Anuradhapura District - Demographics

Demographics

Ethnic groups
Sinhalese	676,073	(90.66%)
Sri Lankan Tamil	5,073	(0.68%)
Sri Lankan Moor	61,989	(8.31%)
Indian Tamil	443	(0.06%)
Burgher	179	(0.02%)
Sri Lankan Malay	279	(0.04%)
Other	1,657	(0.22%)

Religions
Buddhism	670,963	(89.98%)
Hinduism	3,459	(0.46%)
Islam	62,797	(8.42%)
Roman Catholic	6,266	(0.84%)
Other Christian	2,073	(0.28%)
Other	135	(0.02%)

The population according to 2001 census is 745,693 of which 90.7% are sinhalese, 8.3% Sri Lankan Moors, 0.7% native Sri Lankan tamils and 0.1% tamils of Indian origin. 90.0% of the population are buddhists, 8.4% muslim, 1.1% christian and 0.5% hindu.

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