Sri Lanka, Northern state, Mannar district people groups

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Major People Groups

116,000

1.7 %

57.0 %

25.5 %

15.9 %

0.0 %

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ambattan	500	Tamil	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	2,700	Tamil	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	70	Tamil	0	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karaiyar	8,800	Tamil	2	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	6,500	-1 -	-1 -
Koviar	11,000	Tamil	2	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	7,800	-1 -	-1 -
Maravar	3,600	Tamil	2	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvar	2,200	Tamil	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Nalavar	1,800	Tamil	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Navait	200	Tamil	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palla	900	Tamil	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Pallar	2,400	Tamil	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Panna	900	Tamil	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyar	2,800	Tamil	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	500	Tamil	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Primanar	5,100	Tamil	1	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	600	Tamil	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	2,100	Tamil	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Moor	1,300	Tamil	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lankan Tamil	100	Tamil	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	13,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thimilar	900	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyar	1,700	Tamil	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalar	50,000	Tamil	2	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	36,000	-1 -	-1 -
Wahumpura	1,500	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	300	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 24	114,000		9 ●	29,000	18,000	1,200	66,000	0	0
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 60	116,000		23 ●	30,000	18,000	2,000	66,000	0	0

* 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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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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