Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

88

Major Unreached People Groups *

32

Total Population

2,637,000

Buddhist

73.8 %

Christian

12.9 %

Hindu

1.9 %

Muslim

11.3 %

Sikh

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
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 100 9,400 1.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 200 19,000 1.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Ahinkuntaya 9,000 66,000 13.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Ambattan 400 17,000 2.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Arab, general 600 5,700 10.5% Arabic, Mesopotamian Muslim Progress Gauge
Badahala 17,000 123,000 13.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Bania Chetti 300 6,800 4.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Bania unspecified 500 17,000 2.9% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Batgama 86,000 411,000 20.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Berava 55,000 402,000 13.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Bharathar (Christian traditions) 200 2,400 8.3% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
 Bharathar (Hindu traditions) 60 700 8.6% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Bintanna 900 7,400 12.2% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Bodhivansha 2,100 16,000 13.1% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Brahmin unspecified 2,700 117,000 2.3% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Burgher 2,300 56,000 4.1% Sinhala Christian Progress Gauge
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 60 5,200 1.2% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
 Christian 5,400 29,000 18.6% Language unknown Christian Progress Gauge
Demala Gattara 600 8,800 6.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Dodda-Weddah 6,400 41,000 15.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Durava 5,800 788,000 0.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gahala 3,100 12,000 25.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gattara 116,000 826,000 14.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gauraykwallu 3,400 21,000 16.2% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Goanese 100 2,500 4.0% Konkani Christian Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  88 2,632,000         32
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  104 2,637,000         39
* 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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