Sri Lanka, Central state, Matale district people groups

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Country:	Sri Lanka
Province / State:	Central
District:	Matale

Number of People Groups

123

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

513,000

Buddhist

79.3 %

Christian

2.1 %

Hindu

9.2 %

Muslim

9.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	300	Tamil	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	500	Tamil	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Ahinkuntaya	1,800	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	20	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	300	Tamil	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan	200	Tamil	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	200	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arab	200	Arabic, Mesopotamian	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badahala	3,200	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	3,200	50	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	30	Tamil	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	300	Tamil	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Batgama	22,000	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	22,000	400	-1 -	-1 -
Berava	11,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	200	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Christian traditions)	-1 Unknown	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bintanna	200	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodhivansha	400	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	60	Gujarati	0 ☀︎	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	400	Tamil	2 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Indian Tamil	900	Tamil	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	1,700	Tamil	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burgher	400	Sinhala	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	400	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	100	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	700	Tamil	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	100	Language unknown	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	400	Tamil	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dodda-Weddah	1,700	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gahala	800	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gattara	22,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	22,000	400	-1 -	-1 -
Gauraykwallu	700	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama	14,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	14,000	300	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama Patti	800	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama Radala	800	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	300	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hakki Pikki	40	Telugu	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hannali	9,800	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	9,600	200	-1 -	-1 -
Hanomoreyo	80	Sinhala	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Henawalayo	700	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hinna	7,900	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	7,700	200	-1 -	-1 -
Hunna	2,700	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	40	-1 -	-1 -
Idayan	200	Tamil	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	1,700	Tamil	0 ☀︎	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan Christian	300	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Indian Tamil	300	Tamil	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	30	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	60	Punjabi, Western	0 ☀︎	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	2,000	Tamil	2 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan	500	Tamil	2 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu	30	Telugu	0 ☀︎	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karaiyar	2,600	Tamil	2 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Karava	8,600	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	8,400	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	80	Tamil	2 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kiddea	400	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kinnara	1,700	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koviar	400	Tamil	2 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	200	Tamil	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	80	Tamil	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kustarogiyo	400	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malay, Javar	400	Sri Lankan Malay Creole	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	500	Malayalam	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	2,500	Tamil	2 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Maravar	1,200	Tamil	2 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mauritian	50	Morisyen	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	40	Gujarati	0 ☀︎	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	100	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	300	Tamil	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	200	Tamil	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalavar	600	Tamil	2 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navait	400	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navandanna	33,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	33,000	600	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	600	Tamil	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Oli	900	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Osta (Nasuva)	300	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	200	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Tamil	0 ☀︎	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallar	800	Tamil	2 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palliwilli	70	Tamil	2 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pamunu	800	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Panan	100	Tamil	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Panna	200	Tamil	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pannikki	7,200	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	7,000	100	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	400	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Tamil	0 ☀︎	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyar	1,000	Tamil	2 ●	900	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Hindu traditions)	40	Tamil	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	1,000	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pidayne Danno	200	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Porowakara	80	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Primanar	900	Tamil	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan	80	Tamil	2 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Radava	11,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	200	-1 -	-1 -
Radayo	400	Sinhala	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka	4,400	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	4,300	100	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	40	Hindi	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	60	Punjabi, Western	0 ☀︎	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rodiya	300	Sinhala	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali, Seriyar	70	Tamil	2 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Samban	40	Tamil	2 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	1,400	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Semman	40	Tamil	2 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	6,700	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpi	60	Tamil	2 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sinhalese	2,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	200	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	200	Tamil	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Chetti	60	Tamil	0 ☀︎	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Moor	8,400	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lankan Tamil	300	Tamil	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	28,000	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	100	Tamil	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thanakavar	70	Tamil	2 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thimilar	300	Tamil	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valluvan	40	Tamil	2 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	400	Tamil	2 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	100	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	700	Tamil	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	1,000	Tamil	2 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyar	500	Tamil	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan	1,000	Tamil	2 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalar	17,000	Tamil	2 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellidura	1,300	Sinhala	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vettar	80	Tamil	2 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	400	Tamil	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Wahumpura	236,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	232,000	4,300	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	300	Tamil	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yamannu	4,400	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	4,300	80	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 123	513,000		50 ●	47,000	48,000	407,000	11,000	0	0

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