Talawatta

Talawatta
Village
Interactive map of Talawatta
Country Sri Lanka
ProvinceCentral Province
DistrictKandy District
Divisional secretariatUdunuwara Divisional Secretariat
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Talawatta is a village in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located in Gangapalata, Udunuwara.

History

The village was described as "low caste" in Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
188190—    
189174−17.8%
1901113+52.7%
1911140+23.9%
1921161+15.0%
Gangoda was grouped with
Boyagama and Gangoda
during the 1871 census.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). Vol. 2. State Print. Corporation. p. 806. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 Census of Ceylon, 1911. Colombo: Ceylon Dept. of Census and Statistics. 1912. p. 44. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Report on the Census of Ceylon: 1921. Vol. 2. Sri Lanka: Ceylon. Superintendent of Census. 1923. p. 58.