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The Hindu Telugu society is classified into a number of castes based on occupation.

Forward Caste

Forward castes are castes that are politically, educationally and financially well of and don't qualify for government reservations in educational and government positions. Some of the subcastes are actually backward castes. They make up about 20% of the population.

  1. Brahmin (Priests, landlords, administrators)
  2. Rajus (Warrior, Landlord)
  3. Arya Vysya (Merchant)
    1. Shetty/Gupta
  4. Trades gone around 17th century.
    1. Kamma - kamam or drama artists
    2. Reddy - Warriors using rallu
    3. Kapu - Village protector
    4. Balija - Warriors using physical strength - balam
    5. Ontari - Warriors who can go as a single person - Like jamesbond
    6. Telaga- cattle food or telaga pindi sellers
    7. Velama - Velampata conductors who values the groceries
  5. Hotel Industry
    1. Chettiar
    2. Shetty

Backward Caste

Castes are classified as backward if due to their financial, educational and political depression need government reservations to help uplift their status. They are predomintly involved in small scale farming, artisans, small scale traders. They make up about 50% of the population.

  1. Ayyaraka Patrudu (Merchant, Farmer, Warrior)
  2. Atagara
  3. somavanshi Kshatriya - Alcohol Brewing & ayurvedic doctors( These subcastes names came from

different regions. Some names are came around 18th century. )

    1. Gowda
    2. Bhandari
    3. Edigas
    4. Idiga
    5. Goud
    6. Goud Kala
    7. Kalal, Kalace
    8. Srisayana (toddy-drawers)
    9. Segidi
    10. Setty Balijas
    11. Yatha
  2. Animal Husbandry
    1. Yaduvanshi Kshatriya - Cattle Hearding
      1. Yadava
      2. Golla
    2. Sheep Rearing
      1. Kuruba
      2. Kuruma
      3. Hatkar
  3. Warrior / Hunters
    1. Boyar caste / Boya
    2. Boya / Nayak / Naidu
    3. Boya Talwar/ Talari
  4. Artisans
    1. Ausula (Goldsmith)
    2. Kammari (Black smith)
    3. Kummari
    4. Kummara (Pottery)
    5. Kamsali Gold, Silver smith)
    6. Kanchara (Tin,brass, bronze smith)
    7. Kanchari (stone carving)
    8. Silpis Kulala (Pottery)
    9. Salivahana
    10. Surya Balija
    11. Ganika (Dancer, singer, poet)
    12. Kalavanthula
    13. Vadla (carpenter)
      1. Vadra
      2. Vadrangi
    14. Vaddi (stonecutters and well-diggers)
      1. Vaddera
      2. Vaddelu
    15. Vishwa Brahmin (Goldsmith)
    16. Vishwakarma
  5. Bhat Raju (Bard, Warrior)
  6. Barber
    1. Bhajanthri
    2. Mangali
    3. Mangala
    4. Nai
    5. Nayi-Brahmin
  7. Bamboo Workers
    1. Kandra
  8. Basket Weaving
    1. Gundla
      1. Goondla
    2. Gadaba (Forest tribe)
      1. Godaba
    3. Medari
  9. Meat Selling
    1. Aare Katika (were warriors during Shivaji Period)
    2. Katika
  10. Cobbler
    1. Arya Kshatriya
    2. Chittari (Painter)
    3. Chirakara
    4. Giniyar
    5. Muchi
    6. Nakhas
  11. ceremony singers
    1. jakkali
  12. watch&ward
    1. katipapala
  13. Cotton Spining
    1. Dudekula (Cotton cleaners.Also called as Laddaf,Noor Basha,Pinjari.A sect of muslims with Telugu mother tongue, observe hindu customs and traditions.Padmasri Shaik china moulana(Nadaswaram),Padmasri Naazar (Burrakadha)are famous.)
    2. Laddaf
    3. Noor Basha
    4. Pinjari (Freebooter)
  14. Earthen Work
    1. Odde
      1. Oddilu
    2. Uppara
      1. Sagara
  15. Fisherman
    1. Agnikula Kshatriya
      1. Palli
    2. Agrakula Kshatriya
    3. Besta
    4. Gangavar
    5. Gangaputra
    6. Gangiredluvaru
    7. Jalati
    8. Mudiraju (Fisherman, farmers, warriors)
      1. Mutrasi
      2. Tenugollu
    9. Neyyala
    10. Palli Kapu
    11. Palli Reddi
    12. Pattapu
    13. Vada Balija
    14. Vanyakula Kshatriya
    15. Vanne Kapu
    16. Vanne Reddi
  16. Mali (vegetable and fruit growers)
  17. Tailors, Dyers
    1. Rangarez (Muslim)
    2. Bhavasara Kshatriya
    3. Chippollu
    4. Mera
    5. Meru Darji
  18. Gypsies (Tribal)
    1. Banjara
    2. Kanjara Bhatta
    3. Lambada
    4. Sugalis
    5. Vanjara
    6. Vanjari
  19. Hotel labor
    1. Tammali
  20. Jingara
  21. Kachi (Vegetable-grower)
  22. Kalinga (Tribal farmers)
  23. Koppula Velama
  24. Nagavaddilu
  25. Nagavasam
    1. Nagavamsa
  26. Oil Pressing
    1. Gandla
    2. Devatlila Kula
    3. Teli Kula
  27. Polinati Velamas
  28. Sandlewood Workers
    1. Agaru
  29. Shaman
    1. Jogi (Religious mendicant and pedlar)
    2. Joshinadiwalas (astrologer and village priest)
    3. Satani (Wandering priests and mendicants)
      1. Chattada Srivaishnava
  30. Traders
    1. Perika
    2. Gavara
    3. Perika Balija
    4. Puragiri Kshatriya
    5. Sadhuchetty
    6. Poosala
      1. Dasari
  31. Weaving
    1. Achukatlavandlu
    2. Dudekula
    3. Devanga
    4. Jandra
    5. Karnabhakthulu
    6. karikalabaktulu
    7. Nossi
      1. Kurni
    8. Koshti
    9. Nakkala
    10. Patkar
      1. Khartri
    11. Padmashali
      1. Nelli
      2. Neelakanthi
      3. Sali
        1. Salivan Padmasali
      4. Senapathulu
    1. T.V. Kshatriya###Thogati
        1. Thogata
        2. Thogata Sali
    2. Veerakshatriya Swakulasali
    3. Narasihma caste

Lower caste

They are engaged predominently in menial and manual labor and make up about 10% of the population.

  1. Adivasi
  2. Anamuk
  3. Bhajantri
  4. Balasanthu
    1. Bahurupi
  5. Erukala (Tribal)
    1. Yerukala. (Fortune telling)
  6. Chandala
  7. Chachati
  8. Chalavadi
  9. Dandasi
  10. Ellamalawar
  11. Gudala
  12. Godagali
  13. Holeya Dasari
    1. Holeya Haddi
    2. Ghasi
    3. Relli Chachandi
    4. Chopemari
  14. Hunter
    1. Bedar Soldier and public service
      1. Pedda Boya
    2. Sindhollu
      1. Chindollu
    3. Kirataka
    4. Nishadi
    5. Pardhi (Weaving, carpentry)
      1. Nirishikari
      2. Passi
    6. Talayari
    7. Yellapi (Tribal)
      1. Valmiki
    8. Jaggali
    9. Kaikadi (Basket-maker)
    10. Kaikala
    11. Kaikolan
    12. Karikala Bhakthula
    13. Korcha
    14. Krishna Balija
      1. Dasari
      2. Bukka
    15. Kopmare
      1. Reddika
    16. Kunapuli
    17. Leatherworker
      1. Chamar
      2. Chambar
      3. Chamber
      4. Dhor
    18. Madiga
      1. Mahadiga
      2. Mahar (cotton-weavers)
    19. Malla
      1. Devandrakulam Vellalar
      2. Jangam (Begging)
      3. Mala Hannai
      4. Matangi
      5. Mashti
      6. Netkani
      7. Pallar
      8. Poturaju (Shaman)
    20. Madar
    21. Mang (native musicians)
      1. Mang Garodi
    22. Mogaveera
    23. Mashteen
    24. Mandala
    25. Madari Kuruva
    26. Madasi Kurva
    27. Mithaayyalvar
    28. Mondivaru
      1. Banda
      2. Mondibanda
    29. Mondipatta
    30. Mandula
    31. Manual Labor
      1. Adi Dravida
      2. Adi Andhra
      3. Arunthathiyar
      4. Bada Jangam
      5. Bariki
      6. Budga Jangam
      7. Budabukkala (Rickshaw driver)
      8. Bavuri
      9. Byagara
      10. Dakkal
        1. Dokkalwar
      11. Nekkar
        1. Nokkar
      12. Pamidi
      13. Pambala
      14. Pambada
        1. Pambanda
      15. Panchama Parih
      16. Paky
      17. Pariki Muggula
      18. Peddammavandlu
        1. Devaravandlu
        2. Yallammavandlu
        3. Mutyalammavandlu
        4. Kolupulvandlu
      19. Samagara
      20. Samban
      21. Sapru
      22. Sweeper
        1. Mehtar
        2. Dommara
          1. Dom
          2. Domba
        3. Moti Muchi
        4. Mochi (Shoemaker)
        5. Paidi
        6. Pano
        7. Thoti (Tribal)
      23. Sengundam
        1. Sengunther
      24. Vamsharaj
        1. Girijan (Beggars)
        2. Kurru
        3. Pitchigunta
      25. Veeramusthi
        1. Nettikotala
        2. Veerabhadreeya
      26. Washerman
        1. Chakkili
        2. Sakkiliar
        3. Rajaka
        4. Vannar
      27. Watchman
        1. Yenity
      28. Yarla

Tribes

They engage in hunting and the gathering, primitive type of agriculture known as shifting or slash-and-burn cultivation. They constitute 5% of the population.

  1. Yanadi (Nellore (dt), Costal Andhra Pradesh, India)
  2. Andha
    1. Raghu
  3. Bagata
  4. Bhil (experts in guerilla warfare)
  5. Chenchu
    1. Chenchuwar
  6. Dhora
    1. Mukha
    2. Nooka
    3. Reddi
    4. Manna
  7. Godadas
  8. Gond
    1. Rajgond
    2. Kolam
      1. Mannervarlu (Forest tribe)
        1. Manne
    3. Pardhan (tribal-priests)
    4. Nayaks
    5. Naikpad
    6. Kotia
  9. Goudu
  10. Kammara (Tribal)
  11. Kattunayakan
  12. Konda
    1. Dhoras
    2. Kapus
    3. Kondhs
      1. Kuttiya
      2. Dongria
      3. Kodi
    4. Kodhs Desaya
    5. Reddies
    6. Jatapus
  13. Kotia
    1. Bartika
    2. Bentho Oriya
    3. Dulia (bamboo-workers)
    4. Holva
    5. Paiko (Soldier, cultivator)
    6. Putiya
    7. Sidhopaiko
  14. Koya
    1. Rasha
    2. Kottu
    3. Bhine
    4. Lingadhari
    5. Rajkoya
  15. Kulia
  16. Porja
    1. Parangiperja
  17. Rona
    1. Rena
    2. Sanrona
  18. Savaras (Munda-speaking tribes)
    1. Maliya
    2. Khutto
    3. Kapu
    4. Tikiria

References

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