Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

109

Major Unreached People Groups *

43

Total Population

1,419,000

Buddhist

79.7 %

Christian

1.7 %

Hindu

14.2 %

Muslim

4.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population
in Province
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in Province
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Adi Andhra 400 800 50.0% Telugu Hindu Progress Gauge
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 1,700 9,300 18.3% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 2,900 19,000 15.3% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Ahinkuntaya 4,700 66,000 7.1% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Ambalavasi 6,300 17,000 37.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Ambattan 600 17,000 3.5% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Arab, general 100 5,600 1.8% Arabic, Mesopotamian Muslim Progress Gauge
Badahala 8,200 123,000 6.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Bania unspecified 1,400 19,000 7.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Batgama 63,000 409,000 15.4% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Berava 29,000 400,000 7.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Bintanna 500 7,300 6.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Bodhivansha 1,100 16,000 6.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Boya 3,700 18,000 20.6% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Brahmin Indian Tamil 6,200 34,000 18.2% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin unspecified 7,300 8,800 83.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Burgher 1,100 56,000 2.0% Sinhala Christian Progress Gauge
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 1,000 5,200 19.2% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 6,400 29,000 22.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Couratto 1,300 7,500 17.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 2,500 11,000 22.7% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Dodda-Weddah 2,400 41,000 5.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gahala 1,200 12,000 10.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gattara 54,000 822,000 6.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gauraykwallu 1,800 21,000 8.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  109 1,418,000         43
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  117 1,419,000         44
* Province level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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