Major People Groups *
112
Major Unreached People Groups *
36
Total Population
2,581,000
Buddhist
70.9 %
Christian
21.4 %
Hindu
2.6 %
Muslim
5.0 %
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) | 500 | 17,000 | 2.9412 2.9% | Tamil | Christian |
3
|
|
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | 1,500 | 111,000 | 1.3514 1.4% | Tamil | Hindu |
0
|
|
|
Paraiyar | 2,200 | 76,000 | 2.8947 2.9% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
Pashtun, Pathan | 2,400 | 45,000 | 5.3333 5.3% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Pidayne Danno | 1,300 | 9,600 | 13.5417 13.5% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
1
|
|
|
Porowakara | 9,200 | 64,000 | 14.3750 14.4% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
Primanar | 2,900 | 78,000 | 3.7179 3.7% | Tamil | Hindu |
1
|
|
Pulayan | 100 | 5,000 | 2.0000 2.0% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
|
Radava | 61,000 | 395,000 | 15.4430 15.4% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Rajaka | 23,000 | 163,000 | 14.1104 14.1% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
|
Salagama | 95,000 | 339,000 | 28.0236 28.0% | Sinhala | Buddhist |
2
|
|
Sali, Seriyar | 100 | 3,700 | 2.7027 2.7% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
Sayyid | 3,100 | 54,000 | 5.7407 5.7% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
Shaikh | 11,000 | 219,000 | 5.0228 5.0% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Silpi | 60 | 3,700 | 1.6216 1.6% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
Sindhi (Muslim traditions) | 30 | 1,100 | 2.7273 2.7% | Sindhi | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Sri Lanka Chetti | 4,100 | 6,900 | 59.4203 59.4% | Tamil | Hindu |
0
|
|
Sri Lanka Moor | 40,000 | 741,000 | 5.3981 5.4% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
Sri Lankan Tamil | 700 | 10,000 | 7.0000 7.0% | Tamil | Christian |
2
|
|
Tamil (Muslim traditions) | 56,000 | 1,238,000 | 4.5234 4.5% | Tamil | Muslim |
0
|
|
|
Tattar | 300 | 6,400 | 4.6875 4.7% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
Teli (Hindu traditions) | 100 | 5,100 | 1.9608 2.0% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
|
Thacher | 90 | 3,400 | 2.6471 2.6% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
|
Thanakavar | 50 | 2,700 | 1.8519 1.9% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
|
|
Thimilar | 800 | 23,000 | 3.4783 3.5% | Tamil | Hindu |
2
|
| Major Groups (displayed): 112 | 2,580,000 | 36 ● | |||||
| All Groups (including small not displayed *): 116 | 2,581,000 | 40 ● |
