Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

109

Major Unreached People Groups *

43

Total Population

1,415,000

Buddhism

79.5 %

Christianity

1.7 %

Hindism

14.3 %

Islam

4.5 %

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
 Govigama 49,000 609,000 8.0% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Govigama Patti 2,300 30,000 7.7% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Govigama Radala 2,300 30,000 7.7% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Hajam 100 5,300 1.9% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
 Hakki Pikki 200 1,300 15.4% Telugu Hindism Progress Gauge
Hannali 27,000 364,000 7.4% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Hanomoreyo 1,100 5,900 18.6% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Henawalayo 1,800 21,000 8.6% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Hinna 19,000 265,000 7.2% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Hunna 6,700 99,000 6.8% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Idayan 3,200 10,000 32.0% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Ilavan 19,000 75,000 25.3% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Ilavan Christian 1,500 12,000 12.5% Tamil Christianity Progress Gauge
Indian Tamil 1,800 11,000 16.4% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Kaikolan 20,000 86,000 23.3% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Kallan 4,300 19,000 22.6% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Karaiyar 2,900 213,000 1.4% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Karava 11,000 1,175,000 0.9% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 900 3,700 24.3% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Kiddea 1,100 17,000 6.5% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Kinnara 4,500 31,000 14.5% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 6,900 17.4% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 1,100 4,400 25.0% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Kustarogiyo 1,100 16,000 6.9% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Malay, Javar 1,500 56,000 2.7% Sri Lankan Malay Creole Islam Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  109 1,413,000         43
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  117 1,415,000         44
* 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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