Country:

Sri Lanka

Province / State: Uva
District: Moneragala

Number of People Groups

88

Unreached People Groups

31

Total Population

478,000

Buddhist

94.4 %

Christian

0.5 %

Hindu

2.8 %

Muslim

2.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Ahinkuntaya 1,900 Sinhala - - 1,900 - - -
Ambattan 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
Badahala 3,400 Sinhala - - 3,400 20 - -
 Bania Chetti Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 60 Tamil ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Batgama 24,000 Sinhala - - 24,000 100 - -
Berava 11,000 Sinhala - - 11,000 70 - -
Bintanna 200 Sinhala - - 200 - - -
Bodhivansha 500 Sinhala - - 500 - - -
 Boya 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
Brahmin Indian Tamil 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 500 Tamil 500 - - - - -
 Burgher 100 Sinhala - - - 100 - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Christian 40 Language unknown - - - 40 - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
Gattara 24,000 Sinhala - - 24,000 100 - -
Gauraykwallu 800 Sinhala - - 800 - - -
 Govigama 16,000 Sinhala - - 16,000 100 - -
Govigama Patti 900 Sinhala - - 900 - - -
Govigama Radala 900 Sinhala - - 900 - - -
 Hajam 30 Tamil ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
Hannali 11,000 Sinhala - - 11,000 60 - -
Henawalayo 700 Sinhala - - 700 - - -
Hinna 7,900 Sinhala - - 7,800 40 - -
Hunna 2,600 Sinhala - - 2,600 20 - -
Idayan 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Ilavan 300 Tamil ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
Indian Tamil 50 Tamil 40 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 300 Tamil 300 - - 20 - -
 Kallan 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Karaiyar 900 Tamil 900 - - 40 - -
Kiddea 500 Sinhala - - 500 - - -
 Kinnara 1,900 Sinhala - - 1,900 - - -
Koviar 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
Kustarogiyo 500 Sinhala - - 500 - - -
 Malay, Javar 50 Sri Lankan Malay Creole ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Mappila 20 Malayalam ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Maravan 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
Maravar 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 60 Tamil ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Nalavar 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Navait 100 Tamil ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Navandanna 36,000 Sinhala - - 36,000 200 - -
 Navithan 80 Tamil 80 - - - - -
Oli 1,000 Sinhala - - 1,000 - - -
Osta (Nasuva) 20 Tamil ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
Palla 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Pallar 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
Pamunu 1,000 Sinhala - - 1,000 - - -
 Panan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
Panna 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Pannikki 7,800 Sinhala - - 7,700 40 - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 30 Tamil - - - 30 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 400 Tamil ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Paraiyar 400 Tamil 300 - 40 - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 200 Tamil ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Pidayne Danno 300 Sinhala - - 300 - - -
Porowakara 100 Sinhala - - 100 - - -
 Primanar 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
Radava 13,000 Sinhala - - 12,000 70 - -
Rajaka 4,800 Sinhala - - 4,800 30 - -
 Sayyid 300 Tamil ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Shaikh 1,200 Tamil ☀︎ - 1,200 - - - -
Sinhalese 3,500 Sinhala - - 3,500 30 - -
Sri Lanka Chetti Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Sri Lanka Moor 2,200 Tamil ☀︎ - 2,200 - - - -
 Sri Lankan Tamil 80 Tamil 80 - - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 6,100 Tamil ☀︎ - 6,100 - - - -
Thimilar 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Vaniyan 80 Tamil 80 - - - - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 100 Tamil ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Vanniyar 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Vellalan 100 Tamil 100 - - 20 - -
Vellalar 6,300 Tamil 6,300 - - - - -
Vettar 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Viswakarma 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
 Wahumpura 273,000 Sinhala - - 271,000 1,300 - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
Yamannu 4,900 Sinhala - - 4,900 30 - -
  Totals:  88 478,000   31 13,000 10,000 451,000 2,600 0 0
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