Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

103

Major Unreached People Groups *

35

Total Population

2,755,000

Buddhist

94.6 %

Christian

0.7 %

Hindu

1.4 %

Muslim

3.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population
in Province
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in Province
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Hakki Pikki 20 1,300 1.5% Telugu Hindu Progress Gauge
Hannali 50,000 361,000 13.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hanomoreyo 90 5,800 1.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Henawalayo 3,600 21,000 17.1% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hinna 36,000 262,000 13.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hunna 14,000 98,000 14.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Idayan 300 10,000 3.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Ilavan 1,500 74,000 2.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Indian Tamil 300 11,000 2.7% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Javanese 600 9,300 6.5% Javanese Muslim Progress Gauge
 Kaikolan 1,500 85,000 1.8% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kallan 400 19,000 2.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Karaiyar 2,700 211,000 1.3% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Karava 225,000 1,164,000 19.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Kiddea 2,400 17,000 14.1% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Koviar 1,500 228,000 0.7% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 200 6,800 2.9% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 60 4,400 1.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Kustarogiyo 2,400 16,000 15.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Malay, Javar 9,400 56,000 16.8% Sri Lankan Malay Creole Muslim Progress Gauge
 Mappila 200 12,000 1.7% Malayalam Muslim Progress Gauge
Marakkalage 700 9,500 7.4% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
 Maravan 1,800 108,000 1.7% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Maravar 1,100 94,000 1.2% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Mauritian 200 4,100 4.9% Morisyen Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  103 2,753,000         35
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  113 2,755,000         38
* Province 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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