Balapitiya Grama Niladhari Division

Grama Niladhari Division in Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Balapitiya

Grama Niladhari Division

Coordinates: 6°16′12″N 80°02′16″E﻿ / ﻿6.270076°N 80.037719°E﻿ / 6.270076; 80.037719
Country| Sri Lanka
Province| Southern Province
District| Galle District
Divisional Secretariat| Balapitiya Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District| Galle Electoral District
Polling Division| Balapitiya Polling Division
Area

• Total| 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Elevation

[1]

| 48 m (157 ft)
Population

(2012)[2]

• Total| 1,855
• Density| 2,507/km2 (6,490/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code| LK-3106185

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Balapitiya

Balapitiya Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Balapitiya Divisional Secretariat of Galle District of Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 89.

Madu Ganga and Balapitiya are located within, nearby or associated with Balapitiya.

Balapitiya is a surrounded by the Berathuduwa, Brahmanawatta South and Elathota Grama Niladhari Divisions.

## Demographics[edit]

### Ethnicity[edit]

The Balapitiya Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese majority (99.6%). In comparison, the Balapitiya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Balapitiya Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (98.1%)[2]

Ethnicity in Balapitiya[2]

Sinhalese (99.6%)

Other (0.4%)

### Religion[edit]

The Balapitiya Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist majority (99.1%). In comparison, the Balapitiya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Balapitiya Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (97.9%)[2]

Religion in Balapitiya[2]

Buddhist (99.1%)

Other (0.9%)

Places adjacent to Balapitiya Grama Niladhari Division

|  | Brahmanawatta South |

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Balapitiya Grama Niladhari Division

| Elathota
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| Berathuduwa |

## 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.