Sri Lanka, Western state people groups

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

Total People Groups

138

Unreached People Groups

Total Population

6,779,000

Buddhist

70.6 %

Christian

12.9 %

Hindu

4.8 %

Muslim

11.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Adi Andhra	80	Telugu	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	700	Tamil	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan unspecified	1,200	Tamil	2	900	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Ahinkuntaya	20,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	18,000	2,700	-1 -	-1 -
Ambalavasi	1,000	Tamil	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Ambattan	3,700	Tamil	2	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	200	Urdu	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arab	1,600	Arabic, Mesopotamian	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badahala	40,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	34,000	6,200	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Chetti	6,100	Tamil	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	5,900	Tamil	0	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Batgama	21,000	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	17,000	4,200	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Berava	124,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	108,000	16,000	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Christian traditions)	2,100	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Bharathar (Hindu traditions)	600	Tamil	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bintanna	2,300	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	300	-1 -	-1 -
Bodhivansha	5,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	4,400	700	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	800	Gujarati	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	1,600	Tamil	2	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Indian Tamil	2,500	Tamil	1	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	14,000	Tamil	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Burgher	41,000	Sinhala	3	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	36,000	-1 -	3,000
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions)	1,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Tamil	1	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	16,000	Language unknown	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -
Demala Gattara	5,100	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	4,700	400	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	400	Tamil	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Divehi	1,900	Maldivian	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dodda-Weddah	17,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	14,000	2,200	-1 -	-1 -
Durava	447,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	389,000	58,000	-1 -	-1 -
Gahala	400	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	300	20	-1 -	-1 -
Gattara	254,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	221,000	33,000	-1 -	-1 -
Gauraykwallu	3,300	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	300	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	1,800	Konkani	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama	178,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	151,000	27,000	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama Patti	9,100	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	8,100	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Govigama Radala	9,100	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	8,100	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,300	Tamil	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hakki Pikki	100	Telugu	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hannali	114,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	98,000	15,000	-1 -	-1 -
Hanomoreyo	60	Sinhala	0	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Henawalayo	3,200	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	300	-1 -	-1 -
Hinna	82,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	72,000	11,000	-1 -	-1 -
Hunna	31,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	27,000	3,900	-1 -	-1 -
Idayan	1,100	Tamil	2	800	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	5,000	Tamil	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan Christian	2,000	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Indian Tamil	1,500	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Japanese	1,000	Japanese	1	-1 -	-1 -	700	50	-1 -	300
Jat (Hindu traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	500	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Javanese	2,900	Javanese	0	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	6,000	Tamil	2	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Kallan	1,500	Tamil	2	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu	100	Telugu	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karaiyar	18,000	Tamil	2	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -
Karava	536,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	493,000	44,000	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	300	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Kiddea	5,400	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	4,700	700	-1 -	-1 -
Koviar	13,000	Tamil	2	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,000	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	700	Tamil	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions)	400	Tamil	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kustarogiyo	5,200	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	4,700	500	-1 -	-1 -
Malay, Javar	37,000	Sri Lankan Malay Creole	0	-1 -	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malayan, caste	200	Malayalam	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	7,300	Malayalam	0	-1 -	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Marakkalage	7,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	8,300	Tamil	2	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -
Maravar	14,000	Tamil	2	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -
Mauritian	1,900	Morisyen	2	800	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	700	Gujarati	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukkuvar	9,100	Tamil	2	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	2,500	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Tamil	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	300	Tamil	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalavar	7,800	Tamil	2	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -
Navait	5,200	Tamil	0	-1 -	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navandanna	388,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	329,000	58,000	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	1,900	Tamil	2	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Oli	10,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	9,000	1,000	-1 -	-1 -
Osta (Nasuva)	3,800	Tamil	0	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Palla	2,000	Tamil	2	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Christian traditions)	1,200	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Tamil	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallar	14,000	Tamil	2	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -
Palliwilli	300	Tamil	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Pamunu	10,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	9,200	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Panan	500	Tamil	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Panna	1,400	Tamil	2	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Pannikki	81,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	71,000	10,000	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	2,300	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	7,200	Tamil	0	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyar	11,000	Tamil	2	8,000	-1 -	1,600	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Paravan (Hindu traditions)	200	Tamil	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	11,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pidayne Danno	3,000	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	2,800	200	-1 -	-1 -
Porowakara	27,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	24,000	2,900	-1 -	-1 -
Primanar	12,000	Tamil	1	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pulayan	500	Tamil	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Radava	132,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	114,000	18,000	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka	50,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	43,000	7,100	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	500	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rodiya	200	Sinhala	0	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Salagama	206,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	177,000	30,000	-1 -	-1 -
Sali, Seriyar	400	Tamil	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Samban	200	Tamil	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	11,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Semman	200	Tamil	2	100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	48,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Silpi	300	Tamil	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions)	500	Sindhi	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sinhalese	31,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	26,000	5,300	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	100	Tamil	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Chetti	5,400	Tamil	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sri Lanka Moor	430,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	430,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,100
Sri Lankan Tamil	1,800	Tamil	2	600	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	220,000	Tamil	0	-1 -	220,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tattar	800	Tamil	2	700	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	500	Tamil	2	400	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Thacher	300	Tamil	2	300	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Thanakavar	300	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Thimilar	3,100	Tamil	2	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Valluvan	200	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	1,900	Tamil	2	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Christian traditions)	700	Tamil	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Tamil	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vannar	1,400	Tamil	2	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	3,400	Tamil	2	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyar	7,300	Tamil	2	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan	2,200	Tamil	2	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalar	173,000	Tamil	2	140,000	-1 -	-1 -	33,000	-1 -	-1 -
Vettar	200	Tamil	2	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	600	Tamil	1	500	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Wahumpura	2,661,000	Sinhala	2	-1 -	-1 -	2,283,000	378,000	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	300	Tamil	1	300	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Yamannu	8,600	Sinhala	1	-1 -	-1 -	7,400	1,200	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 138	6,779,000		55 ●	327,000	792,000	4,785,000	873,000	0	4,400

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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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