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
 Govigama 49,000 603,000 8.1% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Govigama Patti 2,300 29,000 7.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Govigama Radala 2,300 30,000 7.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Hajam 100 5,300 1.9% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
 Hakki Pikki 200 1,300 15.4% Telugu Hindu Progress Gauge
Hannali 27,000 361,000 7.5% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hanomoreyo 1,100 5,800 19.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Henawalayo 1,800 21,000 8.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hinna 19,000 262,000 7.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hunna 6,800 98,000 6.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Idayan 3,200 10,000 32.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Ilavan 19,000 74,000 25.7% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Ilavan Christian 1,500 11,000 13.6% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
Indian Tamil 1,800 11,000 16.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kaikolan 21,000 85,000 24.7% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kallan 4,300 19,000 22.6% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Karaiyar 2,900 211,000 1.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Karava 11,000 1,164,000 0.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 900 3,700 24.3% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Kiddea 1,100 17,000 6.5% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Kinnara 4,500 31,000 14.5% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 6,800 17.6% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 1,100 4,400 25.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Kustarogiyo 1,100 16,000 6.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Malay, Javar 1,500 56,000 2.7% Sri Lankan Malay Creole Muslim 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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