Sri Lanka, North Western state people groups

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Country:	Sri Lanka
Province / State:	North Western
District:	All

Total People Groups

111

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

2,662,000

Buddhist

74.0 %

Christian

12.9 %

Hindu

1.9 %

Muslim

11.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	100	Tamil	2	60	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	200	Tamil	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Ahinkuntaya	9,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	7,800	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan	400	Tamil	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	50	Urdu	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arab	600	Arabic, Mesopotamian	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badahala	17,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	15,000	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	300	Tamil	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	500	Tamil	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Batgama	86,000	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	85,000	300	-1 -	-1 -
Berava	55,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	47,000	7,300	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Christian traditions)	200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions)	50	Tamil	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bintanna	900	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	800	100	-1 -	-1 -
Bodhivansha	2,100	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	300	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	200	Gujarati	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	200	Tamil	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Indian Tamil	300	Tamil	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	2,400	Tamil	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Burgher	2,300	Sinhala	3	-1 -	-1 -	200	2,000	-1 -	100
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	60	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	200	Tamil	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	5,400	Language unknown	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	5,400	-1 -	-1 -
Demala Gattara	600	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	400	300	-1 -	-1 -
Dodda-Weddah	6,400	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	6,200	200	-1 -	-1 -
Durava	5,700	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	3,400	2,400	-1 -	-1 -
Gahala	3,100	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	40	-1 -	-1 -
Gattara	116,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	101,000	15,000	-1 -	-1 -
Gauraykwallu	3,400	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	400	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	100	Konkani	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama	76,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	67,000	9,600	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama Patti	3,900	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	3,400	500	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama Radala	4,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	3,500	500	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	600	Tamil	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hannali	50,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	44,000	6,600	-1 -	-1 -
Hanomoreyo	1,500	Sinhala	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Henawalayo	3,400	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	400	-1 -	-1 -
Hinna	35,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	31,000	4,800	-1 -	-1 -
Hunna	14,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	12,000	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Idayan	100	Tamil	2	90	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	400	Tamil	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan Christian	200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Indian Tamil	200	Tamil	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Japanese	200	Japanese	1	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	60
Jat (Muslim traditions)	200	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Javanese	600	Javanese	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	700	Tamil	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan	200	Tamil	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Karaiyar	4,100	Tamil	2	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Karava	115,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	81,000	34,000	-1 -	-1 -
Kiddea	2,300	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	300	-1 -	-1 -
Kinnara	6,500	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	6,400	70	-1 -	-1 -
Koviar	3,600	Tamil	2	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	30	Tamil	2	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kustarogiyo	2,300	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	300	-1 -	-1 -
Malay, Javar	1,900	Sri Lankan Malay Creole	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	700	Malayalam	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marakkalage	200	Tamil	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	900	Tamil	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Maravar	3,000	Tamil	2	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Mauritian	300	Morisyen	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	200	Gujarati	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvar	1,400	Tamil	2	900	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	300	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	600	Tamil	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	40	Tamil	1	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalavar	1,600	Tamil	2	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Navait	2,600	Tamil	0	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navandanna	171,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	149,000	23,000	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	200	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Oli	4,400	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	3,900	500	-1 -	-1 -
Osta (Nasuva)	900	Tamil	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palla	200	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	100	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	400	Tamil	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallar	2,000	Tamil	2	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Pamunu	4,500	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	3,900	500	-1 -	-1 -
Panna	400	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Pannikki	37,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	32,000	4,900	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	300	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	700	Tamil	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyar	2,500	Tamil	2	1,500	-1 -	300	800	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	6,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pidayne Danno	1,300	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	100	-1 -	-1 -
Porowakara	500	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	400	40	-1 -	-1 -
Primanar	2,400	Tamil	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Radava	59,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	52,000	7,800	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka	22,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	19,000	3,000	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	200	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rodiya	4,900	Sinhala	0	-1 -	-1 -	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Salagama	24,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	14,000	9,600	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	7,900	Tamil	0	-1 -	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	28,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions)	60	Sindhi	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sinhalese	37,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	32,000	4,700	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Chetti	500	Tamil	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Moor	93,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	93,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lankan Tamil	400	Tamil	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	155,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	155,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thimilar	800	Tamil	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	200	-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)	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	300	Tamil	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyar	1,300	Tamil	2	900	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan	300	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalar	38,000	Tamil	2	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	100	Tamil	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Wahumpura	1,280,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,111,000	169,000	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	30	Tamil	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yamannu	18,000	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	17,000	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 111	2,662,000		45 ●	51,000	299,000	1,970,000	343,000	0	200

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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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