Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

104

Major Unreached People Groups *

36

Total Population

2,743,000

Buddhist

94.6 %

Christian

0.7 %

Hindu

1.4 %

Muslim

3.3 %

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
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 200 9,400 2.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 400 19,000 2.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Ahinkuntaya 9,000 66,000 13.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Ambattan 200 17,000 1.2% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Arab, general 200 5,700 3.5% Arabic, Mesopotamian Muslim Progress Gauge
Badahala 17,000 123,000 13.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Bania unspecified 200 17,000 1.2% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Berava 55,000 402,000 13.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Bintanna 1,100 7,400 14.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Bodhivansha 2,400 16,000 15.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Boya 400 18,000 2.2% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Brahmin Indian Tamil 700 34,000 2.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin unspecified 1,700 117,000 1.5% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Burgher 600 56,000 1.1% Sinhala Christian Progress Gauge
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 700 29,000 2.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Christian 600 29,000 2.1% Language unknown Christian Progress Gauge
Demala Gattara 2,800 8,800 31.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 300 12,000 2.5% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Durava 297,000 788,000 37.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gattara 117,000 826,000 14.2% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gauraykwallu 3,600 21,000 17.1% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Goanese 100 2,500 4.0% Konkani Christian Progress Gauge
 Govigama 82,000 606,000 13.5% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Govigama Patti 4,200 30,000 14.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Govigama Radala 4,200 30,000 14.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  104 2,742,000         36
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  113 2,743,000         38
* 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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