Other Backward Classes of Kerala (list)

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LIST OF OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES IN KERALA STATE

Kerala PSC

I Throughout the State

1. Agasa

2. Ambalakkaran

3. Anglo Indian

4. Aremahrati

5. Arya

6. Bandari

7. Billava

8. Chakkala

9. Chavalakkaran

10. 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 Mana Chetties, Wayanadan Chetties, Kalavara Chetties and 24 Mana Telugu Chetties)

11. Devadiga

12. Devanga

13. Dheevara (Arayan,Valan, Nulayan,Mukkuvan,Arayavathi,Valinjiar,Paniakkal,Mukaya,Bovi ,Mukayar and Mukaveeran)

14. Ezhava and Thiyya

15. Ezhavathi

16. Ezhuthachan

17. Ganika

18. Gatti

19. Gowda

20. Hegde

21. Jogi

22. Kadupattan

23. Kaikolan

24. Kolasari, Kalasi 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 and Viswakarmala

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 Mudali

34. Kudumbi

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. Nadar (Hindu)

45. Naikkans

46. Odans

47. Scheduled Castes Converted to Christianity

48. Pandithars

49. Panniyar

50. Pattariyas

51. Peruvannan (Varanavar)

52. Rajapur

53. Chakravar,Sakravar(Kavathi)

54. Sourashtras

55. Saliya, Chaliya (Chaliyan)

56. Senai Thalavan (Elavaniar)

57. S.I.U.C (Excluding Nadar) [South India United Church, formerly CSI or Church of South India]

58. S.I.U.C

59. Thachar

60. Tholkollans

61. Thottian

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.

II In Malabar District

1. Boyan

2. Ganjan Reddis

3. Visanavan

III.Throughout the State except Malabar District

1.Kammara

2.Malayan

3.Malayekandi

4.Reddiars

IV Throughout 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.