Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

118

Major Unreached People Groups *

45

Total Population

6,780,000

Buddhism

70.6 %

Christianity

12.9 %

Hinduism

4.9 %

Islam

11.7 %

Sikhism

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group Population
in Province
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in Province
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Panan 500 5,500 9.1% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Panna 1,400 35,000 4.0% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Pannikki 82,000 265,000 30.9% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 2,300 17,000 13.5% Tamil Christianity Progress Gauge
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 18,000 189,000 9.5% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 200 2,000 10.0% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Pashtun, Pathan 11,000 45,000 24.4% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Pidayne Danno 3,000 9,700 30.9% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Porowakara 27,000 65,000 41.5% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Primanar 12,000 79,000 15.2% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Pulayan 500 5,000 10.0% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Radava 132,000 397,000 33.2% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Rajaka 50,000 163,000 30.7% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Rodiya 200 19,000 1.1% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
Salagama 208,000 340,000 61.2% Sinhala Buddhism Progress Gauge
 Sali, Seriyar 400 3,700 10.8% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Samban 200 1,600 12.5% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Sayyid 11,000 54,000 20.4% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Semman 200 1,300 15.4% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Shaikh 48,000 220,000 21.8% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
Silpi 300 3,700 8.1% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 500 1,100 45.5% Sindhi Islam Progress Gauge
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 100 6,800 1.5% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
Sri Lanka Chetti 5,400 6,900 78.3% Tamil Hinduism Progress Gauge
 Sri Lanka Moor 433,000 745,000 58.1% Tamil Islam Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  118 6,780,000         45
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  118 6,780,000         45
* 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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