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 |
| 3 | 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 |
