It was a regional political division formed by royal land grants.
Demela Hatpattu was named as such because at its time of creation, it was exclusively governed by Tamil hereditary chiefs.
[1] (See Mukkuvar and Vannimai) The Pattu consisted of the following subdivisions Of which Muneswaram Pattuva alone had approximately 63 inhabited villages.
[4] Demala Hatpattu formed a large division within the current Puttalam District.
[5] During the British Colonial period Demala Hatpattu transferred between numbers of provinces.