Province |
District |
No.of Farms |
Female |
Male |
Total Cattle Population |
Milch* |
Heifers |
Calves |
Total |
Calves |
Bulls |
Total |
|
|
Kandy |
8,954 |
11,470 |
5,924 |
3,832 |
21,226 |
3,807 |
1,191 |
4,998 |
26,224 |
|
Matale |
5,216 |
9,487 |
5,325 |
3,566 |
18,378 |
3,502 |
1,678 |
5,180 |
23,558 |
|
Nuwara Eliya |
9,845 |
9,093 |
6,513 |
3,398 |
19,004 |
2,819 |
800 |
3,619 |
22,623 |
Central |
|
24,015 |
30,050 |
17,762 |
10,796 |
58,608 |
10,128 |
3,669 |
13,797 |
72,405 |
|
Ampara |
10,897 |
30,222 |
23,717 |
15,519 |
69,458 |
13,047 |
6,427 |
19,474 |
88,932 |
|
Batticaloa |
5,403 |
22,780 |
22,618 |
12,121 |
57,519 |
10,417 |
2,823 |
13,240 |
70,759 |
|
Trincomalee |
5,512 |
24,916 |
26,010 |
15,332 |
66,258 |
11,475 |
2,835 |
14,310 |
80,568 |
Eastern |
|
21,812 |
77,918 |
72,345 |
42,972 |
193,235 |
34,939 |
12,085 |
47,024 |
240,259 |
|
Anuradhapura |
16,344 |
54,365 |
44,964 |
25,260 |
124,589 |
23,558 |
11,724 |
35,282 |
159,871 |
|
Polonnaruwa |
4,639 |
13,083 |
9,310 |
4,584 |
26,977 |
4,664 |
3,302 |
7,966 |
34,943 |
North Central |
|
20,983 |
67,448 |
54,274 |
29,844 |
151,566 |
28,222 |
15,026 |
43,248 |
194,814 |
|
Kurunegala |
21,837 |
46,688 |
26,078 |
17,384 |
90,150 |
17,113 |
5,219 |
22,332 |
112,482 |
|
Puttalam |
9,972 |
23,665 |
19,287 |
10,738 |
53,690 |
9,636 |
3,817 |
13,453 |
67,143 |
North Western |
|
31,809 |
70,353 |
45,365 |
28,122 |
143,840 |
26,749 |
9,036 |
35,785 |
179,625 |
|
Kegalle |
4,161 |
4,678 |
2,729 |
1,617 |
9,024 |
1,354 |
861 |
2,215 |
11,239 |
|
Ratnapura |
2,797 |
3,641 |
3,220 |
1,604 |
8,465 |
1,596 |
1,275 |
2,871 |
11,336 |
Sabaragamuwa |
|
6,958 |
8,319 |
5,949 |
3,221 |
17,489 |
2,950 |
2,136 |
5,086 |
22,575 |
|
Galle |
3,691 |
4,935 |
2,876 |
1,812 |
9,623 |
1,857 |
749 |
2,606 |
12,229 |
|
Hambantota |
3,064 |
11,437 |
10,951 |
5,326 |
27,714 |
4,358 |
1,370 |
5,728 |
33,442 |
|
Matara |
2,963 |
3,506 |
2,797 |
1,463 |
7,766 |
1,341 |
824 |
2,165 |
9,931 |
Southern |
|
9,718 |
19,878 |
16,624 |
8,601 |
45,103 |
7,556 |
2,943 |
10,499 |
55,602 |
|
Badulla |
15,996 |
22,568 |
9,198 |
7,077 |
38,843 |
6,470 |
16,004 |
22,474 |
61,317 |
|
Moneragala |
9,500 |
10,981 |
14,086 |
6,493 |
31,560 |
6,054 |
14,743 |
20,797 |
52,357 |
Uva |
|
25,496 |
33,549 |
23,284 |
13,570 |
70,403 |
12,524 |
30,747 |
43,271 |
113,674 |
|
Colombo |
1,425 |
2,665 |
1,649 |
1,184 |
5,498 |
994 |
269 |
1,263 |
6,761 |
|
Gampaha |
6,891 |
10,347 |
6,618 |
4,444 |
21,409 |
3,820 |
1,583 |
5,403 |
26,812 |
|
Kalutara |
2,120 |
3,695 |
2,499 |
1,531 |
7,725 |
1,355 |
610 |
1,965 |
9,690 |
Western |
|
10,436 |
16,707 |
10,766 |
7,159 |
34,632 |
6,169 |
2,462 |
8,631 |
43,263 |
Sri Lanka (Without Northern Province) |
151,227 |
324,222 |
246,369 |
144,285 |
714,876 |
129,237 |
78,104 |
207,341 |
922,217 |
* Milch - Once calved and having potential of milking |
Source:- Dept.of Animal Production and Health (Farm Registration Programme-2008) |