Communities


LIST OF OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES IN KERALA STATE

I. Through out the State
1 Agasa
2 Ambalakkaran
3 Anglo Indian
4 Aremahrati
5 Arya
6 Bandari
7 Billava
8 Chakkala
9 Chavalakkaran
10 Chetty/Chetties (Kottar Chetties,Parakka Chetties,Elur Chetties,Attingal Chetties,Pudukkada Chetties,Iraniel Chetties, Sri Pandara Chetties, Telugu Chetties, Udiyankulangara Chetties, Peroorkada Chetties, Sadhu Chetties, 24 Manai Chetties, Wayanadan Chetties, Kalavara Chetties and 24 Manai Telugu Chetties, Mountadan Chetties, Idanadan Chetties)
11 Devadiga
12 Devanga
13 Dheevara (Arayan, Valan, Nulayan, Mukkuvan, Arayavathi, Valinjiar, Paniakkal, Mukaya, Bovi , Mukayar and Mukaveeran)
14 Ezhavas and Thiyyas
15 Ezhavathi
16 Ezhuthachan
17 Ganika
18 Gatti
19 Gowda
20 Hegde
21 Jogi
22 Kadupattan
23 Kaikolan
24 Kolasari, Kalasari Panicker
25 Kalari Kurup or Kalari Panicker
26 Viswakaramas including Asari Chaptegra, Kallassary,Kalthachan,Kammala,Kamsala Kannan, Karuvan, Kitaran, Kollan, Malayala Kammala, Moosari, Pandikammala, Pandithattan, Perumkolllan, Thachan, Thattan, Vilkurup, Villasan, Viswabrahmanan or Viswabrahmanar, Viswakarmala and Palisa Perumkollan
27 Kannadiyans
28 Kanisu or Kaniyar Panicker ,Kani or Kaniyan (Ganaka) or Kanisan or Kamnan
29 Kavuthiyan
30 Kavudiyaru
31 Koteyar
32 Krishnanvaka
33 Kerala Mudalis
34 Kudumbis
35 Kusavan(Kulala, Kulala Nair, Andhra Nair or Anthuru Nair)
36 Kumbarans
37 Kuruba
38 Latin Catholics
39 Madivalas
40 Mahendra-Medara
41 Maravans
42 Maruthuvar
43 Muslim or Mappila
44 Nadars (Hindu)
45 Naikkans
46 Odans
47 Scheduled Castes Converted to Christianity
48 Pandithars
49 Panniyar
50 Pattariyas
51 Peruvannan (Varanavar)
52 Pulluvan
53 Rajapur
54 Chakravar, Sakravar(Kavathi)
55 Sourashtras
56 Saliya, Chaliya (Chaliyan)
57 Senai Thalavan (Elavaniar)
58 S.I.U.C (Excluding Nadar)
59 S.I.U.C Nadar
60 Thachar
61 Tholkollans
62 Vaduvans, Vadugans, Vadukkars and Vaduka (Vadukans)
63 Velaans (Velaan, Velaar)
64 Vanian (Vanika, Vanika Vaisya, Vanibha Chetty, Vaniya Chettty, Ayiravar, Nagarathar and Vaniyan)
65 Vaniar
66 Vakkaliga
67 Veerasaivas (Yogis and Yogeeswara, Poopandaram/ Malapandaram and Jangam)
68 Veluthedathu Nair (Veluthedan and Vannathan)
69 Vilakkithala Nair (Vilakithalavan)
70 Yadavas (Kolaya, Ayar, Mayar, Maniyani and Iruman)
71 Kongu Navithan, Vettuva Navithan and Aduthon
72 Moopar or Kallan Mooppan or Kallan Mooppar
73 Kongu Vellala Gounder including Vellala Gounder,Nattu Gounder,Pala Gounder,Poosari Gounder and Pala Vellala Gounder.

 

II. In Malabar District
1 Boyan
2 Ganjan Reddis
Vishavan

 

III. Throughout the State except Malabar District
1 Kammara
2 Malayan
3 Malayekandi
4 Reddiars

 

IV. Throuth out the State except Kasaragod Taluk Malabar District
1 Marati
Explanation :-Malabar District shall mean the Malabar District referred to in sub-section (2) of section 5 of the State Reorganisation Act, 1956.

 

List of Minorities in Kerala
1 Christian
2 Muslim
3 Sikh
4 Budha
5 Parsi