Major People Groups *
45
Major Unreached People Groups *
18
Total Population
1,395,000
Buddhist
89.9 %
Christian
1.2 %
Hindu
0.8 %
Muslim
8.1 %
Sikh
0.0 %
Other Religions
0.0 %
| Photo | People Group |
Population in Province |
Population in Country |
% Country Popl in Province |
Primary Language | Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mappila | 400 | 12,000 | 3.3333 3.3% | Malayalam | Muslim |
0
|
|
Memon | 100 | 2,300 | 4.3478 4.3% | Gujarati | Muslim |
0
|
|
Navait | 1,200 | 18,000 | 6.6667 6.7% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Navandanna | 105,000 | 1,259,000 | 8.3400 8.3% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Oli | 2,500 | 32,000 | 7.8125 7.8% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Osta (Nasuva) | 100 | 8,900 | 1.1236 1.1% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Pamunu | 2,700 | 33,000 | 8.1818 8.2% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Pannikki | 22,000 | 264,000 | 8.3333 8.3% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
Pashtun, Pathan | 3,000 | 45,000 | 6.6667 6.7% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Pidayne Danno | 700 | 9,600 | 7.2917 7.3% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
1
|
|
|
Radava | 33,000 | 395,000 | 8.3544 8.4% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Rajaka | 13,000 | 163,000 | 7.9755 8.0% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
Sayyid | 3,900 | 54,000 | 7.2222 7.2% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
Shaikh | 15,000 | 219,000 | 6.8493 6.8% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
Sri Lanka Moor | 14,000 | 741,000 | 1.8893 1.9% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
Sri Lankan Tamil | 200 | 10,000 | 2.0000 2.0% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
Tamil (Muslim traditions) | 74,000 | 1,238,000 | 5.9774 6.0% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Vellalar | 4,500 | 1,274,000 | 0.3532 0.4% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
Wahumpura | 729,000 | 8,907,000 | 8.1846 8.2% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Yamannu | 13,000 | 84,000 | 15.4762 15.5% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
1
|
| Major Groups (displayed): 45 | 1,388,000 | 18 ● | |||||
| All Groups (including small not displayed *): 83 | 1,395,000 | 31 ● |
