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People Name Primary Language Country Population District Population Least
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Progress Scale Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Adi AndhraTelugu80040Y1.0 40-----
Agamudaiyan NattamanTamil8,900400N2.0 300--90--
Agamudaiyan unspecifiedTamil9,400700N2.0 500--200--
AhinkuntayaSinhala62,0006,800N2.0 --6,300500--
AmbalavasiTamil16,000500N2.0 400--200--
AmbattanTamil16,0002,300N2.0 1,700--600--
AnsariUrdu1,00090Y1.0 -90----
ArabArabic, Mesopotamian Spoken5,300700Y1.0 -700----
Arain (Muslim traditions)Punjabi, Western60060Y1.0 -60----
BadahalaSinhala117,00013,000N2.0 --11,0001,200--
BalochUrdu900300Y1.0 -300----
Bania ChettiTamil6,5001,400Y1.0 1,400-----
Bania unspecifiedTamil9,7001,400Y1.0 1,400-----
Banjara (Hindu traditionsHindi80040Y1.0 40-----
BatgamaSinhala389,0008,500Y1.0 --7,700800--
BeravaSinhala381,00041,000N2.0 --39,0002,500--
Bharathar (Christian tradTamil1,400600N3.0 ---600--
Bharathar (Hindu traditioTamil400200Y1.0 200-----
BintannaSinhala7,000700N2.0 --700---
BodhivanshaSinhala15,0001,800N2.0 --1,700100--
BohraGujarati2,000500Y1.0 -500----
BoyaTamil17,000800N2.0 600--200--
Brahmin Indian TamilTamil32,0001,100Y1.0 1,000--40--
Brahmin unspecifiedTamil4,4009,400Y1.0 9,300--100--
BurgherSinhala47,00020,000N3.0 --1,80017,000-1,400
Chakkiliyan (Christian trTamil4,900400N3.0 ---400--
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditTamil28,0001,300Y1.0 1,300-----
ChristianUnknown28,0005,000N3.0 ---5,000--
Demala GattaraSinhala8,3001,900N2.0 --1,90050--
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)Tamil11,000200Y1.0 200-----
DivehiMaldivian2,0001,200Y1.0 -1,200----
Dodda-WeddahSinhala39,0007,300N2.0 --6,700500--
DuravaSinhala747,000161,000N2.0 --152,0008,900--
GahalaSinhala11,000300Y1.0 --30020--
GattaraSinhala783,00083,000N2.0 --77,0005,700--
GauraykwalluSinhala20,000700Y1.0 --70050--
GoaneseKonkani2,300800N3.0 ---800--
GovigamaSinhala574,00061,000N2.0 --54,0007,500--
Govigama PattiSinhala28,0003,300N2.0 --2,900300--
Govigama RadalaSinhala28,0003,300N2.0 --2,900300--
HajamTamil5,000500Y1.0 -500----
Hakki PikkiTelugu1,20080Y1.0 80-----
HannaliSinhala344,00039,000N2.0 --35,0004,300--
HanomoreyoSinhala5,50050Y1.0 --50---
HenawalayoSinhala20,000700Y1.0 --70050--
HinnaSinhala250,00028,000N2.0 --25,0002,900--
HunnaSinhala93,00011,000N2.0 --9,7001,200--
IdayanTamil9,500400N2.0 300--100--
IlavanTamil71,0002,500Y1.0 2,500-----
Ilavan ChristianTamil11,000900N3.0 ---900--
Indian TamilTamil10,000300N2.0 70--300--
JapaneseJapanese2,400500Y1.0 --40030-100
Jat (Hindu traditions)Hindi1,700200Y1.0 200-----
Jat (Muslim traditions)Punjabi, Western1,800200Y1.0 -200----
JavaneseJavanese8,8002,000Y1.0 -2,000----
KaikolanTamil81,0002,800N2.0 2,000--800--
KallanTamil18,000600N2.0 400--200--
KapuTelugu1,40070Y1.0 70-----
KaraiyarTamil201,00012,000N2.0 9,300--2,400--
KaravaSinhala1,108,000301,000N2.0 --271,00030,000--
Kasar (Hindu traditions)Tamil3,500200N2.0 100--30--
KiddeaSinhala16,0001,900N2.0 --1,700200--
KoviarTamil217,0005,300N2.0 4,400--900--
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)Tamil6,500400N2.0 300--80--
Kuravan (Hindu traditionsTamil4,100200Y1.0 200-----
KustarogiyoSinhala15,0001,800N2.0 --1,700100--
Lohar (Hindu traditions)Hindi900100Y1.0 100-----
Madari (Muslim traditionsUrdu500100Y1.0 -100----
MahishyaBengali60030Y1.0 30-----
Malay, JavarSri Lankan Malay Creole44,00013,000Y1.0 -13,000----
MalayaliTamil80030N2.0 30-----
Malayan, casteTamil1,600200N2.0 200-----
MangalaTelugu700100Y1.0 100-----
MappilaMalayalam11,000800Y1.0 -800----
MarakkalageTamil9,1004,600Y1.0 -4,600----
MaravanTamil103,0003,600N2.0 2,700--900--
MaravarTamil89,0008,700N2.0 7,100--1,600--
MauritianMorisyen3,9001,200N2.0 500--700--
MemonGujarati2,100400Y1.0 -400----
MoghalUrdu1,200200Y1.0 -200----
MukkuvarTamil43,0005,400N2.0 4,400--1,000--
Nadar (Christian traditioTamil9,3001,800N3.0 ---1,800--
Nadar (Hindu traditions)Tamil26,0003,000Y1.0 3,000-----
NairTamil4,200200Y1.0 200-----
NalavarTamil46,0004,700N2.0 3,800--900--
Namassej (Hindu traditionBengali60050Y1.0 50-----
NavaitTamil18,0001,700Y1.0 -1,700----
NavandannaSinhala1,194,000128,000N2.0 --114,00014,000--
NavithanTamil22,000900N2.0 700--200--
OliSinhala31,0003,600N2.0 --3,300300--
Osta (Nasuva)Tamil8,4002,900Y1.0 -2,900----
PallaTamil33,0001,200N2.0 1,000--200--
Pallan (Christian traditiTamil7,000500N3.0 ---500--
Pallan (Hindu traditions)Tamil47,0001,700Y1.0 1,700-----
PallarTamil71,0009,800N2.0 8,000--1,800--
PalliwilliTamil2,300100N2.0 90--20--
PamunuSinhala31,0003,600N2.0 --3,400200--
PananTamil5,200200N2.0 200--50--
PannaTamil33,000500N2.0 400--100--
PannikkiSinhala251,00027,000N2.0 --25,0001,900--
Paraiyan (Christian tradiTamil16,000800N3.0 ---800--
Paraiyan (Hindu traditionTamil105,0002,800Y1.0 2,800-----
ParaiyarTamil72,0007,300N2.0 5,100-1,1001,100--
Paravan (Hindu traditionsTamil1,80090Y1.0 90-----
ParseeGujarati700200Y1.0 -----200
Pashtun, PathanTamil42,0004,000Y1.0 -4,000----
Pidayne DannoSinhala9,1001,000Y1.0 --1,000---
PorowakaraSinhala61,0006,100N2.0 --5,600500--
PrimanarTamil74,0007,900Y1.0 7,900-----
PulayanTamil4,700200N2.0 200--50--
RadavaSinhala375,00044,000N2.0 --40,0003,900--
RajakaSinhala154,00017,000N2.0 --15,0001,600--
Rajput (Hindu traditions)Hindi2,300200Y1.0 200-----
Rajput (Muslim traditionsPunjabi, Western1,500200Y1.0 -200----
RodiyaSinhala18,000200Y1.0 --200---
SalagamaSinhala321,00069,000N2.0 --62,0007,000--
Sali, SeriyarTamil3,500100N2.0 90--20--
SambanTamil1,40070N2.0 60-----
SayyidTamil51,0003,400Y1.0 -3,400----
SemmanTamil1,20070N2.0 60-----
ShaikhTamil207,00012,000Y1.0 -12,000----
SilpiTamil3,500100N2.0 90--20--
Sindhi (Muslim traditionsSindhi1,000100Y1.0 -100----
SinhaleseSinhala190,0004,000N2.0 --3,200800--
Sonar (Hindu traditions)Tamil6,400100Y1.0 100-----
Sri Lanka ChettiTamil6,5001,300Y1.0 1,300-----
Sri Lanka MoorTamil493,000138,000Y1.0 -138,000----
Sri Lankan TamilTamil9,600900N2.0 400--500--
Syrian ChristianMalayalam700400N3.0 ---400--
Tamil (Muslim traditions)Tamil1,174,000102,000Y1.0 -102,000----
TattarTamil6,100400N2.0 400--70--
Teli (Hindu traditions)Tamil4,800200N2.0 100--40--
ThacherTamil3,200200N2.0 200--30--
ThanakavarTamil2,50090N2.0 70--20--
ThimilarTamil22,0001,900N2.0 1,600--300--
ValluvanTamil3,100100N2.0 100--20--
VaniyanTamil18,000900N2.0 700--200--
Vannan (Christian traditiTamil3,800200N3.0 ---200--
Vannan (Hindu traditions)Tamil26,000600Y1.0 600-----
VannarTamil17,000800N2.0 600--200--
VanniyanTamil37,0001,100N2.0 900--200--
VanniyarTamil104,0004,200N2.0 3,500--700--
VellalanTamil31,0001,200N2.0 900--300--
VellalarTamil1,208,000120,000N2.0 101,000--19,000--
VettarTamil3,10080N2.0 80-----
ViswakarmaTamil7,400400Y1.0 400--50--
WahumpuraSinhala8,446,000801,000N2.0 --723,00078,000--
Yadav (Hindu traditions)Tamil7,500300Y1.0 200--30--
YamannuSinhala80,0003,600Y1.0 --3,300300--
District Totals:   149 People Groups   2,446,000 64   203,000 288,000 1,711,000 241,000 0 1,800
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