Sri Lanka, North Western state people groups

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Country:	Sri Lanka
Province / State:	North Western
District:	All

Number of People Groups

111

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

2,516,000

Buddhist

74.0 %

Christian

12.9 %

Hindu

1.9 %

Muslim

11.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	90	Tamil	2 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	200	Tamil	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Ahinkuntaya	8,500	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	7,400	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan	400	Tamil	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	50	Urdu	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arab	600	Arabic, Mesopotamian	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badahala	16,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	14,000	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	300	Tamil	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	500	Tamil	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Batgama	81,000	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	81,000	300	-1 -	-1 -
Berava	52,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	45,000	6,900	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Christian traditions)	200	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions)	50	Tamil	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bintanna	900	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	800	100	-1 -	-1 -
Bodhivansha	2,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	300	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	200	Gujarati	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	200	Tamil	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Indian Tamil	300	Tamil	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	2,400	Tamil	1 ●	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Burgher	2,200	Sinhala	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	1,900	-1 -	100
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	60	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	200	Tamil	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	5,100	Language unknown	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,100	-1 -	-1 -
Demala Gattara	600	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	400	200	-1 -	-1 -
Dodda-Weddah	6,100	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	5,900	200	-1 -	-1 -
Durava	5,400	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	3,200	2,200	-1 -	-1 -
Gahala	2,900	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	40	-1 -	-1 -
Gattara	110,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	95,000	14,000	-1 -	-1 -
Gauraykwallu	3,200	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	400	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	100	Konkani	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama	72,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	63,000	9,000	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama Patti	3,700	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	3,200	500	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama Radala	3,700	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	3,300	500	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	600	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hannali	47,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	41,000	6,200	-1 -	-1 -
Hanomoreyo	1,400	Sinhala	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Henawalayo	3,200	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	400	-1 -	-1 -
Hinna	33,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	29,000	4,500	-1 -	-1 -
Hunna	13,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Idayan	100	Tamil	2 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	400	Tamil	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan Christian	200	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Indian Tamil	200	Tamil	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Japanese	200	Japanese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	50
Jat (Muslim traditions)	200	Punjabi, Western	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Javanese	600	Javanese	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	600	Tamil	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan	200	Tamil	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Karaiyar	3,900	Tamil	2 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Karava	109,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	77,000	32,000	-1 -	-1 -
Kiddea	2,100	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,900	300	-1 -	-1 -
Kinnara	6,100	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	6,000	60	-1 -	-1 -
Koviar	3,400	Tamil	2 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	30	Tamil	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kustarogiyo	2,100	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,900	300	-1 -	-1 -
Malay, Javar	1,800	Sri Lankan Malay Creole	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	600	Malayalam	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marakkalage	200	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	800	Tamil	2 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Maravar	2,800	Tamil	2 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Mauritian	300	Morisyen	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	200	Gujarati	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvar	1,300	Tamil	2 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	300	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	500	Tamil	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	40	Tamil	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalavar	1,600	Tamil	2 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Navait	2,400	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navandanna	162,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	141,000	22,000	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	200	Tamil	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Oli	4,200	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	500	-1 -	-1 -
Osta (Nasuva)	900	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palla	200	Tamil	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	100	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	300	Tamil	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallar	1,900	Tamil	2 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Pamunu	4,200	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	500	-1 -	-1 -
Panna	300	Tamil	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Pannikki	35,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30,000	4,600	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	300	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	700	Tamil	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyar	2,400	Tamil	2 ●	1,400	-1 -	300	700	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	5,700	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pidayne Danno	1,200	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	100	-1 -	-1 -
Porowakara	400	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	400	40	-1 -	-1 -
Primanar	2,200	Tamil	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Radava	56,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	49,000	7,300	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka	21,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	18,000	2,800	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	200	Punjabi, Western	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rodiya	4,700	Sinhala	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Salagama	22,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	9,100	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	7,400	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	26,000	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions)	60	Sindhi	0 ☀︎	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sinhalese	35,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30,000	4,500	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Chetti	500	Tamil	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Moor	88,000	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	88,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lankan Tamil	400	Tamil	2 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	146,000	Tamil	0 ☀︎	-1 -	146,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thimilar	700	Tamil	2 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	200	Tamil	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	70	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	200	Tamil	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	300	Tamil	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyar	1,200	Tamil	2 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan	300	Tamil	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalar	36,000	Tamil	2 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	90	Tamil	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Wahumpura	1,210,000	Sinhala	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	1,050,000	161,000	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	30	Tamil	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yamannu	17,000	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	16,000	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 111	2,516,000		45 ●	48,000	283,000	1,862,000	325,000	0	200

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