/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeLK-2306035

Bogahalanda Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Hanguranketha Divisional Secretariat of Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 485A.

Bogahalanda is a surrounded by the Welapahala, Hakuruthale, Karalliyadda, Welikada and Thennalanda Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnicity[edit]

The Bogahalanda Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (100.0%). In comparison, the Hanguranketha Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Bogahalanda Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (86.4%)[2]

Ethnicity in Bogahalanda[2]

  Sinhalese (100.0%)
  Other (0.0%)

Religion[edit]

The Bogahalanda Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (100.0%). In comparison, the Hanguranketha Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Bogahalanda Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (86.2%) and a significant Hindu population (12.6%)[2]

Religion in Bogahalanda[2]

  Buddhist (100.0%)
  Other (0.0%)

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-06-06.