Major People Groups *
56
Major Unreached People Groups *
26
Total Population
1,785,000
Buddhist
88.3 %
Christian
3.3 %
Hindu
1.0 %
Muslim
7.4 %
Sikh
0.0 %
Other Religions
0.0 %
| Photo | People Group |
Population in District |
Population in Country |
% Country Popl in District |
Primary Language | Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Idayan | 100 | 10,000 | 1.0000 1.0% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
|
Indian Tamil | 100 | 11,000 | 0.9091 0.9% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
|
Karaiyar | 1,200 | 212,000 | 0.5660 0.6% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
|
Karava | 35,000 | 1,169,000 | 2.9940 3.0% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Kiddea | 1,700 | 17,000 | 10.0000 10.0% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
Kinnara | 6,500 | 31,000 | 20.9677 21.0% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
1
|
|
|
Kustarogiyo | 1,700 | 16,000 | 10.6250 10.6% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
Malay, Javar | 1,200 | 56,000 | 2.1429 2.1% | Sri Lankan Malay Creole | Muslim |
0
|
|
Mappila | 300 | 12,000 | 2.5000 2.5% | Malayalam | Muslim |
0
|
|
Memon | 100 | 2,300 | 4.3478 4.3% | Gujarati | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Navait | 600 | 18,000 | 3.3333 3.3% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Navandanna | 128,000 | 1,259,000 | 10.1668 10.2% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Oli | 3,300 | 32,000 | 10.3125 10.3% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Osta (Nasuva) | 900 | 8,900 | 10.1124 10.1% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Pamunu | 3,400 | 33,000 | 10.3030 10.3% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Pannikki | 27,000 | 264,000 | 10.2273 10.2% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
Pashtun, Pathan | 1,400 | 45,000 | 3.1111 3.1% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Pidayne Danno | 1,000 | 9,600 | 10.4167 10.4% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
1
|
|
|
Radava | 45,000 | 395,000 | 11.3924 11.4% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Rajaka | 16,000 | 163,000 | 9.8160 9.8% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Rodiya | 5,000 | 19,000 | 26.3158 26.3% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
0
|
|
Sayyid | 1,600 | 54,000 | 2.9630 3.0% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
Shaikh | 6,900 | 219,000 | 3.1507 3.2% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
Sindhi (Muslim traditions) | 30 | 1,100 | 2.7273 2.7% | Sindhi | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Sri Lanka Chetti | 100 | 6,900 | 1.4493 1.4% | Tamil | Hindu |
0
|
| Major Groups (displayed): 56 | 1,776,000 | 26 ● | |||||
| All Groups (including small not displayed *): 94 | 1,785,000 | 37 ● |
