DISTRIBUTION OF PRINCIPAL TAMIL CASTES.
(In Thousands).
Tamil population—16, 647.
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Castes.
Pallava. Chola. Pandya. Kongu.
Chingleput. N. Arcot. S. Arcot. Tanjore. Trichinopoly. Madura. Ramnad. Tinnevelly. Salem. Coimbatore. Total. Percentage.
Argull.
1. Brahmans* 26 135
12 22 480 3 JI. Drardian. 2. Vellalas 93 | 217 125 2231 331
331 234 116 168 269 640 2,535 15 III. Naga (mised) 3. Valaiyan † | 51 1 17 25 289 4. Pallan
160 115 137 144 5. Shanan
11 381 13 32 106 271
02
10
Wallar
+
6. Idaiyan
17! 735
0
37| 135 1771
| 265 2
0
7. Maravan 8. Agam
badiyan
Maravan.
29 350 2
9. Paraiyan
336) 169 1001
70; 2.364 14
10. Kaikolan
22
19
12
9
22
61 368 2
kyina.
551 559 3
0
16 282017
11, Kamma
lan) 12. Palli or 292 492 758 257 1
Vanniyan o 13. Kallan
202 281 192 14. Ainbalaka.
33 215 14 ran sa IV. Naga (Pure). 15. Kuravan **' | 35 | 38 29 ... 38 18 ... |
535 3
Pallava or
Kurunba.
334 2
34
53 317) 2
182
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- Includes 36 Tamil Brahmans in Malabar. † Includes Sembadavan. $ Includes Muttiriyan and Urali. ** Includes Vedan, Vetturan, livlanard (ther hill and forest tribes.
