Sevanagala

Sevanagala
Country	Sri Lanka
District	Monaragala District, Sri Lanka
Area
• Land	123.98 km2 (47.87 sq mi)
Population
• Total	42,894
• Density	333/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6

Sevanagala is a rural area which is situated in western end of Monaragala district. Sevanagala is a divisional secretariat and it consists of 14 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GND), which are further divided into 77 villages. Majority of Monaragala district population is represented from this region and the single majority of the ethnic group is Sinhalese while majority are Buddhists in religion. Embilipitiya is the closest city and it is situated 12 km away from here. The climatic condition of this area shows characteristics of a dry zone through out the year though, November to December it is has much cooler environment due to North East monsoon rains.

Economy

Main income generation source of the people living in Sevanagala area is agricultural farming (more than 80%) while others are depend on animal husbandry (cattle and buffalo rearing),small scale trades and house hold income generation sources. Sevanagala Sugar Factory also plays a major role in the economy of the area.

Majority of the farmers in sevanagala are solely depend on sugar cane cultivation around two decades whereas the tend is now declining with low profitability. Paddy, banana, papaw and vegetables are more popular among the younger generation as major crops due to higher income level. Many farmers now move away from Sugarcane to other crops as the profit they can obtain from sugarcane is comparatively low. As a result it directly effects to country's sugar production and a large amount of foreign exchange has to be spent over the imports.

Sugar cane cultivation

Sevanagala area is much popular among the nation for the sugar cane cultivation since 1986.