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
 Pashtun, Pathan 900 45,000 2.0% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Pidayne Danno 600 9,600 6.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Primanar 1,100 78,000 1.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Pulayan 1,200 4,900 24.5% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Radava 31,000 393,000 7.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Radayo 500 1,900 26.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Rajaka 12,000 162,000 7.4% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Rodiya 3,400 19,000 17.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Sali, Seriyar 700 3,600 19.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Samban 300 1,500 20.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sayyid 1,100 53,000 2.1% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Semman 300 1,300 23.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Shaikh 4,200 218,000 1.9% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Silpi 600 3,600 16.7% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 300 6,800 4.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Sri Lanka Chetti 80 6,800 1.2% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sri Lanka Moor 34,000 737,000 4.6% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
 Sri Lankan Tamil 400 10,000 4.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 21,000 1,234,000 1.7% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 300 5,100 5.9% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Thanakavar 400 2,600 15.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Thimilar 400 23,000 1.7% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Valluvan 1,000 3,200 31.3% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Vaniyan 3,400 19,000 17.9% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Vannan (Christian traditions) 400 4,000 10.0% Tamil Christian 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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