Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

69

Major Unreached People Groups *

25

Total Population

852,000

Buddhist

43.4 %

Christian

33.0 %

Hindu

4.0 %

Muslim

19.6 %

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
Hinna 9,600 264,000 3.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hunna 3,500 98,000 3.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Javanese 600 9,300 6.5% Javanese Muslim Progress Gauge
Karaiyar 3,000 212,000 1.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Karava 81,000 1,169,000 6.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Kiddea 600 17,000 3.5% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Koviar 3,300 229,000 1.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Kustarogiyo 600 16,000 3.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Malay, Javar 700 56,000 1.3% Sri Lankan Malay Creole Muslim Progress Gauge
 Mappila 400 12,000 3.3% Malayalam Muslim Progress Gauge
Marakkalage 200 9,600 2.1% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Maravar 2,300 94,000 2.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Mauritian 300 4,100 7.3% Morisyen Hindu Progress Gauge
 Memon 100 2,300 4.3% Gujarati Muslim Progress Gauge
Mukkuvar 1,400 45,000 3.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Nadar (Christian traditions) 200 9,800 2.0% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 400 28,000 1.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Nalavar 1,200 48,000 2.5% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Navait 2,000 18,000 11.1% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Navandanna 45,000 1,259,000 3.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Oli 1,200 32,000 3.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Pallar 1,400 75,000 1.9% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Pamunu 1,200 33,000 3.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Panna 400 35,000 1.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Pannikki 9,600 264,000 3.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  69 848,000         25
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  95 852,000         33
* 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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