Country:

Sri Lanka

Province / State: Uva
District: All

Number of People Groups

126

Unreached People Groups

52

Total Population

1,350,000

Buddhist

79.8 %

Christian

1.6 %

Hindu

14.1 %

Muslim

4.4 %

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 400 Telugu ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 1,600 Tamil 1,400 - - 200 - -
 Agamudaiyan unspecified 2,900 Tamil 2,700 - - 200 - -
Ahinkuntaya 4,400 Sinhala - - 4,400 20 - -
 Ambalavasi 5,900 Tamil 5,100 - - 900 - -
Ambattan 500 Tamil 500 - - 20 - -
 Arab 100 Arabic, Mesopotamian ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Badahala 7,700 Sinhala - - 7,700 60 - -
 Bania Chetti 60 Tamil ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 1,400 Tamil ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Batgama 59,000 Sinhala - - 59,000 300 - -
Berava 27,000 Sinhala - - 27,000 300 - -
Bharathar (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
Bintanna 400 Sinhala - - 400 - - -
Bodhivansha 1,100 Sinhala - - 1,100 20 - -
 Bohra 50 Gujarati ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Boya 3,400 Tamil 2,900 - - 500 - -
Brahmin Indian Tamil 5,800 Tamil 5,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 7,300 Tamil 7,300 - - - - -
 Burgher 1,100 Sinhala - - 80 1,000 - 40
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) 900 Tamil - - - 900 - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Tamil 6,000 - - - - -
 Christian 200 Language unknown - - - 200 - -
Couratto 1,300 Sinhala - - 1,200 20 - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Tamil 2,300 - - 80 - -
Dodda-Weddah 2,300 Sinhala - - 2,200 40 - -
Gahala 1,200 Sinhala - - 1,200 - - -
Gattara 51,000 Sinhala - - 50,000 700 - -
Gauraykwallu 1,700 Sinhala - - 1,700 20 - -
 Govigama 46,000 Sinhala - - 46,000 400 - -
Govigama Patti 2,200 Sinhala - - 2,200 - - -
Govigama Radala 2,200 Sinhala - - 2,200 - - -
 Hajam 100 Tamil ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Hakki Pikki 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Hannali 25,000 Sinhala - - 25,000 200 - -
Hanomoreyo 1,000 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 1,000 - - -
Henawalayo 1,600 Sinhala - - 1,600 - - -
Hinna 18,000 Sinhala - - 18,000 200 - -
Hunna 6,300 Sinhala - - 6,300 50 - -
Idayan 3,000 Tamil 2,700 - - 300 - -
 Ilavan 18,000 Tamil ☀︎ 18,000 - - 20 - -
Ilavan Christian 1,400 Tamil - - - 1,400 - -
Indian Tamil 1,700 Tamil 1,500 - - 200 - -
 Japanese 60 Japanese - - 60 - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 20 Punjabi, Western ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Kaikolan 19,000 Tamil 18,000 - - 1,400 - -
 Kallan 4,000 Tamil 3,600 - - 400 - -
 Kapu 80 Telugu ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Karaiyar 2,800 Tamil 2,700 - - 40 - -
Karava 11,000 Sinhala - - 10,000 100 - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 900 Tamil 800 - - 50 - -
Kiddea 1,100 Sinhala - - 1,100 - - -
 Kinnara 4,300 Sinhala - - 4,200 - - -
Koviar 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Tamil 1,100 - - 60 - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Tamil ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Kustarogiyo 1,000 Sinhala - - 1,000 - - -
 Malay, Javar 1,400 Sri Lankan Malay Creole ☀︎ - 1,400 - - - -
Malayan, caste 200 Malayalam 200 - - - - -
 Mappila 200 Malayalam ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Maravan 23,000 Tamil 20,000 - - 2,300 - -
Maravar 1,300 Tamil 1,300 - - - - -
 Memon 40 Gujarati ☀︎ - 40 - - - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 200 Tamil - - - 200 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 600 Tamil ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Nair 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Nalavar 700 Tamil 700 - - - - -
Navait 300 Tamil ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Navandanna 91,000 Sinhala - - 90,000 900 - -
 Navithan 4,400 Tamil 3,900 - - 500 - -
Oli 2,100 Sinhala - - 2,100 - - -
Osta (Nasuva) 300 Tamil ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Palla 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 500 Tamil - - - 500 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Tamil ☀︎ 7,500 - - - - -
Pallar 900 Tamil 900 - - - - -
Palliwilli 600 Tamil 500 - - 60 - -
Pamunu 2,200 Sinhala - - 2,200 - - -
 Panan 1,000 Tamil 900 - - 80 - -
Panna 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Pannikki 18,000 Sinhala - - 18,000 200 - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 2,000 Tamil - - - 2,000 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Tamil ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
Paraiyar 1,100 Tamil 1,000 - 100 - - -
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) 800 Tamil ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 800 Tamil ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
Pidayne Danno 600 Sinhala - - 600 - - -
Porowakara 200 Sinhala - - 200 - - -
 Primanar 1,000 Tamil 1,000 - - - - -
 Pulayan 1,100 Tamil 1,000 - - 100 - -
Radava 29,000 Sinhala - - 29,000 300 - -
Radayo 400 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 400 - - -
Rajaka 11,000 Sinhala - - 11,000 80 - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 20 Punjabi, Western ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
Rodiya 3,200 Sinhala ☀︎ - - 3,200 - - -
 Sali, Seriyar 600 Tamil 600 - - 40 - -
 Samban 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
 Sayyid 1,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
Semman 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Shaikh 3,900 Tamil ☀︎ - 3,900 - - - -
Silpi 600 Tamil 600 - - 40 - -
Sinhalese 18,000 Sinhala - - 18,000 100 - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
Sri Lanka Chetti 70 Tamil ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Sri Lanka Moor 32,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 32,000 - - - -
 Sri Lankan Tamil 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 19,000 Tamil ☀︎ - 19,000 - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 300 Tamil 300 - - 50 - -
Thanakavar 400 Tamil 400 - - 30 - -
Thimilar 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
 Valluvan 1,000 Tamil 900 - - 50 - -
Vaniyan 3,200 Tamil 2,900 - - 300 - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 400 Tamil - - - 400 - -
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Tamil ☀︎ 5,300 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 6,200 Tamil 5,900 - - 400 - -
Vanniyar 900 Tamil 900 - - - - -
 Vellalan 4,000 Tamil 3,900 - - 70 - -
Vellalar 20,000 Tamil 20,000 - - 30 - -
Vettar 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Viswakarma 500 Tamil 500 - - - - -
 Wahumpura 622,000 Sinhala - - 618,000 3,300 - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 500 Tamil 500 - - - - -
Yamannu 11,000 Sinhala - - 11,000 80 - -
  Totals:  126 1,350,000   52 191,000 59,000 1,077,000 22,000 0 50
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