Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

104

Major Unreached People Groups *

36

Total Population

2,743,000

Buddhism

94.6 %

Christianity

0.7 %

Hindism

1.4 %

Islam

3.3 %

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
 Hajam 100 5,300 1.9% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
 Hakki Pikki 20 1,300 1.5% Telugu Hindism Progress Gauge
Hannali 50,000 364,000 13.7% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Hanomoreyo 90 5,900 1.5% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Henawalayo 3,600 21,000 17.1% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Hinna 36,000 265,000 13.6% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Hunna 14,000 99,000 14.1% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Idayan 300 10,000 3.0% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Ilavan 1,500 75,000 2.0% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Indian Tamil 300 11,000 2.7% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Javanese 600 9,300 6.5% Javanese Islam Progress Gauge
 Kaikolan 1,500 86,000 1.7% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Kallan 400 19,000 2.1% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Karaiyar 2,700 213,000 1.3% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Karava 223,000 1,175,000 19.0% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Kiddea 2,400 17,000 14.1% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Koviar 1,500 230,000 0.7% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 200 6,900 2.9% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 60 4,400 1.4% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Kustarogiyo 2,400 16,000 15.0% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Malay, Javar 9,400 56,000 16.8% Sri Lankan Malay Creole Islam Progress Gauge
 Mappila 200 12,000 1.7% Malayalam Islam Progress Gauge
Marakkalage 700 9,600 7.3% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
 Maravan 1,800 109,000 1.7% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Maravar 1,100 94,000 1.2% Tamil Hindism 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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