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'''Yerukala''' or '''Erukala''' or '''Erukula''' is a tribal community primarily found in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Primitive tribes in contemporary India: concept, ethnography and demography|volume=2|editor-first=Sarit Kumar|editor-last=Chaudhuri|editor2-first=Sucheta Sen|editor2-last=Chaudhuri|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=2005|ISBN=81-8324-026-7|pages=263}}</ref> The population of Yerukala tribes according to 2011 census is 519,337.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} The total literacy rate among Yerukula is 48.12%. Most live in southern [[Coastal Andhra]] and [[Rayalaseema]], with a smaller minority in districts of Telangana. Their native language is [[Yerukala language|Yerukala]], but most have shifted to [[Telugu language|Telugu]]. They were vilified in British sources for being habitual criminals,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Thurston|first=Edgar|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Castes_and_Tribes_of_Southern_India/Korava|title=Castes and Tribes of Southern India}}</ref> and so were placed under Criminal Tribes Act, although they were underrepresented in the population of criminals and were most likely targeted for their nomadic lifestyle.<ref>{{Cite news|last=P|first=Samuel Jonathan|date=2017-11-25|title=The agony of Stuartpuram|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/the-agony-of-stuartpuram/article20799245.ece|access-date=2020-10-05|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> |
'''Yerukala''' or '''Erukala''' or '''Erukula''' is a tribal community primarily found in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Primitive tribes in contemporary India: concept, ethnography and demography|volume=2|editor-first=Sarit Kumar|editor-last=Chaudhuri|editor2-first=Sucheta Sen|editor2-last=Chaudhuri|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=2005|ISBN=81-8324-026-7|pages=263}}</ref> The population of Yerukala tribes according to 2011 census is 519,337.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} The total literacy rate among Yerukula is 48.12%. Most live in southern [[Coastal Andhra]] and [[Rayalaseema]], with a smaller minority in districts of Telangana. Their native language is [[Yerukala language|Yerukala]], but most have shifted to [[Telugu language|Telugu]]. They were vilified in British sources for being habitual criminals,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Thurston|first=Edgar|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Castes_and_Tribes_of_Southern_India/Korava|title=Castes and Tribes of Southern India}}</ref> and so were placed under Criminal Tribes Act, although they were underrepresented in the population of criminals and were most likely targeted for their nomadic lifestyle.<ref>{{Cite news|last=P|first=Samuel Jonathan|date=2017-11-25|title=The agony of Stuartpuram|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/the-agony-of-stuartpuram/article20799245.ece|access-date=2020-10-05|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> |
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== References and notes == |
== References and notes == |
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Revision as of 09:23, 28 July 2024
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 519,337 (2011 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Andhra Pradesh (Majority), Tamil Nadu, Telangana | |
| Languages | |
| Yerukala | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Soliga, Tamil, Irula, Koravar, Kaikadis |
Yerukala or Erukala or Erukula is a tribal community primarily found in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[1] The population of Yerukala tribes according to 2011 census is 519,337.[citation needed] The total literacy rate among Yerukula is 48.12%. Most live in southern Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema, with a smaller minority in districts of Telangana. Their native language is Yerukala, but most have shifted to Telugu. They were vilified in British sources for being habitual criminals,[2] and so were placed under Criminal Tribes Act, although they were underrepresented in the population of criminals and were most likely targeted for their nomadic lifestyle.[3]
References and notes
- ^ Chaudhuri, Sarit Kumar; Chaudhuri, Sucheta Sen, eds. (2005). Primitive tribes in contemporary India: concept, ethnography and demography. Vol. 2. Mittal Publications. p. 263. ISBN 81-8324-026-7.
- ^ Thurston, Edgar. Castes and Tribes of Southern India.
- ^ P, Samuel Jonathan (25 November 2017). "The agony of Stuartpuram". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 October 2020.