Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

117

Major Unreached People Groups *

47

Total Population

2,157,000

Buddhist

85.4 %

Christian

1.7 %

Hindu

8.3 %

Muslim

4.6 %

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
 Panan 600 5,400 11.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Panna 500 35,000 1.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Pannikki 30,000 263,000 11.4% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 1,200 17,000 7.1% Tamil Christian Progress Gauge
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 13,000 111,000 11.7% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Paraiyar 3,400 76,000 4.5% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 200 2,000 10.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Pashtun, Pathan 2,400 45,000 5.3% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Pidayne Danno 1,100 9,600 11.5% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Primanar 2,800 78,000 3.6% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Pulayan 500 4,900 10.2% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Radava 48,000 393,000 12.2% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Radayo 500 1,900 26.3% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Rajaka 18,000 162,000 11.1% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
Rodiya 7,300 19,000 38.4% Sinhala Buddhist Progress Gauge
 Sali, Seriyar 400 3,600 11.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Samban 200 1,500 13.3% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sayyid 2,800 53,000 5.3% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Semman 200 1,300 15.4% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Shaikh 15,000 218,000 6.9% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
Silpi 400 3,600 11.1% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 6,800 17.6% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
Sri Lanka Chetti 100 6,800 1.5% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
 Sri Lanka Moor 14,000 737,000 1.9% Tamil Muslim Progress Gauge
 Sri Lankan Tamil 600 10,000 6.0% Tamil Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  117 2,156,000         47
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  121 2,157,000         48
* 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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