Maharagama


Maharagama is a town in Colombo District, Sri Lanka on the High-Level Road about 10 km from the centre of the commercial capital. It developed rapidly in the 1980s as a dormitory suburb. Governed by the Maharagama Urban Council, the town possesses facilities like supermarkets, department stores, clothing, food and beverages shops to fulfill the needs of citizens.
There are number of bus routes passing the area and starting from the suburb that connect Maharagama to all the suburbs. There's a depot of the Sri Lanka Transport Board in Maharagama.

Maharagama Urban Council

Zone

According to the census of 2012, the demographics of Maharagama by religion and ethnicity is as follows.
2012Percentage
Buddhist179,64991.96%
Roman Catholic6,5823.37%
Other Christian3,2671.67%
Hindu2,9051.49%
Islam2,7651.42%
Other1870.10%
Total195,355100.00%
Sinhalese187,36395.90
Sri Lankan Tamils3,1071.59
Sri Lankan Moors1,3690.70
Burghers1,3430.68
Sri Lankan Malays1,1430.58
Indian Tamils5290.27
Bharatha4710.24
Sri Lankan Chetty820.04
Other160.00
Total195,355100.00%

Important places around Maharagama

Railway

Trains starting from Colombo Fort stop at Maharagama Railway Station and nearby Nawinna Railway Station. The stations lie on the Kelani Valley Line, with local trains to Colombo Fort, Maradana, and Avissawella.
Maharagama Railway Station is in the Pamunuwa area.
Currently the Kelani Valley Line serves an increasingly urbanizing population between Colombo Fort and Maharagama. Though capacity increased through broad-gauging the line, services face limitations due to sharp curves and the illegal construction on the sides of the track between Colombo and Maharagama.

Bus routes

Maharagama, which is in the middle of few important areas, has bus routes that access to the suburb centre.
Bus routes heading via Maharagama to/from Colombo:
Local bus routes terminating at Maharagama:
Long-distance bus service via Maharagama to/from Colombo:
Long-distance bus service terminating at Maharagama operated by the SLTB:
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