Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

117

Major Unreached People Groups *

47

Total Population

2,149,000

Buddhism

85.3 %

Christianity

1.7 %

Hindism

8.3 %

Islam

4.6 %

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
 Panan 600 5,500 10.9% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Panna 500 35,000 1.4% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Pannikki 30,000 265,000 11.3% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 1,200 17,000 7.1% Tamil Christianity Progress Gauge
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 13,000 112,000 11.6% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Paraiyar 3,400 77,000 4.4% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 200 2,000 10.0% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Pashtun, Pathan 2,400 45,000 5.3% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Pidayne Danno 1,100 9,700 11.3% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Primanar 2,700 79,000 3.4% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Pulayan 500 5,000 10.0% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Radava 47,000 397,000 11.8% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Radayo 500 1,900 26.3% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Rajaka 18,000 163,000 11.0% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Rodiya 7,300 19,000 38.4% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Sali, Seriyar 400 3,700 10.8% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Samban 200 1,600 12.5% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Sayyid 2,800 54,000 5.2% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Semman 200 1,300 15.4% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Shaikh 15,000 220,000 6.8% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Silpi 400 3,700 10.8% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 6,800 17.6% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Sri Lanka Chetti 100 6,900 1.4% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Sri Lanka Moor 14,000 745,000 1.9% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
 Sri Lankan Tamil 600 10,000 6.0% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  117 2,148,000         47
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  121 2,149,000         48
* 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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