Iyankerny Tamil Grama Niladhari Division

Iyankerny Tamil
Iyankerny Tamil
Grama Niladhari Division
	Coordinates: 7°47′43″N 81°36′03″E / 7.795311°N 81.600932°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern Province
District	Batticaloa District
Divisional Secretariat	Eravur Pattu Divisional Secretariat
Electoral District	Batticaloa Electoral District
Polling Division	Batticaloa Polling Division
Area
• Total	1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	2,644
• Density	1,445/km2 (3,740/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	LK-5112050

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440yds

Iyankerny Tamil

Iyankerny Tamil Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Eravur Pattu Divisional Secretariat of Batticaloa District of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 193C.

Iyankerny Tamil is a surrounded by the Chenkalady 1, Thalavai, Iyankerny Muslim, Eravur 03, Ellainagar, Chenkalady 2, Kommathurai East, Kommathurai North and Kaluvankerny 2 Grama Niladhari Divisions.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The Iyankerny Tamil Grama Niladhari Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (92.4%). In comparison, the Eravur Pattu Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Iyankerny Tamil Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (80.0%) and a significant Moor population (16.8%)^[2]

Ethnicity in Iyankerny Tamil^[2]

Sri Lankan Tamil (92.4%)

Moor (6.9%)

Other (0.8%)

Religion

The Iyankerny Tamil Grama Niladhari Division has a Hindu majority (74.8%) and a significant Other Christian population (14.6%). In comparison, the Eravur Pattu Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Iyankerny Tamil Grama Niladhari Division) has a Hindu majority (71.3%) and a significant Muslim population (16.8%)^[2]

Religion in Iyankerny Tamil^[2]

Hindu (74.8%)

Other Christian (14.6%)

Muslim (7.0%)

Roman Catholic (3.5%)

Other (0.2%)

References

^ "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.
^ ^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.

[geo-1] "USGS EarthExplorer". earthexplorer.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2020.

[census2012-2] "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.

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