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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka Moor | Tamil | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Japanese | Japanese | 30 | - | - | - | 20 | - | 10 |
| Malay, Javar | Sri Lankan Malay Creole | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 1,430 | - | 1430 | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 60 | 50 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Gujarati | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 2,760 | 2760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burgher | Sinhala | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | - | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Javanese | Javanese | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan | Tamil | 80 | 60 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 260 | 210 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 350 | 260 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 130 | 110 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Navait | Tamil | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh | Tamil | 280 | - | 280 | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan | Tamil | 120 | 100 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 150 | 120 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 60 | 50 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Ahinkuntaya | Sinhala | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Ambattan | Tamil | 430 | 370 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Badahala | Sinhala | 50 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Berava | Sinhala | 210 | - | - | - | 210 | - | - |
| Gahala | Sinhala | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Gattara | Sinhala | 430 | - | - | - | 430 | - | - |
| Govigama | Sinhala | 690 | - | - | 20 | 670 | - | - |
| Hannali | Sinhala | 200 | - | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Hinna | Sinhala | 140 | - | - | - | 140 | - | - |
| Hunna | Sinhala | 40 | - | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Indian Tamil | Tamil | 80 | 30 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Karaiyar | Tamil | 7,310 | 6140 | - | 1160 | - | - | - |
| Karava | Sinhala | 80 | - | - | - | 80 | - | - |
| Koviar | Tamil | 8,930 | 7570 | - | 1360 | - | - | - |
| Koviyar | Tamil | 210 | 180 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Maravar | Tamil | 2,990 | 2510 | - | 480 | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvar | Tamil | 1,750 | 1500 | - | 240 | - | - | - |
| Nalavar | Tamil | 1,460 | 1250 | - | 210 | - | - | - |
| Navandanna | Sinhala | 680 | - | - | 30 | 650 | - | - |
| Palla | Tamil | 1,910 | 1640 | - | 260 | - | - | - |
| Pallar | Tamil | 1,870 | 1610 | - | 260 | - | - | - |
| Pamunu | Sinhala | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Panna | Tamil | 1,880 | 1620 | - | 260 | - | - | - |
| Pannikki | Sinhala | 140 | - | - | - | 140 | - | - |
| Paraiyar | Tamil | 2,120 | 1740 | - | 380 | - | - | - |
| Radava | Sinhala | 230 | - | - | - | 230 | - | - |
| Rajaka | Sinhala | 160 | - | - | - | 160 | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 440 | - | - | 110 | 320 | - | - |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | Tamil | 780 | 460 | - | 320 | - | - | - |
| Tattar | Tamil | 520 | 460 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Thacher | Tamil | 260 | 230 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Thimilar | Tamil | 710 | 610 | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Vannar | Tamil | 790 | 690 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Vanniyar | Tamil | 5,210 | 4400 | - | 800 | - | - | - |
| Vellalar | Tamil | 41,000 | 34700 | - | 6250 | - | - | - |
| Vettar | Tamil | 320 | 280 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Wahumpura | Sinhala | 5,340 | - | - | 210 | 5120 | - | - |
| Primanar | Tamil | 2,720 | 2720 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Indian Tamil | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Tamil | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 120 | - | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
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