APPENDIX   IX.
 

RESULTS  OF THE  CENSUS OP  CEYLON,  1891.
 

  [Note.—The sign —signifies

per cent.]
 

decrease per cent, in the decade, and the siga + increase





     THE ISLAND.
 

Population of Ceylon  (excluding  the  military,

  shipping, and estates)     ........

The military......    ......

The shipping    ............

Estate population      ..........

Population of Ceylon  (including the  military,

  shipping, and estates..........
 

   1881.

2,554,805

   1,658

   2, OSS

  204,933
 

   1891.

2,743,942

   2,138

   3,446

  258,713
 

+  7*4

+ 28-9

+ 33*1

+ 26*2
 

2,763,984   3,008,239     +   8*8
 

         WESTERN PROVINCE (including the Municipality of Colomho).



Population (exclusive of the miHfcary and shipping)

Persons in military buildings      ......

   ,,    on hoard vessels    ........

Population (including the military and shipping)



  Colombo District (exclusive of Municipality)

Population (exclusive of the military and shipping)

Persons in military buildings

The shipping    ......

Population (including the military and shipping)

Aiutkuru korale South \

Ragam pattu         /

Hewagam korale

Salpiti korale   .     .......

Siyane korale

Ambatalenpahala     .,    ..    ..     ..'*..

Estate population in the Colombo district



           Colombo Municipality.

Fort Ward

Persons in military buildings .

Pettah. Ward

St. Paul's Ward

St. Sebastian Ward

Kotahena Ward ..

Mutwal Ward

Persons in military buildings

New Bazaar Ward

Maradana Ward

Slave Island Ward

Persons in military buildings

Kollupitiya "Ward
 

On board ships in Colombo Harbour
 

671,500
 

761,346
 

+ 13-4
 

1,057
 

1,359
 

—
 

618
 

1,302
 

—
 

673,175
 

764,007
 

+ 13-5
 

279,286
 

319,334
 

+ 14-3
 

9
 

123
 

—
 

6S
 

75
 

—
 

279,363
 

319,532
 

+ 14-4
 

43,297
 

48,327
 

+ 11-6
 

46,695
 

56,815
 

+ 21-7
 

74,354
 

82,359
 

+ 10 8
 

105,922
 

12.1,799
 

+ 15-0
 

9.01S
 

10,034
 

+ 11-3
 

—
 

3,753
 

—
 

Males.
 

Females.
 

Persons.
 

1,070
 

117
 

1,187
 

976
 

83
 

1,059
 

5,390
 

2,073
 

7,463
 

9,591
 

6,722
 

16,313
 

4,453
 

3,492
 

7,945
 

7,277
 

5,993
 

13.270
 

7,512
 

7,128
 

14;640
 

9
 

—
 

9
 

7,648
 

6,773
 

14,421
 

12,656
 

10,881
 

23,537
 

7,566
 

5,885
 

13,451
 

108
 

60
 

168
 

7,591
 

5,872
 

13,463
 

71,847
 

55,079
 

126,926
 

1,009
 

43

55,122
 

1,052
 

72,S56
 

127,978
 

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