Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

104

Major Unreached People Groups *

39

Total Population

545,000

Buddhist

79.4 %

Christian

2.1 %

Hindu

9.2 %

Muslim

9.3 %

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
Rajaka 4,700 162,000 2.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Rodiya 300 19,000 1.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Sali, Seriyar 80 3,600 2.2% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Samban 50 1,500 3.3% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sayyid 1,500 53,000 2.8% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Semman 50 1,300 3.8% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Shaikh 7,200 218,000 3.3% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Silpi 70 3,600 1.9% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 200 6,800 2.9% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Sri Lanka Chetti 70 6,800 1.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sri Lanka Moor 9,000 737,000 1.2% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
 Sri Lankan Tamil 300 10,000 3.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 30,000 1,234,000 2.4% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 100 5,100 2.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Thanakavar 80 2,600 3.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Thimilar 300 23,000 1.3% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Valluvan 50 3,200 1.6% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Vaniyan 500 19,000 2.6% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Vannan (Christian traditions) 100 4,000 2.5% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 700 28,000 2.5% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Vanniyan 1,100 39,000 2.8% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Vellalan 1,100 33,000 3.3% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Vellalar 18,000 1,267,000 1.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Vellidura 1,300 1,300 100.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Vettar 90 3,300 2.7% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  104 543,000         39
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  114 545,000         42
* 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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