Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

105

Major Unreached People Groups *

36

Total Population

803,000

Buddhist

38.3 %

Christian

6.8 %

Hindu

52.0 %

Muslim

3.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population
in District
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in District
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Goanese 50 2,400 2.1% Konkani Christian Progress Gauge
 Govigama 12,000 603,000 2.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Govigama Patti 500 29,000 1.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Govigama Radala 500 30,000 1.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Hajam 70 5,300 1.3% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
 Hakki Pikki 700 1,300 53.8% Telugu Hindu Progress Gauge
Hannali 6,500 361,000 1.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hanomoreyo 300 5,800 5.2% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Henawalayo 500 21,000 2.4% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hinna 4,600 262,000 1.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hunna 1,700 98,000 1.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Idayan 3,300 10,000 33.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Ilavan 30,000 74,000 40.5% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Ilavan Christian 4,500 11,000 40.9% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
Indian Tamil 4,000 11,000 36.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kaikolan 35,000 85,000 41.2% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kallan 7,900 19,000 41.6% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Karaiyar 4,400 211,000 2.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Karava 11,000 1,164,000 0.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,500 3,700 40.5% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Kiddea 300 17,000 1.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Kinnara 1,100 31,000 3.5% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 3,200 6,800 47.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 1,900 4,400 43.2% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Kustarogiyo 300 16,000 1.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  105 800,000         36
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  117 803,000         43
* District 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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