Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

127

Major Unreached People Groups *

45

Total Population

6,805,000

Buddhist

70.6 %

Christian

12.9 %

Hindu

4.8 %

Muslim

11.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group Population
in Province
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in Province
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Adi Andhra 100 800 12.5% Telugu Hindu Progress Gauge
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 700 9,300 7.5% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 1,200 19,000 6.3% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Ahinkuntaya 21,000 66,000 31.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Ambalavasi 1,000 17,000 5.9% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Ambattan 3,700 17,000 21.8% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Arab, general 1,600 5,600 28.6% Arabic, Mesopotamian Muslim Progress Gauge
Badahala 41,000 123,000 33.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Bania Chetti 6,100 6,800 89.7% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Bania unspecified 5,900 19,000 31.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Batgama 22,000 409,000 5.4% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Berava 125,000 400,000 31.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Bharathar (Christian traditions) 2,100 2,400 87.5% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
 Bharathar (Hindu traditions) 600 700 85.7% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Bintanna 2,300 7,300 31.5% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Bodhivansha 5,100 16,000 31.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Boya 1,600 18,000 8.9% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Brahmin Indian Tamil 2,600 34,000 7.6% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin unspecified 14,000 8,800 159.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Burgher 41,000 56,000 73.2% Sinhala Christian Progress Gauge
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 1,000 5,200 19.2% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 2,600 29,000 9.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Christian 16,000 29,000 55.2% Language unknown Christian Progress Gauge
Demala Gattara 5,100 8,700 58.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 400 11,000 3.6% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  127 6,805,000         45
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  127 6,805,000         45
* 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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