Dehianga
Dehianga
දෙහිඅංග | |
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Village | |
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| Coordinates: 7°18′N 80°33′E / 7.300°N 80.550°E | |
| 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) |
Dehianga is a village in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located northwest of Dehigama, and about 8.6 km (5.3 mi) from Kandy, in Medapalata, Yatinuwara.
History
[edit]The village was described as a hamlet with inhabitants of potters and some Moor families in Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province.[1]
Demographics
[edit]| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Ref. | |
| 1881 | 308 | [1] | |
| 1891 | 318 | [1] | |
| 1901 | 329 | [2] | |
| 1911 | 432 | [2] | |
| 1921 | 474 | [3] | |
| 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%. Four were literate in English, compared to two in 1911. 99.6% of the population practiced Islam as their primary religion, and the other 0.4% reported practicing Hinduism.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). Vol. 1. State Print. Corporation. p. 140. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ a b c 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.
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