Sri Lankan Tamils in India
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Hundreds of Thousands | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Tamil Nadu | ~123,000 |
| Kerala | ~7000 |
| Pondicherry | ~500 |
| Karnataka | ~35,000 |
| Languages | |
| Tamil, Sinhala, English | |
| Religion | |
| Hindu (Saivite), Roman Catholic and Protestant Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sri Lankan, Indian Tamils, Dravidian | |
Sri Lankan Tamils in India mainly refer to Tamil people of Sri Lankan origin in India and non-resident Sri Lankan Tamil. They are partly who migrated to India and their descendants and mostly refugees from Sri Lanka because of the concluded Sri Lankan Civil War. In general socio economically they are living below poverty line, except few people who settled in India during early times, rich businessmen, and professionals. In Tamil Nadu they are also known as Ceylon Tamils or Jaffna Tamils.