Sri Lanka, Northern state people groups

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Country:	Sri Lanka
Province / State:	Northern
District:	All

Number of People Groups

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,140,000

Buddhist

2.8 %

Christian

19.3 %

Hindu

74.9 %

Muslim

3.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	100	Tamil	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	300	Tamil	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Ahinkuntaya	90	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan	5,300	Tamil	2 ●	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Arab	60	Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken	0 ☀	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badahala	200	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	800	Tamil	0 ☀	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Berava	800	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	800	20	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Indian Tamil	200	Tamil	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	31,000	Tamil	1 ●	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burgher	200	Sinhala	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	80	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	300	Tamil	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	2,100	Language unknown	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	30	Tamil	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gahala	20	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gattara	1,700	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	100	-1 -	-1 -
Gauraykwallu	30	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama	2,900	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	100	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	100	Tamil	0 ☀	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hannali	800	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	700	20	-1 -	-1 -
Henawalayo	30	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hinna	500	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hunna	100	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	600	Tamil	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan Christian	200	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Indian Tamil	300	Tamil	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Japanese	80	Japanese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	30
Jat (Hindu traditions)	80	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Javanese	200	Javanese	0 ☀	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	700	Tamil	2 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan	100	Tamil	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Karaiyar	98,000	Tamil	2 ●	77,000	-1 -	-1 -	21,000	-1 -	-1 -
Karava	800	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	700	20	-1 -	-1 -
Koviar	130,000	Tamil	2 ●	103,000	-1 -	-1 -	28,000	-1 -	-1 -
Koviyar	1,200	Tamil	2 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	20	Bengali	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malay, Javar	50	Sri Lankan Malay Creole	0 ☀	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	70	Malayalam	0 ☀	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marakkalage	40	Tamil	0 ☀	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	1,000	Tamil	2 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Maravar	39,000	Tamil	2 ●	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	8,600	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	20	Gujarati	0 ☀	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvar	20,000	Tamil	2 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,400	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	400	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Tamil	0 ☀	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	400	Tamil	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalavar	19,000	Tamil	2 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Bengali	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navait	400	Tamil	0 ☀	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navandanna	2,800	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	100	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	100	Tamil	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Oli	80	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Osta (Nasuva)	-1 Unknown	Tamil	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palla	16,000	Tamil	2 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	100	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	400	Tamil	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallar	25,000	Tamil	2 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -
Pamunu	100	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panna	16,000	Tamil	2 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,100	-1 -	-1 -
Pannikki	500	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	300	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	900	Tamil	0 ☀	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyar	31,000	Tamil	2 ●	24,000	-1 -	500	7,100	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	1,000	Tamil	0 ☀	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Primanar	33,000	Tamil	1 ●	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Radava	900	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	800	40	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka	400	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	1,300	Tamil	0 ☀	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	4,700	Tamil	0 ☀	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sinhalese	900	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	700	200	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	90	Tamil	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Chetti	100	Tamil	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Moor	1,700	Tamil	0 ☀	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lankan Tamil	3,700	Tamil	2 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	25,000	Tamil	0 ☀	-1 -	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tattar	2,400	Tamil	2 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	50	Tamil	2 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thacher	900	Tamil	2 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Thimilar	9,600	Tamil	2 ●	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	100	Tamil	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	50	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	200	Tamil	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vannar	8,000	Tamil	2 ●	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	400	Tamil	2 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyar	42,000	Tamil	2 ●	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	8,200	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan	500	Tamil	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalar	527,000	Tamil	2 ●	414,000	-1 -	-1 -	113,000	-1 -	-1 -
Vettar	1,000	Tamil	2 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	300	Tamil	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Wahumpura	19,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	18,000	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	300	Tamil	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 94	1,140,000		39 ●	854,000	35,000	31,000	220,000	0	40

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