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 %
| Photo | People Group |
Population in District |
Population in Country |
% Country Popl in District |
Primary Language | Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | 200 | 17,000 | 1.1765 1.2% | Tamil | Christian |
3
|
|
|
Paraiyar | 2,000 | 76,000 | 2.6316 2.6% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
Pashtun, Pathan | 4,700 | 45,000 | 10.4444 10.4% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Pidayne Danno | 300 | 9,600 | 3.1250 3.1% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
1
|
|
Primanar | 1,800 | 78,000 | 2.3077 2.3% | Tamil | Hindu |
1
|
|
|
Radava | 15,000 | 395,000 | 3.7975 3.8% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Rajaka | 6,000 | 163,000 | 3.6810 3.7% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Salagama | 24,000 | 339,000 | 7.0796 7.1% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
Sayyid | 6,300 | 54,000 | 11.6667 11.7% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
Shaikh | 21,000 | 219,000 | 9.5890 9.6% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
Sindhi (Muslim traditions) | 30 | 1,100 | 2.7273 2.7% | Sindhi | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Sri Lanka Chetti | 400 | 6,900 | 5.7971 5.8% | Tamil | Hindu |
0
|
|
Sri Lanka Moor | 7,400 | 741,000 | 0.9987 1.0% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
Sri Lankan Tamil | 300 | 10,000 | 3.0000 3.0% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
Tamil (Muslim traditions) | 123,000 | 1,238,000 | 9.9354 9.9% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Thimilar | 600 | 23,000 | 2.6087 2.6% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
|
Vellalar | 30,000 | 1,274,000 | 2.3548 2.4% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
Wahumpura | 331,000 | 8,907,000 | 3.7162 3.7% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Yamannu | 1,200 | 84,000 | 1.4286 1.4% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
1
|
| Major Groups (displayed): 69 | 848,000 | 25 ● | |||||
| All Groups (including small not displayed *): 95 | 852,000 | 33 ● |
