Country:

Sri Lanka

Province / State: Sabaragamuwa
District: All

Number of People Groups

130

Unreached People Groups

56

Total Population

2,045,000

Buddhist

85.5 %

Christian

1.7 %

Hindu

8.2 %

Muslim

4.6 %

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 30 Telugu ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 700 Tamil 600 - - 80 - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 1,400 Tamil 1,200 - - 200 - -
Ahinkuntaya 6,900 Sinhala - - 6,800 70 - -
 Ambalavasi 1,000 Tamil 900 - - 100 - -
Ambattan 600 Tamil 600 - - - - -
 Arab 200 Arabic, Mesopotamian ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Badahala 13,000 Sinhala - - 13,000 200 - -
 Bania Chetti 70 Tamil ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 1,000 Tamil ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Batgama 91,000 Sinhala - - 90,000 300 - -
Berava 42,000 Sinhala - - 42,000 600 - -
Bharathar (Christian traditions) 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
 Bharathar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Bintanna 700 Sinhala - - 700 - - -
Bodhivansha 1,700 Sinhala - - 1,600 - - -
 Bohra 80 Gujarati ☀︎ - 80 - - - -
 Boya 1,800 Tamil 1,600 - - 200 - -
Brahmin Indian Tamil 3,900 Tamil 3,800 - - 20 - -
 Brahmin unspecified 6,400 Tamil 6,400 - - - - -
 Burgher 1,000 Sinhala - - 80 900 - 30
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 300 Tamil - - - 300 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Tamil 1,300 - - - - -
 Christian 700 Language unknown - - - 700 - -
Couratto 3,500 Sinhala - - 3,400 60 - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Tamil 1,300 - - - - -
Dodda-Weddah 6,800 Sinhala - - 6,700 100 - -
Durava 6,900 Sinhala - - 6,800 100 - -
Gahala 2,800 Sinhala - - 2,800 20 - -
Gattara 89,000 Sinhala - - 87,000 1,400 - -
Gauraykwallu 2,700 Sinhala - - 2,700 30 - -
 Govigama 64,000 Sinhala - - 63,000 1,300 - -
Govigama Patti 3,300 Sinhala - - 3,300 20 - -
Govigama Radala 3,300 Sinhala - - 3,300 20 - -
 Hajam 300 Tamil ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Hakki Pikki 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Handi 800 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 800 - - -
Hannali 39,000 Sinhala - - 38,000 600 - -
Hanomoreyo 2,000 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 2,000 - - -
Heeri 10,000 Sinhala - - 10,000 100 - -
Henawalayo 2,700 Sinhala - - 2,700 30 - -
Hinna 28,000 Sinhala - - 28,000 500 - -
Hunna 10,000 Sinhala - - 10,000 100 - -
Idayan 900 Tamil 800 - - 80 - -
 Ilavan 7,400 Tamil ☀︎ 7,400 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 1,000 Tamil - - - 1,000 - -
Indian Tamil 700 Tamil 500 - - 200 - -
 Japanese 100 Japanese - - 90 - - 20
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 40 Punjabi, Western ☀︎ - 40 - - - -
 Kaikolan 8,200 Tamil 7,300 - - 900 - -
 Kallan 2,000 Tamil 1,800 - - 200 - -
 Kapu 90 Telugu ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Karaiyar 8,200 Tamil 8,000 - - 200 - -
Karava 75,000 Sinhala - - 74,000 1,100 - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 400 Tamil 400 - - 40 - -
Kiddea 1,700 Sinhala - - 1,700 - - -
 Kinnara 6,800 Sinhala - - 6,800 30 - -
Konta Durayi 1,900 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 1,900 - - -
Koviar 1,200 Tamil 1,200 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 700 Tamil 600 - - 50 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 400 Tamil ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Kustarogiyo 1,700 Sinhala - - 1,700 - - -
 Malay, Javar 500 Sri Lankan Malay Creole ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Mappila 200 Malayalam ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Maravan 11,000 Tamil 9,800 - - 1,300 - -
Maravar 4,100 Tamil 4,000 - - 100 - -
 Memon 50 Gujarati ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 300 Tamil - - - 300 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Tamil ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Nair 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
Nalavar 2,000 Tamil 2,000 - - - - -
Navait 1,100 Tamil ☀︎ - 1,100 - - - -
Navandanna 137,000 Sinhala - - 135,000 1,600 - -
 Navithan 2,300 Tamil 2,000 - - 300 - -
Oli 3,500 Sinhala - - 3,500 20 - -
Osta (Nasuva) 100 Tamil ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Palla 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 700 Tamil - - - 700 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Tamil ☀︎ 5,400 - - - - -
Pallar 2,400 Tamil 2,400 - - - - -
Palliwilli 300 Tamil 300 - - 20 - -
Pamunu 3,500 Sinhala - - 3,500 20 - -
 Panan 500 Tamil 500 - - 50 - -
Panna 500 Tamil 400 - - 20 - -
Pannikki 28,000 Sinhala - - 28,000 400 - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 1,200 Tamil - - - 1,200 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Tamil ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
Paraiyar 3,200 Tamil 2,800 - 400 20 - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 2,200 Tamil ☀︎ - 2,200 - - - -
Pidayne Danno 1,000 Sinhala - - 1,000 - - -
Porowakara 400 Sinhala - - 400 - - -
 Primanar 2,600 Tamil 2,600 - - - - -
 Pulayan 500 Tamil 400 - - 50 - -
Radava 45,000 Sinhala - - 44,000 600 - -
Radayo 400 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 400 - - -
Rajaka 17,000 Sinhala - - 17,000 300 - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 30 Punjabi, Western ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
Rodiya 6,900 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 6,900 - - -
 Sali, Seriyar 400 Tamil 400 - - 40 - -
 Samban 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Sayyid 2,700 Tamil ☀︎ - 2,700 - - - -
Semman 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Shaikh 14,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 14,000 - - - -
Silpi 400 Tamil 400 - - 30 - -
Sinhalese 22,000 Sinhala - - 21,000 400 - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Tamil 1,100 - - - - -
Sri Lanka Chetti 100 Tamil ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Sri Lanka Moor 14,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 14,000 - - - -
 Sri Lankan Tamil 600 Tamil 500 - - 20 - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 58,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 58,000 - - - -
Tattar 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 500 Tamil 500 - - - - -
Thanakavar 400 Tamil 300 - - 30 - -
Thimilar 1,000 Tamil 1,000 - - - - -
 Valluvan 300 Tamil 300 - - 40 - -
Vaniyan 1,900 Tamil 1,700 - - 200 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 400 Tamil - - - 400 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Tamil ☀︎ 3,000 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 4,200 Tamil 3,800 - - 300 - -
Vanniyar 1,700 Tamil 1,600 - - 20 - -
 Vellalan 4,300 Tamil 3,900 - - 300 - -
Vellalar 54,000 Tamil 53,000 - - 300 - -
 Viswakarma 1,100 Tamil 1,100 - - - - -
 Wahumpura 979,000 Sinhala - - 965,000 14,000 - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
Yamannu 12,000 Sinhala - - 12,000 200 - -
  Totals:  130 2,045,000   56 168,000 93,000 1,748,000 35,000 0 50
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