Kosgama | |
Settlement Type: | Grama Niladhari Division |
Iso Code: | LK-2115020 |
Coordinates: | 7.4171°N 80.7533°W |
Area Total Km2: | 11.17 |
Elevation M: | 1158 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2497 |
Population Density Km2: | 224 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kandy District |
Subdivision Type3: | Divisional Secretariat |
Subdivision Name3: | Panvila Divisional Secretariat |
Subdivision Type4: | Electoral District |
Subdivision Name4: | Kandy Electoral District |
Subdivision Type5: | Polling Division |
Subdivision Name5: | Pathadumbara Polling Division |
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.
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]
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%)[3]