Sri Lanka, Central state people groups

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Country:	Sri Lanka
Province / State:	Central
District:	All

Major People Groups

139

Major Unreached People Groups

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

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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