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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab | Arabic, Mesopotamian | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Sri Lanka Moor | Tamil | 220 | - | 220 | - | - | - | - |
| Japanese | Japanese | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | 10 |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malay, Javar | Sri Lankan Malay Creole | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 9,420 | - | 9420 | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 80 | 70 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 4,810 | 4810 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burgher | Sinhala | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | - | 330 | - | - | 330 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 210 | 170 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 220 | 180 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Tamil | 160 | - | 160 | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 230 | 230 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 510 | - | 510 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh | Tamil | 1,820 | - | 1820 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan | Tamil | 110 | 100 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 100 | 80 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Tamil | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ahinkuntaya | Sinhala | 60 | - | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Ambattan | Tamil | 750 | 610 | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Badahala | Sinhala | 130 | - | - | - | 130 | - | - |
| Berava | Sinhala | 470 | - | - | 20 | 440 | - | - |
| Gattara | Sinhala | 1,000 | - | - | 70 | 920 | - | - |
| Gauraykwallu | Sinhala | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Govigama | Sinhala | 1,650 | - | - | 80 | 1570 | - | - |
| Hannali | Sinhala | 470 | - | - | 20 | 440 | - | - |
| Henawalayo | Sinhala | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Hinna | Sinhala | 310 | - | - | 10 | 300 | - | - |
| Hunna | Sinhala | 100 | - | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Indian Tamil | Tamil | 80 | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Karaiyar | Tamil | 13,400 | 11200 | - | 2220 | - | - | - |
| Koviar | Tamil | 18,000 | 15100 | - | 2890 | - | - | - |
| Maravar | Tamil | 5,350 | 4480 | - | 870 | - | - | - |
| Nalavar | Tamil | 2,740 | 2260 | - | 490 | - | - | - |
| Navandanna | Sinhala | 1,630 | - | - | 60 | 1570 | - | - |
| Oli | Sinhala | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Palla | Tamil | 3,450 | 2860 | - | 590 | - | - | - |
| Pallar | Tamil | 3,460 | 2860 | - | 600 | - | - | - |
| Pamunu | Sinhala | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Panna | Tamil | 3,460 | 2870 | - | 590 | - | - | - |
| Pannikki | Sinhala | 290 | - | - | 10 | 280 | - | - |
| Paraiyar | Tamil | 4,440 | 3180 | - | 800 | 460 | - | - |
| Radava | Sinhala | 500 | - | - | 20 | 480 | - | - |
| Rajaka | Sinhala | 200 | - | - | 10 | 190 | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 210 | - | - | 30 | 180 | - | - |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | Tamil | 590 | 420 | - | 170 | - | - | - |
| Tattar | Tamil | 670 | 550 | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Thacher | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thimilar | Tamil | 1,330 | 1110 | - | 220 | - | - | - |
| Vannar | Tamil | 740 | 610 | - | 130 | - | - | - |
| Vanniyar | Tamil | 9,440 | 7830 | - | 1610 | - | - | - |
| Vellalar | Tamil | 74,500 | 62300 | - | 12200 | - | - | - |
| Vettar | Tamil | 410 | 350 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Wahumpura | Sinhala | 10,900 | - | - | 430 | 10500 | - | - |
| Primanar | Tamil | 4,870 | 4870 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Indian Tamil | Tamil | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Tamil | 380 | - | 380 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
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