Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

89

Major Unreached People Groups *

33

Total Population

1,740,000

Buddhism

22.7 %

Christianity

5.3 %

Hinduism

35.3 %

Islam

36.7 %

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 (Hindu traditions) 2,200 55,000 4.0% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 467,000 1,244,000 37.5% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Tattar 2,600 6,400 40.6% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Thacher 1,800 3,400 52.9% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Thanakavar 30 2,700 1.1% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Thimilar 5,100 23,000 22.2% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Vannan (Christian traditions) 80 4,100 2.0% Tamil Christianity Progress Gauge
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 7,700 46,000 16.7% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Vanniyan 48,000 149,000 32.2% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Vellalan 307,000 1,314,000 23.4% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Vettar 1,900 3,300 57.6% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Viswakarma 500 7,900 6.3% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Wahumpura 224,000 8,952,000 2.5% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 400 8,000 5.0% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  89 1,739,000         33
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  100 1,740,000         35
* 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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