Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

46

Major Unreached People Groups *

19

Total Population

1,401,000

Buddhist

89.9 %

Christian

1.2 %

Hindu

0.8 %

Muslim

8.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population
in Province
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in Province
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
Ahinkuntaya 5,500 66,000 8.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Arab, general 300 5,600 5.4% Arabic, Mesopotamian Muslim Progress Gauge
Badahala 9,800 123,000 8.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Batgama 45,000 409,000 11.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Berava 36,000 400,000 9.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Bharathar (Christian traditions) 50 2,400 2.1% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
Bintanna 700 7,300 9.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Bodhivansha 1,300 16,000 8.1% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Brahmin unspecified 500 8,800 5.7% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Christian 400 29,000 1.4% Language unknown Christian Progress Gauge
Gahala 1,400 12,000 11.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gattara 67,000 822,000 8.2% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Gauraykwallu 2,000 21,000 9.5% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Govigama 60,000 603,000 10.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Govigama Patti 2,300 29,000 7.9% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Govigama Radala 2,300 30,000 7.7% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Hajam 400 5,300 7.5% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Hannali 28,000 361,000 7.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Henawalayo 2,000 21,000 9.5% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hinna 21,000 262,000 8.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Hunna 7,800 98,000 8.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Karaiyar 1,200 211,000 0.6% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Karava 51,000 1,164,000 4.4% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Kiddea 1,300 17,000 7.6% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Kinnara 5,000 31,000 16.1% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  46 1,394,000         19
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  83 1,401,000         31
* Province 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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