LIST OF OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES

Other Backward Classes

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 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)
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 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 Backward Classes approved by

     Government of Tamil Nadu 

Sl.No	Community	Sl.No. in  the Central OBC list
(1)	(2)	(3)
1. BACKWARD CLASSES
1	Agamudayar including Thozhu or Thuluva Vellala	1
2	Agaram Vellan Chettiar
3	Alwar, Azhavar and Alavar (in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District.)	2
4	Servai(except Tiruchirapalli, Karur, Perambalur and Pudukottai Districts.)
5	Ansar
6	Arayar, Nulayar(in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of   Tirunelveli District)	5
20	Donga Dasaris (except Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Tiruchirapalli,Karur, Perambalur, Pudukottai Chennai ,Salem and Namakkal Districts)	25
21	Dekkani Muslims	26
22	Devangar, Sedar	27
23	Dombs (except Pudukottai, Tiruchirapalli ,Karur and Perambalur Districts) Dommars (except Thanjavur, Nagapattinam,Tiruvarur, Pudukottai, Vellore and Thiruvannamalai Districts)	30
24	Dudekula	32
25	Enadi	33
26	Ezhavathy(in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District)	35
27	Ezhuthachar (in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District)	36
28	Ezhuva(in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District)	37
29	Gangavar	39
30	Gavara, Gavarai and Vadugar(Vaduvar)(other than Kamma, Kapu,Balija and Reddi)	40
31	Gounder	41
32	Gowda (including Gammala, Kalali and Anuppa Gounder)	42
33	Kalari Kurup including Kalari Panicker (in Kanniyakumari District and Shenkottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District)	56
42	Kalingi	57
142	Converts to Chritianity from any Hindu Backward Classes Community or Most Backward Classes Community or Denotified Communities except the Converts to Christianity from Meenavar, Parvatharajakulam, Pattanavar, Sembadavar, Mukkuvar or Mukayar and Paravar	172
143	Orphans and destitute children who have lost their parents before reaching the age of ten and are destitutes; and who have nobody else to take care of them either by law or custom; and also who are admitted into any of the schools or orphanages run by the Government or recognized by the Government.

Sl.No.	Name of the Castes/Sub-castes/Synonyms/	Entry No. in the
	Communities	Centr List

KARNATAKA

125 Mukkavan

126 Other Muslims excluding (i) Cutchi Memon (ii) Navayat (iii) Bohra or Bhora or Borah

(iv) Sayyid (v) Sheik (vi) Pathan (vii) Mughal (viii) Mahdivia/Mahdavi (ix) Konkani or Jamayati Muslims

127 Nadora,Uppunador, Torke Nador, Nador/Nadavar/Nadava  

128 Nairy

129 Nalki  

130 Nandiwala