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
Malayan, caste 100 1,700 5.9% Malayalam Hindu Progress Gauge
 Maravan 45,000 108,000 41.7% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Maravar 2,000 94,000 2.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Mauritian 70 4,100 1.7% Morisyen Hindu Progress Gauge
 Memon 50 2,200 2.3% Gujarati Muslim Progress Gauge
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 600 1,200 50.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Nadar (Christian traditions) 5,200 9,700 53.6% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 18,000 28,000 64.3% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Nalavar 1,100 48,000 2.3% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Navait 200 18,000 1.1% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Navandanna 24,000 1,253,000 1.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Navithan 10,000 23,000 43.5% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Oli 600 32,000 1.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Palla 400 35,000 1.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Pallan (Christian traditions) 3,100 7,400 41.9% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 24,000 50,000 48.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Pallar 1,400 75,000 1.9% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Palliwilli 800 2,400 33.3% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Pamunu 600 33,000 1.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Panan 2,500 5,400 46.3% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Pannikki 4,600 263,000 1.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 7,500 17,000 44.1% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 51,000 111,000 45.9% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Paraiyar 1,700 76,000 2.2% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 600 2,000 30.0% Tamil Hindu 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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