Dehianga is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Kandy District, Central Province, northwest of Dehigama, about 8.6 km (5.3 mi) from Kandy.[1]
Dehianga | |
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Village | |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Central Province |
| District | Kandy District |
| Divisional secretariat | Yatinuwara |
| Elevation | 618 m (2,028 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
History
editArchibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province described the village as a hamlet with inhabitants of potters and some Moor families.[2]
Demographics
edit| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Ref. | |
| 1881 | 308 | [2] | |
| 1891 | 318 | [2] | |
| 1901 | 329 | [3] | |
| 1911 | 432 | [3] | |
| 1921 | 474 | [4] | |
| Dehianga was grouped with Waturakumbura and Gurugama during the 1871 census. | |||
In the 1921 census, it was recorded that out of the population of 474 people, 134, or 28% of the population, was literate (more than double the 1911 literacy rate of 13%[5]), although only 4 were literate in English (1911: 2). 99.6% of the population practiced Islam as their primary religion, and the other 0.4% reported practicing Hinduism.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dehianga, Sri Lanka". sri-lanka.places-in-the-world.com.
- ^ a b c Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. p. 140. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b Census of Ceylon, 1911. Colombo: Ceylon Dept. of Census and Statistics. 1912. p. 48. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Report on the Census of Ceylon: 1921, Volume 2. Sri Lanka: Ceylon. Superintendent of Census. 1923. pp. 62–63.
- ^ Denham, E.B. (1912). Census of Ceylon, 1911. Sri Lanka: Ceylon. Dept. of Census and Statistics. pp. 48–51.
External links
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