List of Telugu castes

This is a list of the various non-SC communities originating from Telugu-speaking regions.

Forward Classes

Forward castes do not qualify for government reservations. Those present in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are:[1][2]

(arranged alphabetically)

Some communities within these groups are instead classified under other categories, as noted below.

Backward Classes

Some communities are classified as Other Backward Classes due to social, financial, educational, and/or political discrimination.[4]

(arranged alphabetically)

  • Achukatlavandlu
  • Agaru
  • Agnikulakshatriya
  • Arekatika, Katika, Quresh (Muslim Butchers)
  • Aryakshatriya, Chittari, Giniyar, Chitrakara, Nakhas
  • Atagara
  • Atirasa (of Polavaram, Gopalapuram, Koyyalagudem, Buttayagudem, Chagallu Mandals of West Godavari district and Devipattanam, Korukonda and Gokavaram Mandals of East Godavari District)
  • Ayyaraka
  • Balasanthu, Bahurupi
  • Bandara
  • Bestha
  • Bhataraju (Brahma kshatriya)
  • Budabukkala
  • Budubunjala/ Bhunjwa/ Bhadbhunja (confined to Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy Districts only)
  • Chippolu (Mera)
  • Chopemari
  • Dasari (formerly engaged in Bhikshatana)
  • Devanga
  • Dommara
  • Dudekula, Laddaf, Pinjari or Noorbas
  • Ediga Gowda (Gamalla, Kalalee) Goundla Settibalija (of Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna District)
  • Gajula Balija (who are traditionally associated with selling of Bangles)
  • Gandla, Telikula, Devathilakula
  • Gangaputra
  • Gangavar
  • Gangiredlavaru
  • Gavara
  • Godaba
  • Golla (Yadava)
  • Goondla
  • Goud
  • Gudala
  • Gudia/Gudiya (confined to Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam Districts only)
  • Hatkar
  • Jakkala
  • Jalari
  • Jandra
  • Jangam
  • Jingar
  • Jogi
  • Joshinandiwala
  • Kachi
  • Kaikadi
  • Kandra
  • Kanjara-Bhatta
  • Karikalabhakthulu Kaikolan or Kaikola (Sengundam or Sengunther)
  • Karnabhakthulu
  • Kasi kapadi
  • Katipapala
  • Kepmare or Reddika
  • Kinthala Kalinga, Buragana Kalinga, Buragam Kalinga, Pandiri Kalinga, Kalinga
  • Koppulavelama
  • Korcha, Koracha
  • Koshti
  • Krishnabhalija (Dasari, Bukka, Bukka Ayavar)
  • Kummara or Kulala or Salivahana
  • Kunapuli
  • Kurakula
  • Kurmi (confined to Telangana Region and also Krishna District only)
  • Kuruba
  • Lakkamari Kapu (confined to Telangana Region only)
  • Lodh, Lodha, Lodhi
  • Mali (where they are not Scheduled Tribe)
  • Mandula
  • Mathura
  • Medari or Mahendra
  • Mehtar (Muslim)
  • Mondepatta Mondipatta
  • Mondivaru Mondibanda Banda
  • Mudiraj, Mutrasi Tenugollu
  • Munnurukapu (Telangana)
  • Nagaralu
  • Nagavaddilu
  • Nagavasam (Nagavamsa)
  • Nayi-Brahmin (Mangali, Mangala, Bhajanthri)
  • Nayyala
  • Neelakanthi
  • Neeli (Nelli)
  • Nessi or Kurni
  • Nokkar
  • Odde Oddilu Vaddi Vaddelu
  • Padmasali (Sali, Saliyan, Pattusali, Senapathulu, Thogata Sali)
  • Pala-Ekari
  • Palli
  • Pallikapu
  • Pallireddi
  • Pambala
  • Pamula
  • Pardhi (Mirshikari, Nirshikari )
  • Pariki Muggula
  • Passi
  • Patkar (Khatri)
  • Patra
  • Pattapu
  • Peddammavandlu, Devaravandlu, Yellammavandlu, Mutyalammavandlu
  • Perika (Perike Balija, Puragiri Kshatriya)
  • Pollinativelama (of Srikakulam & Visakhapatnam Districts)
  • Pondara
  • Poosala
  • Rajaka, Chakali, Vannar
  • Rangarez or Bhavasara Kshatriya
  • Sadhuchetty
  • Sarollu
  • Satani (Chattadasrivaishnava, Chatadi)
  • Scheduled Caste converts to Christianity and their progeny
  • Siddula
  • Sikligar
  • Srisayana (Segidi)
  • Surya Balija (Kalavanthula), Ganika
  • Swakulasali
  • Tammali
  • Thogata, Thogati or Thogata Veerakshatriya
  • Turupu Kapu and Gajula Kapu of Srikakulam, Vizianagram & Visakhapatnam Districts who are subject to social customs of divorce & remarriages among their women
  • Uppara or Sagara
  • Vadabalija
  • Valmiki Boya (Boya Bedar, Kirataka Nishadi, Yellappi, Yellapu/Yellapondlu, Pedda Boya ) Talayari, Chunduvallu
  • Vamsha Raj
  • Vanjara (Vanjari)
  • Vannekapu
  • Vannereddi
  • Vannia Vanniar Vannikula-Kshatriya
  • Vanyakulakshtriya
  • Veeramushti (Neetikotala), Veerabhadreeya
  • Viswabrahmin or Viswakarma (Ausula or Kamsali, Kammari, Kanchari, Vadla or Vadra or Vadrangi and Silpi)
  • Yata

Further Classification of Backward Classes

The castes considered to be backward are further categorized into 5 groups (A, B, C, D and E).[5] And the reservations for these groups are allocated based on variety of factors but mostly based on size of the population.

  • GROUP-A (Aboriginal Tribes, Vimuktha Jathis, Nomadic and SemiNomadic Tribes etc.)
  • GROUP-B (Vocational Groups)
  • GROUP-C (Harijan Converts)
  • GROUP-D (Other Classes)
  • GROUP-E (Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of Muslims) introduced recently when compared to the above four groups.

See also

References
  1. Srinivasulu, K. "Caste, Class and Social Articulation in Andhra Pradesh: Mapping Differential Regional Trajectories" (PDF). Overseas Development Institute. p. 12.
  2. Vaugier-Chatterjee, Anne (2012), "Two Dominant Castes: The Socio-political System in Andhra Pradesh", in Jaffrelot, Christophe; Kumar, Sanjay (eds.), Rise of the Plebeians?: The Changing Face of the Indian Legislative Assemblies, Routledge, p. 280, ISBN 978-1-136-51662-7
  3. Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: Andhra Pradesh. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1817. ISBN 978-81-7671-006-0.
  4. "Central List Of Other Backward Classes".
  5. "Percentage Of BC Castes Reservations, BC Castes List in Telangana State".
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