Country:

Sri Lanka

Province / State: Central
District: All

Number of People Groups

139

Unreached People Groups

60

Total Population

2,716,000

Buddhist

64.1 %

Christian

3.7 %

Hindu

21.9 %

Muslim

10.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 300 Telugu ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 4,800 Tamil 4,200 - - 600 - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 9,300 Tamil 8,100 - - 1,200 - -
Ahinkuntaya 7,500 Sinhala - - 7,400 80 - -
 Ambalavasi 5,200 Tamil 4,500 - - 600 - -
Ambattan 1,100 Tamil 1,100 - - - - -
 Ansari 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Arab 800 Arabic, Mesopotamian ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
Badahala 14,000 Sinhala - - 13,000 200 - -
 Bania Chetti 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 4,600 Tamil ☀︎ 4,600 - - - - -
 Batgama 94,000 Sinhala - - 93,000 800 - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Berava 45,000 Sinhala - - 44,000 800 - -
Bharathar (Christian traditions) 40 Tamil - - - 40 - -
 Bharathar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Bintanna 800 Sinhala - - 800 - - -
Bodhivansha 1,800 Sinhala - - 1,800 - - -
 Bohra 200 Gujarati ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Boya 9,600 Tamil 8,400 - - 1,200 - -
Brahmin Indian Tamil 18,000 Tamil 18,000 - - 60 - -
 Brahmin unspecified 23,000 Tamil 23,000 - - 60 - -
 Burgher 3,700 Sinhala - - 300 3,300 - 60
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 2,400 Tamil - - - 2,400 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Tamil 16,000 - - 30 - -
 Christian 900 Language unknown - - - 900 - -
Couratto 2,300 Sinhala - - 2,300 40 - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Tamil 6,500 - - 50 - -
Dodda-Weddah 7,500 Sinhala - - 7,400 100 - -
Gahala 2,300 Sinhala - - 2,300 - - -
Gattara 93,000 Sinhala - - 91,000 1,700 - -
Gauraykwallu 3,000 Sinhala - - 2,900 30 - -
 Goanese 40 Konkani - - - 40 - -
 Govigama 65,000 Sinhala - - 64,000 1,000 - -
Govigama Patti 3,400 Sinhala - - 3,400 30 - -
Govigama Radala 3,400 Sinhala - - 3,400 30 - -
 Hajam 1,100 Tamil ☀︎ - 1,100 - - - -
 Hakki Pikki 800 Telugu ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Handi 1,000 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 1,000 - - -
Hannali 40,000 Sinhala - - 39,000 800 - -
Hanomoreyo 900 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 900 - - -
Heeri 7,000 Sinhala - - 6,900 100 - -
Henawalayo 3,000 Sinhala - - 3,000 20 - -
Hinna 31,000 Sinhala - - 30,000 600 - -
Hunna 11,000 Sinhala - - 11,000 200 - -
Idayan 4,100 Tamil 3,600 - - 500 - -
 Ilavan 37,000 Tamil ☀︎ 37,000 - - 40 - -
Ilavan Christian 5,800 Tamil - - - 5,800 - -
Indian Tamil 4,900 Tamil 3,500 - - 1,400 - -
 Japanese 400 Japanese - - 400 - - 50
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 200 Punjabi, Western ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Javanese 100 Javanese ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Kaikolan 43,000 Tamil 37,000 - - 5,800 - -
 Kallan 9,700 Tamil 9,100 - - 500 - -
 Kapu 1,100 Telugu ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Karaiyar 15,000 Tamil 15,000 - - 400 - -
Karava 127,000 Sinhala - - 125,000 2,800 - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Tamil 1,800 - - 100 - -
Kiddea 1,900 Sinhala - - 1,900 20 - -
 Kinnara 7,200 Sinhala - - 7,200 20 - -
Koviar 2,000 Tamil 2,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Tamil 3,400 - - 400 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Tamil ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
Kustarogiyo 1,900 Sinhala - - 1,900 20 - -
 Malay, Javar 3,100 Sri Lankan Malay Creole ☀︎ - 3,100 - - - -
Malayan, caste 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Mappila 1,100 Malayalam ☀︎ - 1,100 - - - -
 Maravan 55,000 Tamil 48,000 - - 7,200 - -
Maravar 6,700 Tamil 6,700 - - 20 - -
 Mauritian 100 Morisyen 70 - - 40 - -
 Memon 300 Gujarati ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 700 Tamil 600 - - 30 - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 5,200 Tamil - - - 5,200 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Tamil ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
 Nair 2,300 Tamil 2,200 - - 20 - -
Nalavar 3,400 Tamil 3,400 - - - - -
Navait 2,900 Tamil ☀︎ - 2,900 - - - -
Navandanna 138,000 Sinhala - - 136,000 2,700 - -
 Navithan 13,000 Tamil 11,000 - - 1,600 - -
Oli 3,700 Sinhala - - 3,700 50 - -
Osta (Nasuva) 500 Tamil ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Palla 1,400 Tamil 1,400 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 4,100 Tamil - - - 4,100 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Tamil ☀︎ 28,000 - - - - -
Pallar 4,400 Tamil 4,400 - - - - -
Palliwilli 1,100 Tamil 800 - - 200 - -
Pamunu 3,700 Sinhala - - 3,700 30 - -
 Panan 3,000 Tamil 2,700 - - 400 - -
Panna 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
Pannikki 30,000 Sinhala - - 29,000 500 - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 9,700 Tamil - - - 9,700 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 62,000 Tamil ☀︎ 62,000 - - - - -
Paraiyar 5,500 Tamil 4,800 - 600 20 - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 700 Tamil ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 7,100 Tamil ☀︎ - 7,100 - - - -
Pidayne Danno 1,100 Sinhala - - 1,100 - - -
Porowakara 400 Sinhala - - 400 - - -
 Primanar 4,400 Tamil 4,400 - - - - -
 Pulayan 2,500 Tamil 2,300 - - 300 - -
Radava 22,000 Sinhala - - 21,000 900 - -
Radayo 900 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 900 - - -
Rajaka 19,000 Sinhala - - 18,000 400 - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 200 Punjabi, Western ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Rodiya 3,100 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 3,100 - - -
 Sali, Seriyar 1,900 Tamil 1,700 - - 200 - -
 Samban 900 Tamil 800 - - 90 - -
 Sayyid 9,300 Tamil ☀︎ - 9,300 - - - -
Semman 700 Tamil 600 - - 50 - -
 Shaikh 35,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 35,000 - - - -
Silpi 2,100 Tamil 1,800 - - 200 - -
 Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 60 Sindhi ☀︎ - 60 - - - -
Sinhalese 11,000 Sinhala - - 9,500 1,300 - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Tamil 4,100 - - 60 - -
Sri Lanka Chetti 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Sri Lanka Moor 41,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 41,000 - - - -
 Sri Lankan Tamil 1,000 Tamil 1,000 - - 30 - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 175,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 175,000 - - - -
Tattar 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Tamil 3,100 - - 200 - -
Thacher 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Thanakavar 1,400 Tamil 1,300 - - 100 - -
Thimilar 1,700 Tamil 1,700 - - - - -
 Valluvan 1,600 Tamil 1,400 - - 200 - -
Vaniyan 9,900 Tamil 8,700 - - 1,200 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 2,200 Tamil - - - 2,200 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Tamil ☀︎ 15,000 - - - - -
Vannar 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 22,000 Tamil 19,000 - - 2,800 - -
Vanniyar 2,900 Tamil 2,800 - - - - -
 Vellalan 17,000 Tamil 15,000 - - 2,400 - -
Vellalar 94,000 Tamil 94,000 - - - - -
Vellidura 1,300 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 1,300 - - -
Vettar 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Viswakarma 4,200 Tamil 4,100 - - 100 - -
 Wahumpura 951,000 Sinhala - - 930,000 20,000 - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Tamil 5,200 - - 30 - -
Yamannu 19,000 Sinhala - - 18,000 300 - -
  Totals:  139 2,716,000   60 595,000 278,000 1,742,000 100,000 0 100
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