Kosgama (Panvila) Grama Niladhari Division

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Grama Niladhari Division in Central Province, Sri Lanka

Kosgama

Grama Niladhari Division

Coordinates: 7°25′02″N 80°45′12″E﻿ / ﻿7.417092°N 80.753336°E﻿ / 7.417092; 80.753336
Country| Sri Lanka
Province| Central Province
District| Kandy District
Divisional Secretariat| Panvila Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District| Kandy Electoral District
Polling Division| Pathadumbara Polling Division
Area

• Total| 11.17 km2 (4.31 sq mi)
Elevation

[1]

| 1,158 m (3,799 ft)
Population

(2012)[2]

• Total| 2,497
• Density| 224/km2 (580/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code| LK-2115020

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Kosgama

Kosgama Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Panvila Divisional Secretariat of Kandy District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 739.

Kosgama is a surrounded by the Etanwala, Mahapathana, Thawalanthenna, Beddegama, Arattana, Madulkele and Watakele Grama Niladhari Divisions.

## Demographics[edit]

### Ethnicity[edit]

The Kosgama Grama Niladhari Division has an Indian Tamil majority (57.4%), a significant Sinhalese population (23.1%) and a significant Moor population (11.8%). In comparison, the Panvila Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kosgama Grama Niladhari Division) has an Indian Tamil plurality (49.5%) and a significant Sinhalese population (38.3%)[2]

Ethnicity in Kosgama[2]

Indian Tamil (57.4%)

Sinhalese (23.1%)

Moor (11.8%)

Sri Lankan Tamil (7.7%)

Other (0.0%)

### Religion[edit]

The Kosgama Grama Niladhari Division has a Hindu majority (63.3%), a significant Buddhist population (23.4%) and a significant Muslim population (11.8%). In comparison, the Panvila Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kosgama Grama Niladhari Division) has a Hindu majority (52.2%) and a significant Buddhist population (37.9%)[2]

Religion in Kosgama[2]

Hindu (63.3%)

Buddhist (23.4%)

Muslim (11.8%)

Other (1.5%)

Places adjacent to Kosgama (Panvila) Grama Niladhari Division

| Watakele | Etanwala |

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Mahapathana |

Kosgama Grama Niladhari Division

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Madulkele | Beddegama and Arattana | Thawalanthenna

## 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.