Sri Lanka, Sabaragamuwa state people groups

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

Total People Groups

130

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

2,163,000

Buddhist

85.4 %

Christian

1.7 %

Hindu

8.2 %

Muslim

4.6 %

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	30	Telugu	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	800	Tamil	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	1,400	Tamil	2	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Ahinkuntaya	7,300	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	7,200	70	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	1,100	Tamil	2	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan	600	Tamil	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arab	200	Arabic, Mesopotamian	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badahala	13,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	200	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	70	Tamil	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	1,000	Tamil	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Batgama	96,000	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	95,000	400	-1 -	-1 -
Berava	45,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	44,000	700	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Christian traditions)	20	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-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	1,700	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	90	Gujarati	0	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	1,900	Tamil	2	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Indian Tamil	4,100	Tamil	1	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	6,400	Tamil	1	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burgher	1,000	Sinhala	3	-1 -	-1 -	90	900	-1 -	30
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	300	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Tamil	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	800	Language unknown	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Couratto	3,700	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	3,600	60	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Tamil	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dodda-Weddah	7,200	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	7,100	100	-1 -	-1 -
Durava	7,300	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	7,200	100	-1 -	-1 -
Gahala	3,000	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gattara	94,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	92,000	1,500	-1 -	-1 -
Gauraykwallu	2,900	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	30	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama	68,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	66,000	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama Patti	3,500	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	3,500	20	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama Radala	3,500	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	3,500	20	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	300	Tamil	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hakki Pikki	200	Telugu	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Handi	900	Sinhala	0	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hannali	41,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	40,000	600	-1 -	-1 -
Hanomoreyo	2,200	Sinhala	0	-1 -	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Heeri	11,000	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	200	-1 -	-1 -
Henawalayo	2,900	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	30	-1 -	-1 -
Hinna	30,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	29,000	500	-1 -	-1 -
Hunna	11,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	11,000	100	-1 -	-1 -
Idayan	900	Tamil	2	800	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	7,800	Tamil	0	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan Christian	1,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Indian Tamil	800	Tamil	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Japanese	100	Japanese	1	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	20
Jat (Hindu traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	40	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	8,700	Tamil	2	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan	2,100	Tamil	2	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu	100	Telugu	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karaiyar	8,600	Tamil	2	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Karava	79,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	78,000	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	400	Tamil	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Kiddea	1,800	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kinnara	7,200	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	7,200	30	-1 -	-1 -
Konta Durayi	2,100	Sinhala	0	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koviar	1,200	Tamil	2	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	700	Tamil	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	400	Tamil	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kustarogiyo	1,800	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malay, Javar	500	Sri Lankan Malay Creole	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	200	Malayalam	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	12,000	Tamil	2	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Maravar	4,400	Tamil	2	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	50	Gujarati	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions)	100	Tamil	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	300	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Tamil	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	400	Tamil	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalavar	2,100	Tamil	2	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navait	1,100	Tamil	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navandanna	145,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	143,000	1,700	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	2,500	Tamil	2	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Oli	3,700	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	20	-1 -	-1 -
Osta (Nasuva)	100	Tamil	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palla	200	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	800	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Tamil	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallar	2,500	Tamil	2	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palliwilli	300	Tamil	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Pamunu	3,700	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	20	-1 -	-1 -
Panan	600	Tamil	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Panna	500	Tamil	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Pannikki	30,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	29,000	500	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	1,200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Tamil	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyar	3,400	Tamil	2	3,000	-1 -	400	20	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Hindu traditions)	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	2,400	Tamil	0	-1 -	2,400	-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	2,700	Tamil	1	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan	500	Tamil	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Radava	47,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	46,000	700	-1 -	-1 -
Radayo	500	Sinhala	0	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka	18,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	18,000	300	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	30	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rodiya	7,300	Sinhala	0	-1 -	-1 -	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sali, Seriyar	400	Tamil	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Samban	200	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	2,800	Tamil	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Semman	200	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	15,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpi	400	Tamil	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Sinhalese	23,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	22,000	500	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Tamil	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Chetti	100	Tamil	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Moor	14,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lankan Tamil	600	Tamil	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	62,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	62,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tattar	200	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	600	Tamil	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thanakavar	400	Tamil	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Thimilar	1,000	Tamil	2	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valluvan	300	Tamil	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	2,000	Tamil	2	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	400	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Tamil	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	4,400	Tamil	2	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyar	1,800	Tamil	2	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan	4,500	Tamil	2	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalar	57,000	Tamil	2	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	1,100	Tamil	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Wahumpura	1,036,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	1,020,000	15,000	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	800	Tamil	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yamannu	13,000	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	13,000	300	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 130	2,163,000		56 ●	178,000	99,000	1,848,000	37,000	0	50

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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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