Sri Lanka, Uva state people groups

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Total People Groups *

117

Unreached People Groups *

Total Population

1,419,000

Buddhist

79.7 %

Christian

1.7 %

Hindu

14.2 %

Muslim

4.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu %	Muslim %	Buddhist %	Christian %	Sikh %	Other %
Adi Andhra	400	Telugu	0	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	1,700	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	10-50%	-	-
Agamudaiyan unspecified	2,900	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	5-10%	-	-
Ahinkuntaya	4,700	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Ambalavasi	6,300	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	10-50%	-	-
Ambattan	600	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	2-5%	-	-
Arab, general	100	Arabic, Mesopotamian	0	-	50-100%	-	-	-	-
Badahala	8,200	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Bania Chetti	60	Tamil	0	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Bania unspecified	1,400	Tamil	0	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Batgama	63,000	Sinhala	1	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Berava	29,000	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Bharathar (Christian traditions)	-1 Unknown	Tamil	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bintanna	500	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	-	-	-
Bodhivansha	1,100	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Boya	3,700	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	10-50%	-	-
Brahmin Indian Tamil	6,200	Tamil	1	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Brahmin unspecified	7,300	Tamil	1	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Burgher	1,100	Sinhala	3	-	-	5-10%	50-100%	-	2-5%
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	1,000	Tamil	3	-	-	-	50-100%	-	-
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	6,400	Tamil	1	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Christian	300	Language unknown	3	-	-	-	50-100%	-	-
Couratto	1,300	Sinhala	1	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Tamil	1	50-100%	-	-	2-5%	-	-
Dodda-Weddah	2,400	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	2-5%	-	-
Gahala	1,200	Sinhala	1	-	-	50-100%	-	-	-
Gattara	54,000	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Gauraykwallu	1,800	Sinhala	1	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Govigama	49,000	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Govigama Patti	2,300	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Govigama Radala	2,300	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Hajam	100	Tamil	0	-	50-100%	-	-	-	-
Hakki Pikki	200	Telugu	0	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Hannali	27,000	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Hanomoreyo	1,100	Sinhala	0	-	-	50-100%	-	-	-
Henawalayo	1,800	Sinhala	1	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Hinna	19,000	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Hunna	6,800	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Idayan	3,200	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	5-10%	-	-
Ilavan	19,000	Tamil	0	50-100%	-	-	0.1-2%	-	-
Ilavan Christian	1,500	Tamil	3	-	-	-	50-100%	-	-
Indian Tamil	1,800	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	10-50%	-	-
Kaikolan	21,000	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	5-10%	-	-
Kallan	4,300	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	10-50%	-	-
Karaiyar	2,900	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	0.1-2%	-	-
Karava	11,000	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	900	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	5-10%	-	-
Kiddea	1,100	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Kinnara	4,500	Sinhala	1	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Koviar	400	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	5-10%	-	-
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Tamil	0	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Kustarogiyo	1,100	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Malay, Javar	1,500	Sri Lankan Malay Creole	0	-	50-100%	-	-	-	-
Malayan, caste	200	Malayalam	2	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Mappila	200	Malayalam	0	-	50-100%	-	-	-	-
Maravan	24,000	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	10-50%	-	-
Maravar	1,400	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Memon	50	Gujarati	0	-	50-100%	-	-	-	-
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions)	400	Tamil	1	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Nadar (Christian traditions)	200	Tamil	3	-	-	-	50-100%	-	-
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	600	Tamil	0	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Nalavar	700	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Navait	300	Tamil	0	-	50-100%	-	-	-	-
Navandanna	97,000	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Navithan	4,700	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	10-50%	-	-
Oli	2,300	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Osta (Nasuva)	300	Tamil	0	-	50-100%	-	-	-	-
Palla	200	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Pallan (Christian traditions)	500	Tamil	3	-	-	-	50-100%	-	-
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	8,000	Tamil	0	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Pallar	900	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Palliwilli	600	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	10-50%	-	-
Pamunu	2,400	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Panan	1,100	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	5-10%	-	-
Panna	200	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Pannikki	19,000	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	2,100	Tamil	3	-	-	-	50-100%	-	-
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Tamil	0	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Paraiyar	1,200	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	10-50%	-	-	-
Paravan (Hindu traditions)	800	Tamil	0	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Pashtun, Pathan	900	Tamil	0	-	50-100%	-	-	-	-
Pidayne Danno	600	Sinhala	1	-	-	50-100%	-	-	-
Porowakara	200	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	-	-	-
Primanar	1,100	Tamil	1	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Pulayan	1,200	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	10-50%	-	-
Radava	31,000	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Radayo	500	Sinhala	0	-	-	50-100%	-	-	-
Rajaka	12,000	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Rodiya	3,400	Sinhala	0	-	-	50-100%	-	-	-
Sali, Seriyar	700	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	5-10%	-	-
Samban	300	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Sayyid	1,100	Tamil	0	-	50-100%	-	-	-	-
Semman	300	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Shaikh	4,200	Tamil	0	-	50-100%	-	-	-	-
Silpi	600	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	5-10%	-	-
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	300	Tamil	1	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Sri Lanka Chetti	80	Tamil	0	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Sri Lanka Moor	34,000	Tamil	0	-	50-100%	-	-	-	-
Sri Lankan Tamil	400	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	21,000	Tamil	0	-	50-100%	-	-	-	-
Teli (Hindu traditions)	300	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	10-50%	-	-
Thanakavar	400	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	5-10%	-	-
Thimilar	400	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Valluvan	1,000	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	5-10%	-	-
Vaniyan	3,400	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	5-10%	-	-
Vannan (Christian traditions)	400	Tamil	3	-	-	-	50-100%	-	-
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Tamil	0	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Vanniyan	6,700	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	5-10%	-	-
Vanniyar	1,000	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Vellalan	4,300	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	0.1-2%	-	-
Vellalar	22,000	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	0.1-2%	-	-
Vettar	30	Tamil	2	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Viswakarma	500	Tamil	1	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Wahumpura	663,000	Sinhala	2	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	500	Tamil	1	50-100%	-	-	-	-	-
Yamannu	12,000	Sinhala	1	-	-	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	-
Totals: 117	1,419,000		44 ●	10-50%	2-5%	50-100%	0.1-2%	-	0-0.1%

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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