The Bambalapitiya Grama Niladhari Division has a Sinhalese plurality (40.5%), a significant Moor population (28.2%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (21.7%) . In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Bambalapitiya Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (52.8%), a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (28.0%) and a significant Moor population (15.1%) [2]
The Bambalapitiya Grama Niladhari Division has a Buddhist plurality (32.5%), a significant Muslim population (30.2%) and a significant Hindu population (20.2%) . In comparison, the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Bambalapitiya Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist plurality (47.9%), a significant Hindu population (22.5%) and a significant Muslim population (17.4%) [2]