Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

97

Major Unreached People Groups *

32

Total Population

1,740,000

Buddhism

22.7 %

Christianity

5.3 %

Hindism

35.3 %

Islam

36.7 %

Sikhism

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
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 28,000 5.0% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Nalavar 11,000 48,000 22.9% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Navait 4,100 19,000 21.6% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Navandanna 32,000 1,266,000 2.5% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Oli 800 33,000 2.4% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Osta (Nasuva) 2,700 8,900 30.3% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Palla 13,000 35,000 37.1% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Pallan (Christian traditions) 200 7,400 2.7% Tamil Christianity Progress Gauge
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 800 50,000 1.6% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Pallar 23,000 75,000 30.7% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Palliwilli 30 2,400 1.3% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Pamunu 900 33,000 2.7% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Panna 14,000 35,000 40.0% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Pannikki 6,400 265,000 2.4% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 500 17,000 2.9% Tamil Christianity Progress Gauge
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 1,300 112,000 1.2% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Paraiyar 18,000 77,000 23.4% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Pashtun, Pathan 12,000 45,000 26.7% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Pidayne Danno 200 9,700 2.1% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Porowakara 3,300 65,000 5.1% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Primanar 19,000 79,000 24.1% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Radava 10,000 397,000 2.5% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Rajaka 4,200 163,000 2.6% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Salagama 16,000 340,000 4.7% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Sayyid 14,000 54,000 25.9% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  97 1,739,000         32
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  109 1,740,000         35
* 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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