NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Geography Sri Lanka (LKA) Coverage type Country Time period covered 03/1953 - 03/1953 Data type Census: De factoNationally representative Summary This source appears in the United Nations Demographic Yearbook. This census was conducted when Sri Lanka was still known as Ceylon. Keywords Population Citation Contributors Department of Census and Statistics (Sri Lanka) Suggested citation Department of Census and Statistics (Sri Lanka). Ceylon Population and Housing Census 1953. GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 22, 2022