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CENSUS OF 1951

GLOSSAllY OF CASTE NAMES CHITTOOR DISTRICT

Ol<'l<'lUl~ O["iTHE RINTENDEN'l/ OF CENSUS OPERATIONS :MADRAS 1955 Ii'OREWORr

At the 1951. Census, t.abulation in respect of castes, trib~s anef commu­ nities was limited to the collection of traotwise and di8triotwis~ population figures of Soheduled Oastes and Scheduled Tribes only. No data reg!l-rding other castes and tribes were publillhed at .the.J951 Census although informa­ tion regarding the caste or tribe to which the individual belonged and by which he returned himself had been recorded on the enumeration slips. In the composite Madras State, the ~numerators were furnished with 9nly one_list of castes, which the State Government considered as belonging to tJ;le non,Baok­ ward Classes. The list covered the names of 25 communities specified on the reverse. In the case of these coinmunities or sub-sects thereof, the enumerators were instructed· to write down the symbol '1' against question 2 (c) rela~ing to "Classification of community". In the case of .all other oo'm:r1lUnities, the enumerators were instructed to record the name of the community as retnrned by the individual. 2. The appended Glossary of Caste names has been prepared under instructions from the Deputy Registrar.General, India. It has been o~)llsidered that a Glossary ·of Caste names as returned at the 1951 Census may ,be useful for purposes of a correct and rational classification of castes, in case any data regarding classes and communities are required to be gat~ered at the next oensus. 3. In certain States the Glossary has been prepared from the 10 per cent sample slips but in Madras State the Glossary has been prepared by running through all the enumeration slips relating to male categories where the slips relating to suoh oategories were kept distinct from those relating to female categories. Where such categories were not kept distinot all the slips were examined. Thl_) Glossary having been prepared praotically by an examin~tion of all the census slips it can be taken as a complete list of castes returned at the 1951 Census.

4. Some of the names, it, will be found, are but synonyms of other caste names and many of the names represent sub· castes of individual main castes. The names of castes are those actually returned by the individuals. The same caste may be ocourring under different or inoorrect spellings and corrupt forms. It has not been possible for me within the limited time at my disposal to examine and find out ill consultation with Collectors the correct sp,elling of each caste name and to bring together the corrupt forms of the same caste name. However, as the lists may prove useful, I suggest that the Collectors may be requested to examine them ca.refully and take steps to bring together under a standard spelling all the variations of the same name.

MADRAS, J. r. ARPDTHANATHAN, 1st December 1955. Superintendent oj Oensus Operations, Madras. 2

Lid of Non·Baekvlard OkuU$.

1 Adi.Velama.. Ii Muslim oth~r than Dudllkula, Lliobbais and Mappillll8. 2 Ba1ija. 15 Nadar. 3 'Brahman. 16 Nattukott~i Chettiyar. ol Bunt. 17 Nayar.

I) Christians other than IIarijans and 18 Padma Velama. Trihe. ,converted to Christiani~y. 6 Gounder. 19 (Raja). 7 Grmllani. 20 Reddi. 8 Kamlllll. 21 Talega. Ii . 22 Thiyya.. 10 Karkat&rs. 23 Uda.yar. 11 Kavam. 24 Va.ieya. (Chetti, Komati). 12 Lingayat. 25 Vella.las. 13 }.!'udaHar. GLOSSARY OF CASTE NAMES RETURNED AT THE: CENSU§ OF 1951

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