| Dehiwala West | |
| Settlement Type: | Grama Niladhari Division |
| Iso Code: | LK-1130040 |
| Coordinates: | 6.8582°N 79.862°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.59 |
| Elevation M: | 18 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 5184 |
| Population Density Km2: | 8786 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Colombo District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Divisional Secretariat |
| Subdivision Name3: | Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat |
| Subdivision Type4: | Electoral District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Colombo Electoral District |
| Subdivision Type5: | Polling Division |
| Subdivision Name5: | Dehiwala Polling Division |
Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division is a Grama Niladhari Division of the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat of Colombo District of Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has Grama Niladhari Division Code 540A.
Dehiwala West is a surrounded by the Dehiwala East, Jayathilaka, Wellawatta South and Galwala Grama Niladhari Divisions.
The Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division has a Sri Lankan Tamil majority (54.8%), a significant Sinhalese population (21.8%) and a significant Moor population (20.2%). In comparison, the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Sinhalese majority (60.5%), a significant Moor population (20.8%) and a significant Sri Lankan Tamil population (14.5%)[2]
The Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division has a Hindu plurality (44.4%), a significant Muslim population (22.5%), a significant Buddhist population (14.1%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (10.7%). In comparison, the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Dehiwala West Grama Niladhari Division) has a Buddhist majority (54.3%), a significant Muslim population (22.6%) and a significant Hindu population (12.1%)[3]