Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

118

Major Unreached People Groups *

49

Total Population

2,870,000

Buddhism

64.1 %

Christianity

3.7 %

Hinduism

22.0 %

Islam

10.2 %

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
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 185,000 1,244,000 14.9% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Tattar 70 6,400 1.1% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 3,500 5,200 67.3% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Thacher 200 3,400 5.9% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Thanakavar 1,500 2,700 55.6% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Thimilar 1,800 23,000 7.8% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Valluvan 1,700 3,300 51.5% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Vaniyan 11,000 19,000 57.9% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Vannan (Christian traditions) 2,300 4,100 56.1% Tamil Christianity Progress Gauge
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 16,000 46,000 34.8% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Vanniyan 26,000 149,000 17.4% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Vellalan 118,000 1,314,000 9.0% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Vellidura 1,300 1,300 100.0% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Vettar 200 3,300 6.1% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Viswakarma 4,500 7,900 57.0% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Wahumpura 1,010,000 8,952,000 11.3% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 5,600 8,000 70.0% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Yamannu 20,000 85,000 23.5% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  118 2,870,000         49
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  119 2,870,000         49
* 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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