Sri Lanka, Eastern state, Batticaloa district people groups

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Country:	Sri Lanka
Province / State:	Eastern
District:	Batticaloa

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

558,000

Buddhist

1.1 %

Christian

9.0 %

Hindu

64.5 %

Muslim

25.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	600	Tamil	2 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	1,200	Tamil	2 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	3,300	Tamil	2 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan	3,200	Tamil	2 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	20	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arab	400	Arabic, Mesopotamian	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badahala	50	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	-1 Unknown	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	800	Tamil	0 ☀︎	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	20	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Berava	200	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	100	Gujarati	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Indian Tamil	40	Tamil	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	11,000	Tamil	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burgher	3,700	Sinhala	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	300	3,400	-1 -	50
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	100	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	400	Tamil	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,100	Language unknown	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Divehi	30	Maldivian	0 ☀︎	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gattara	300	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	300	Konkani	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama	400	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	600	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hannali	100	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hinna	100	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hunna	50	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	600	Tamil	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan Christian	100	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Indian Tamil	100	Tamil	2 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Japanese	30	Japanese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	500	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	100	Punjabi, Western	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Javanese	1,000	Javanese	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	700	Tamil	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Karaiyar	29,000	Tamil	2 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -
Karava	300	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koviar	43,000	Tamil	2 ●	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -
Malay, Javar	20	Sri Lankan Malay Creole	0 ☀︎	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayan, caste	1,100	Malayalam	2 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	300	Malayalam	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marakkalage	50	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	700	Tamil	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Maravar	13,000	Tamil	2 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Mauritian	1,400	Morisyen	2 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	200	Gujarati	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvar	7,300	Tamil	2 ●	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	300	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	900	Tamil	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	500	Tamil	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalavar	6,400	Tamil	2 ●	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Navait	1,700	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navandanna	500	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	400	80	-1 -	-1 -
Oli	50	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Osta (Nasuva)	600	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palla	8,400	Tamil	2 ●	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	80	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	400	Tamil	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallar	17,000	Tamil	2 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -
Pamunu	60	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panna	9,300	Tamil	2 ●	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Pannikki	100	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	100	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	400	Tamil	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyar	9,900	Tamil	2 ●	7,800	-1 -	600	1,500	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	4,200	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Primanar	9,700	Tamil	1 ●	9,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Radava	200	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka	100	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	80	Punjabi, Western	0 ☀︎	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Salagama	300	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	5,500	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	20,000	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions)	40	Sindhi	0 ☀︎	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sinhalese	100	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	30	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	500	Tamil	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Moor	1,800	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lankan Tamil	500	Tamil	2 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	105,000	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	105,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tattar	1,500	Tamil	2 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Thacher	1,000	Tamil	2 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Thimilar	3,300	Tamil	2 ●	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	20	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	100	Tamil	0 ☀︎	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vannar	4,300	Tamil	2 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	100	Tamil	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyar	29,000	Tamil	2 ●	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	5,400	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan	1,600	Tamil	2 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalar	180,000	Tamil	2 ●	164,000	-1 -	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -
Vettar	1,200	Tamil	2 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	300	Tamil	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Wahumpura	3,500	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	600	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	200	Tamil	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 93	558,000		39 ●	360,000	141,000	6,400	50,000	0	50

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