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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka Moor | Tamil | 130 | - | 130 | - | - | - | - |
| Japanese | Japanese | 30 | - | - | - | 20 | - | 10 |
| Malay, Javar | Sri Lankan Malay Creole | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 1,610 | - | 1610 | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 16,800 | 16800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burgher | Sinhala | 100 | - | - | 90 | - | - | 10 |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | - | 1,350 | - | - | 1350 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Javanese | Javanese | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 60 | 50 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Tamil | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh | Tamil | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma | Malayalam | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan | Malayalam | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sri Lanka Chetti | Tamil | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan | Tamil | 3,210 | 2700 | - | 510 | - | - | - |
| Berava | Sinhala | 70 | - | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Gattara | Sinhala | 150 | - | - | - | 150 | - | - |
| Govigama | Sinhala | 230 | - | - | - | 230 | - | - |
| Hannali | Sinhala | 60 | - | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Hinna | Sinhala | 40 | - | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Indian Tamil | Tamil | 60 | 20 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Karaiyar | Tamil | 58,700 | 48900 | - | 9850 | - | - | - |
| Karava | Sinhala | 230 | - | - | - | 230 | - | - |
| Koviar | Tamil | 79,500 | 65900 | - | 13700 | - | - | - |
| Koviyar | Tamil | 790 | 670 | - | 130 | - | - | - |
| Maravar | Tamil | 23,500 | 19300 | - | 4240 | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvar | Tamil | 14,500 | 12200 | - | 2330 | - | - | - |
| Nalavar | Tamil | 11,400 | 9580 | - | 1800 | - | - | - |
| Navandanna | Sinhala | 190 | - | - | - | 190 | - | - |
| Oli | Sinhala | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Palla | Tamil | 7,160 | 6040 | - | 1120 | - | - | - |
| Pallar | Tamil | 15,100 | 12500 | - | 2590 | - | - | - |
| Panna | Tamil | 7,490 | 6300 | - | 1190 | - | - | - |
| Pannikki | Sinhala | 40 | - | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Paraiyar | Tamil | 19,100 | 15800 | - | 3320 | - | - | - |
| Radava | Sinhala | 60 | - | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Rajaka | Sinhala | 50 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 130 | - | - | 50 | 70 | - | - |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | Tamil | 1,560 | 440 | - | 1120 | - | - | - |
| Tattar | Tamil | 690 | 580 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Thacher | Tamil | 530 | 440 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Thimilar | Tamil | 5,720 | 4810 | - | 910 | - | - | - |
| Vannar | Tamil | 5,590 | 4700 | - | 890 | - | - | - |
| Vanniyar | Tamil | 21,100 | 17300 | - | 3810 | - | - | - |
| Vellalar | Tamil | 311,000 | 260000 | - | 51600 | - | - | - |
| Vettar | Tamil | 170 | 150 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Wahumpura | Sinhala | 1,080 | - | - | 80 | 1000 | - | - |
| Primanar | Tamil | 16,700 | 16700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Indian Tamil | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Tamil | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 230 | - | - | 230 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
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