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
Kustarogiyo 1,300 16,000 8.1% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Mappila 400 12,000 3.3% Malayalam Muslim Progress Gauge
 Memon 100 2,200 4.5% Gujarati Muslim Progress Gauge
Navait 1,300 18,000 7.2% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Navandanna 105,000 1,253,000 8.4% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Oli 2,500 32,000 7.8% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Osta (Nasuva) 100 8,800 1.1% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Pamunu 2,700 33,000 8.2% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Pannikki 22,000 263,000 8.4% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Pashtun, Pathan 3,000 45,000 6.7% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Pidayne Danno 700 9,600 7.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Radava 33,000 393,000 8.4% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Rajaka 13,000 162,000 8.0% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Sayyid 3,900 53,000 7.4% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
 Shaikh 16,000 218,000 7.3% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
 Sri Lanka Moor 14,000 737,000 1.9% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
 Sri Lankan Tamil 200 10,000 2.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 75,000 1,234,000 6.1% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Vellalar 4,500 1,267,000 0.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Wahumpura 732,000 8,865,000 8.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Yamannu 13,000 84,000 15.5% 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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