WELFARE CENTRES REVALIDATION PUTTLAM <strong>2006</strong> – STATISTICAL SUMMARY – Puttalam Welfare Centres Revalidation - <strong>2006</strong> Page 1 of 47
1. DEMOGRAPHY 1.1 AGE & GENDER (Number of Individuals) Gender 0-4 5-12 12-17 Age 18-33 33-59 Over 60 n/a Total % Female 3,421 6,007 3,209 9,636 7,516 1,420 171 31,380 49.7% Male 3,569 6,390 3,196 9,607 7,584 1,252 167 31,765 50.3% Total 6,990 12,397 6,405 19,243 15,100 2,672 338 63,145 11.1% 19.6% 10.1% 30.5% 23.9% 4.2% 0.5% 100% 1.2 ETHNICITY (Number of Individuals) 1.3 RELIGION (Number of Individuals) Sinhala Tamil Muslim Burgher Total 312 351 62,378 104 63,145 0.49% 0.56% 98.79% 0.16% 100% Buddhist Hindu Islam Christian Total 47 166 62,378 554 63,145 0.07% 0.26% 98.79% 0.88% 100% 1.4 EDUCATION (Number of Individuals) Education No Schooling Grade 1 - 5 Grade 6 - 10 Passed O/L NCGE Passed A/L HNCE Degree and Above Total 1.5 VULNERABILITY (Number of Individuals) Single headed HH at risk Male Female Total Number % Number % Number % 5,529 17.41% 5,518 17.58% 11,047 17.49% 6,637 20.89% 7,702 24.54% 14,339 22.71% 11,704 36.85% 11,542 36.78% 23,246 36.81% 4,864 15.31% 4,231 13.48% 9,095 14.40% 2,697 8.49% 2,242 7.14% 4,939 7.82% 334 1.05% 145 0.46% 479 0.76% 31,765 50.30% 31,380 49.70% 63,145 Unemployed Physically challenged Mentally challenged Orphans Elderly w/o support Chronically ill Total 1,830 5,896 1,272 580 252 601 10,431 1.6 EMPLOYMENT (Population older than 18 yrs) Current Employment Not employed Paid employment Own account worker Unpaid family worker Employer Total Male Female Total Number % Number % Number % 4,911 28.10% 16,307 94.38% 21,218 61.05% 9,865 56.45% 757 4.38% 10,622 30.56% 2,575 14.73% 160 0.93% 2,735 7.87% 48 0.27% 41 0.24% 89 0.26% 78 0.45% 13 0.08% 91 0.26% 17,477 50.29% 17,278 49.71% 34,755 2. VOTE LOCATION (Population older than 18 yrs) 2.1 NOT IN VOTERS LIST - AGE BREAKDOWN Vote location Individ Age Place of displacement 1,814 Gender 18-33 33-59 Over 60 n/a Total Place of origin 29,565 Female 2,338 445 62 67 2,912 Total 31,379 Male 2,160 350 37 73 2,620 Total 4,498 795 99 140 5,532 81.3% 14.4% 1.8% 2.5% 100% Puttalam Welfare Centres Revalidation - <strong>2006</strong> Page 2 of 47