Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

86

Major Unreached People Groups *

35

Total Population

2,637,000

Buddhism

73.8 %

Christianity

12.9 %

Hinduism

1.9 %

Islam

11.3 %

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
Nadar (Christian traditions) 300 9,800 3.1% Tamil Christianity Progress Gauge
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 600 28,000 2.1% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Nalavar 1,700 48,000 3.5% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Navait 2,600 19,000 13.7% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Navandanna 173,000 1,266,000 13.7% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Navithan 200 24,000 0.8% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Oli 4,500 33,000 13.6% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Osta (Nasuva) 900 8,900 10.1% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Pallan (Christian traditions) 100 7,400 1.4% Tamil Christianity Progress Gauge
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 2,400 126,000 1.9% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Pamunu 4,500 33,000 13.6% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Panna 400 35,000 1.1% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Pannikki 37,000 265,000 14.0% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 300 17,000 1.8% Tamil Christianity Progress Gauge
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 3,200 189,000 1.7% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Pashtun, Pathan 6,100 45,000 13.6% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Pidayne Danno 1,300 9,700 13.4% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Primanar 2,400 79,000 3.0% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Radava 60,000 397,000 15.1% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Rajaka 22,000 163,000 13.5% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Rodiya 5,000 19,000 26.3% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Salagama 24,000 340,000 7.1% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Sayyid 7,900 54,000 14.6% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
 Shaikh 28,000 220,000 12.7% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
 Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 60 1,100 5.5% Sindhi Islam Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  86 2,634,000         35
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  96 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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