Sri Lanka, Northern state, Jaffna district people groups

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

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

664,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

16.1 %

Hindu

83.1 %

Muslim

0.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ambattan	3,400	Tamil	2	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	400	Tamil	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	17,000	Tamil	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	1,400	Language unknown	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Karaiyar	62,000	Tamil	2	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -
Koviar	84,000	Tamil	2	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -
Koviyar	800	Tamil	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Maravar	25,000	Tamil	2	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvar	15,000	Tamil	2	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	500	Tamil	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalavar	12,000	Tamil	2	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -
Palla	7,600	Tamil	2	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Pallar	16,000	Tamil	2	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -
Panna	7,900	Tamil	2	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyar	20,000	Tamil	2	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -
Primanar	18,000	Tamil	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	80	Tamil	1	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Chetti	100	Tamil	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lankan Tamil	1,700	Tamil	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	1,700	Tamil	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tattar	700	Tamil	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Thacher	600	Tamil	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Thimilar	6,100	Tamil	2	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Vannar	5,900	Tamil	2	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyar	22,000	Tamil	2	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,000	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalar	329,000	Tamil	2	274,000	-1 -	-1 -	55,000	-1 -	-1 -
Vettar	200	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	100	Tamil	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Wahumpura	1,100	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	90	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	200	Tamil	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 31	661,000		9 ●	551,000	1,700	1,100	107,000	0	0
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 64	664,000		21 ●	552,000	2,400	2,300	107,000	0	10

* District 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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Prayer Cards

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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