Country:

Sri Lanka

Province / State: Northern
District: Mannar

Number of People Groups

61

Unreached People Groups

23

Total Population

110,000

Buddhist

1.7 %

Christian

56.9 %

Hindu

25.5 %

Muslim

15.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Ambattan 500 Tamil 100 - - 300 - -
 Arab 30 Arabic, Mesopotamian ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Bania unspecified 20 Tamil ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Berava 30 Sinhala - - 30 - - -
Brahmin Indian Tamil Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 2,700 Tamil 2,700 - - - - -
 Burgher 20 Sinhala - - - 20 - -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 30 Tamil - - - 30 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 40 Tamil 40 - - - - -
 Christian 60 Language unknown - - - 60 - -
Gattara 100 Sinhala - - 100 30 - -
 Govigama 200 Sinhala - - 200 40 - -
 Hajam 60 Tamil ☀︎ - 60 - - - -
Hannali 30 Sinhala - - 30 - - -
Hinna 30 Sinhala - - 30 - - -
 Ilavan Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 40 Tamil - - - 40 - -
Indian Tamil Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Javanese 80 Javanese ☀︎ - 80 - - - -
Karaiyar 8,400 Tamil 2,200 - - 6,100 - -
Karava 70 Sinhala - - 50 20 - -
Koviar 10,000 Tamil 2,800 - - 7,400 - -
 Malay, Javar Unknown Sri Lankan Malay Creole ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Mappila 40 Malayalam ☀︎ - 40 - - - -
Marakkalage 40 Tamil ☀︎ - 40 - - - -
 Maravan 60 Tamil 20 - - 50 - -
Maravar 3,400 Tamil 900 - - 2,500 - -
 Memon 20 Gujarati ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
Mukkuvar 2,000 Tamil 600 - - 1,500 - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Nalavar 1,700 Tamil 500 - - 1,300 - -
Navait 200 Tamil ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Navandanna 200 Sinhala - - 200 50 - -
Oli 20 Sinhala - - 20 - - -
Osta (Nasuva) Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Palla 900 Tamil 200 - - 600 - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Pallar 2,200 Tamil 600 - - 1,600 - -
Pamunu 30 Sinhala - - 30 - - -
Panna 900 Tamil 200 - - 600 - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 30 Tamil - - - 30 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Paraiyar 2,700 Tamil 600 - - 2,000 - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 500 Tamil ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Primanar 4,800 Tamil 2,800 - - 2,000 - -
Radava 70 Sinhala - - 50 20 - -
Rajaka 30 Sinhala - - 30 - - -
 Sayyid 600 Tamil ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Shaikh 2,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 2,000 - - - -
Sinhalese 80 Sinhala - - 50 30 - -
 Sri Lanka Moor 1,300 Tamil ☀︎ - 1,300 - - - -
 Sri Lankan Tamil 100 Tamil 20 - - 80 - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 13,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 13,000 - - - -
Thimilar 800 Tamil 200 - - 600 - -
Vannar 200 Tamil 50 - - 100 - -
 Vanniyan 30 Tamil - - - 20 - -
Vanniyar 1,600 Tamil 400 - - 1,200 - -
Vellalar 47,000 Tamil 13,000 - - 34,000 - -
 Wahumpura 1,400 Sinhala - - 1,100 300 - -
  Totals:  61 110,000   23 28,000 17,000 1,900 63,000 0 0
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