Sri Lanka, Eastern state people groups

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

Major People Groups

119

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,647,000

Buddhist

22.8 %

Christian

5.4 %

Hindu

35.2 %

Muslim

36.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	700	Tamil	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	1,400	Tamil	2	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Ahinkuntaya	1,600	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	80	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	3,300	Tamil	2	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan	3,900	Tamil	2	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arab	1,600	Arabic, Mesopotamian	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badahala	2,900	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	200	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	30	Tamil	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	1,000	Tamil	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	500	Urdu	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Berava	9,100	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	8,500	600	-1 -	-1 -
Bintanna	200	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bodhivansha	300	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	500	Gujarati	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	100	Tamil	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Indian Tamil	300	Tamil	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	18,000	Tamil	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burgher	5,500	Sinhala	3	-1 -	-1 -	400	5,000	-1 -	80
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	700	Tamil	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	2,500	Language unknown	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -
Demala Gattara	300	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	70	Tamil	1	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Divehi	200	Maldivian	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Durava	27,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	26,000	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Gattara	21,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	20,000	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Gauraykwallu	600	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	400	Konkani	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama	19,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	18,000	900	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama Patti	600	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama Radala	600	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,100	Tamil	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hannali	8,300	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	7,800	500	-1 -	-1 -
Henawalayo	600	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hinna	6,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	5,600	400	-1 -	-1 -
Hunna	2,300	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	100	-1 -	-1 -
Idayan	60	Tamil	2	40	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	1,000	Tamil	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan Christian	300	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Indian Tamil	400	Tamil	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Japanese	200	Japanese	1	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	30
Jat (Hindu traditions)	500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	800	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Javanese	4,600	Javanese	0	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	1,300	Tamil	2	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan	200	Tamil	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Karaiyar	50,000	Tamil	2	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -
Karava	13,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	12,000	1,500	-1 -	-1 -
Kiddea	300	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koviar	63,000	Tamil	2	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,900	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	30	Tamil	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kustarogiyo	300	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malay, Javar	1,700	Sri Lankan Malay Creole	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayan, caste	1,100	Malayalam	2	900	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	1,600	Malayalam	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marakkalage	1,500	Tamil	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	1,500	Tamil	2	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Maravar	19,000	Tamil	2	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -
Mauritian	1,500	Morisyen	2	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	600	Gujarati	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvar	12,000	Tamil	2	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	500	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Tamil	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	700	Tamil	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalavar	9,900	Tamil	2	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Navait	3,800	Tamil	0	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navandanna	30,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	28,000	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	200	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Oli	800	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Osta (Nasuva)	2,500	Tamil	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palla	12,000	Tamil	2	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	700	Tamil	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallar	22,000	Tamil	2	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -
Palliwilli	30	Tamil	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pamunu	800	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	800	20	-1 -	-1 -
Panan	40	Tamil	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Panna	13,000	Tamil	2	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -
Pannikki	6,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	5,600	400	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	500	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Tamil	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyar	17,000	Tamil	2	13,000	-1 -	1,700	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	12,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pidayne Danno	200	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Porowakara	3,100	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	100	-1 -	-1 -
Primanar	18,000	Tamil	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Radava	9,700	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	9,100	600	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka	3,900	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	300	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	600	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Salagama	15,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	14,000	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Sali, Seriyar	30	Tamil	2	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	13,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	58,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions)	400	Sindhi	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sinhalese	5,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	4,300	700	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	600	Tamil	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Chetti	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Moor	59,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	59,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lankan Tamil	1,400	Tamil	2	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	440,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	440,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tattar	2,400	Tamil	2	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	50	Tamil	2	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thacher	1,700	Tamil	2	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Thanakavar	30	Tamil	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thimilar	4,800	Tamil	2	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	200	Tamil	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	70	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	300	Tamil	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vannar	6,900	Tamil	2	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	500	Tamil	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyar	45,000	Tamil	2	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	5,900	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan	2,000	Tamil	2	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalar	287,000	Tamil	2	268,000	-1 -	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -
Vettar	1,700	Tamil	2	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	500	Tamil	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Wahumpura	211,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	196,000	15,000	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	300	Tamil	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 119	1,647,000		44 ●	580,000	604,000	375,000	88,000	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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