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The Scheduled Caste population in Pakistan is predominantly concentrated in the Sindh province and is considered to represent a substantial segment of the country's Hindu community. Although precise population figures vary due to differences in census data and demographic estimates, it is generally suggested that Scheduled Castes make up about ...
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The people of the Hunza Valley in Pakistan are another distinct population; they speak Burushaski, a language isolate. The traditions of different ethnic groups in South Asia have diverged, influenced by external cultures, especially in the northwestern parts of South Asia and also in the border regions and busy ports, where there are greater ...
Vijayasundara Bandara: Karaliyadde Bandara (1551–1581) [N 16]Vimaladharmasuriya I (1590–1604) Kusumasana Devi (1581–1581) [N 17]Mahastenne: Suriya Devi: Senarat
It became common practice for cinnamon peelers' children to be registered under the names of other castes in order to spare them a life of ever-growing misery. [citation needed] The census of 1824 identified the Salagamas as about 7.5% of the coastal Sinhalese population. However, they were concentrated in the Galle district, where about half ...
There are 73,849 Australians (0.4 of the population) who reported having Sinhalese ancestry in 2006. Sinhala was also reported to be the 29th-fastest-growing language in Australia (ranking above Somali but behind Hindi and Belarusian). Sinhalese Australians have an exceptionally low rate of return migration to Sri Lanka.
[9] [10] Early Sinhalese texts such as the 13th century Pujavaliya mention a caste system of the Sinhalese society; the Raja (rulers), Bamunu , Velanda (traders) and the Govi (Farmers). [11] [12] being the forward castes. [13] The appellation Govi is probably derived from the Prakritic Gahapati which literally means 'householder'. [14]