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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka Moor | Tamil | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malay, Javar | Sri Lankan Malay Creole | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 230 | - | 230 | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 60 | 50 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 3,690 | 3690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | - | 330 | - | - | 330 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Javanese | Javanese | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan | Tamil | 60 | 50 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 220 | 170 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 310 | 240 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 150 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Tamil | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh | Tamil | 300 | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan | Tamil | 130 | 110 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 110 | 90 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan | Tamil | 530 | 440 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Gattara | Sinhala | 40 | - | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Govigama | Sinhala | 130 | - | - | - | 130 | - | - |
| Indian Tamil | Tamil | 60 | 30 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Karaiyar | Tamil | 10,400 | 8680 | - | 1730 | - | - | - |
| Karava | Sinhala | 370 | - | - | - | 370 | - | - |
| Koviar | Tamil | 14,500 | 12100 | - | 2460 | - | - | - |
| Koviyar | Tamil | 170 | 140 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Maravar | Tamil | 4,090 | 3450 | - | 640 | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvar | Tamil | 2,140 | 1750 | - | 390 | - | - | - |
| Nalavar | Tamil | 2,110 | 1770 | - | 340 | - | - | - |
| Navandanna | Sinhala | 80 | - | - | - | 80 | - | - |
| Palla | Tamil | 2,630 | 2200 | - | 420 | - | - | - |
| Pallar | Tamil | 2,650 | 2220 | - | 420 | - | - | - |
| Pamunu | Sinhala | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Panna | Tamil | 2,770 | 2300 | - | 480 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyar | Tamil | 3,040 | 2400 | - | 640 | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 40 | - | - | 20 | 30 | - | - |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | Tamil | 750 | 430 | - | 320 | - | - | - |
| Tattar | Tamil | 560 | 480 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Thacher | Tamil | 110 | 90 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Thimilar | Tamil | 1,050 | 890 | - | 160 | - | - | - |
| Vannar | Tamil | 750 | 640 | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Vanniyar | Tamil | 5,140 | 4240 | - | 900 | - | - | - |
| Vellalar | Tamil | 56,900 | 47400 | - | 9490 | - | - | - |
| Vettar | Tamil | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wahumpura | Sinhala | 600 | - | - | 20 | 580 | - | - |
| Primanar | Tamil | 3,780 | 3780 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Indian Tamil | Tamil | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Urdu | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
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