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
 Pashtun, Pathan 900 45,000 2.0% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Pidayne Danno 600 9,700 6.2% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Primanar 1,100 79,000 1.4% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Pulayan 1,200 5,000 24.0% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Radava 31,000 397,000 7.8% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Radayo 500 1,900 26.3% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Rajaka 12,000 163,000 7.4% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Rodiya 3,400 19,000 17.9% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Sali, Seriyar 700 3,700 18.9% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Samban 300 1,600 18.8% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Sayyid 1,100 54,000 2.0% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Semman 300 1,300 23.1% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Shaikh 4,100 220,000 1.9% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Silpi 600 3,700 16.2% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 300 6,800 4.4% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Sri Lanka Chetti 80 6,900 1.2% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Sri Lanka Moor 34,000 745,000 4.6% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
 Sri Lankan Tamil 400 10,000 4.0% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 21,000 1,244,000 1.7% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 300 5,200 5.8% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Thanakavar 400 2,700 14.8% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Thimilar 400 23,000 1.7% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
 Valluvan 1,000 3,300 30.3% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Vaniyan 3,400 19,000 17.9% Tamil Hindism Progress Gauge
Vannan (Christian traditions) 400 4,100 9.8% Tamil Christianity 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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