Major People Groups *
48
Major Unreached People Groups *
22
Total Population
1,220,000
Buddhism
2.7 %
Christianity
19.3 %
Hinduism
74.9 %
Islam
3.1 %
Sikhism
0.0 %
Other Religions
0.0 %
| Photo | People Group |
Population in Province |
Population in Country |
% Country Popl in Province |
Primary Language | Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Agamudaiyan unspecified | 400 | 29,000 | 1.3793 1.4% | Tamil | Hinduism |
2
|
|
Ambattan | 5,700 | 17,000 | 33.5294 33.5% | Tamil | Hinduism |
2
|
|
Arab, general | 70 | 5,700 | 1.2281 1.2% | Arabic, Mesopotamian | Islam |
0
|
|
Bania unspecified | 900 | 17,000 | 5.2941 5.3% | Tamil | Hinduism |
0
|
|
Brahmin unspecified | 35,000 | 118,000 | 29.6610 29.7% | Tamil | Hinduism |
1
|
|
|
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | 80 | 5,200 | 1.5385 1.5% | Tamil | Christianity |
3
|
|
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | 300 | 29,000 | 1.0345 1.0% | Tamil | Hinduism |
1
|
|
Christian | 2,200 | 29,000 | 7.5862 7.6% | Language unknown | Christianity |
3
|
|
|
Gattara | 1,900 | 830,000 | 0.2289 0.2% | Sinhala | Buddhism |
2
|
|
Govigama | 3,100 | 609,000 | 0.5090 0.5% | Sinhala | Buddhism |
2
|
|
Hajam | 100 | 5,300 | 1.8868 1.9% | Tamil | Islam |
0
|
|
|
Ilavan Christian | 200 | 12,000 | 1.6667 1.7% | Tamil | Christianity |
3
|
|
Javanese | 200 | 9,300 | 2.1505 2.2% | Javanese | Islam |
0
|
|
|
Karaiyar | 104,000 | 213,000 | 48.8263 48.8% | Tamil | Hinduism |
2
|
|
|
Koviar | 141,000 | 231,000 | 61.0390 61.0% | Tamil | Hinduism |
2
|
|
Maravan | 43,000 | 203,000 | 21.1823 21.2% | Tamil | Hinduism |
2
|
|
|
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | 22,000 | 47,000 | 46.8085 46.8% | Tamil | Hinduism |
1
|
|
|
Nadar (Christian traditions) | 400 | 9,800 | 4.0816 4.1% | Tamil | Christianity |
3
|
|
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | 1,100 | 28,000 | 3.9286 3.9% | Tamil | Hinduism |
0
|
|
|
Nalavar | 21,000 | 48,000 | 43.7500 43.8% | Tamil | Hinduism |
2
|
|
|
Navait | 400 | 19,000 | 2.1053 2.1% | Tamil | Islam |
0
|
|
|
Navandanna | 3,000 | 1,266,000 | 0.2370 0.2% | Sinhala | Buddhism |
2
|
|
|
Palla | 17,000 | 35,000 | 48.5714 48.6% | Tamil | Hinduism |
2
|
|
|
Pallan (Christian traditions) | 100 | 7,400 | 1.3514 1.4% | Tamil | Christianity |
3
|
|
Pallan (Hindu traditions) | 27,000 | 126,000 | 21.4286 21.4% | Tamil | Hinduism |
0
|
| Major Groups (displayed): 48 | 1,213,000 | 22 ● | |||||
| All Groups (including small not displayed *): 76 | 1,220,000 | 32 ● |
