Vellalar (also called Velalar and Karalar) are a Tamil community in the state of Tamil Nadu. The following is a list of some subcastes of the

Vellalar Vellalar is a generic Tamil term used primarily to refer to various castes who traditionally pursued agriculture as a profession in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and northeastern parts of Sri Lanka. The Vellalar are members of several ...

Arunattu Vellalar Arunattu Vellalar (also spelt as Arunadu Velalar) is a subcaste of the Vellalar in Tamil Nadu. They are predominantly landlords and agriculturalist An agriculturist, agriculturalist, agrologist, or agronomist (abbreviated as agr.), is a pro ...

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Chozhia Vellalar Chozhia Vellalar (also spelt as Sozhia Vellalar) is a caste from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Chozhia Vellalars along-with Keerakarars, Kodikalarars and Vatrilaikarars is a sub-caste of the greater Vellalars. Distribution and migratio ...

(also spelt as Sozhiya Vellalar) * Karkathar Vellalar * Kondaikatti Vellalar *

Kongu Vellalar Kongu Vellalar is a community found in the Kongu region of Tamil Nadu, India. Etymology The Vellalar of the Kongu country came to be known as Kongu Vellalar. They are also known by names such as "Bupaalan", Gangavamsam, Kudiyaanavar and Vi ...

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Kongu Kongu may refer to: * Kongu Nadu, a region of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and its inhabitants * Kongu Tamil, a dialect of Tamil language spoken in Western Tamil Nadu *Kongu vellala Gounder, a Dominant Landowning community in Western Tamil Nadu ...

Gounder Gounder is a title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It may refer to communities such as the , Kongu Vellalars , Kurumbas, Tuluva Vellalars, Uralis, Vanniyars, Vettuvars and Vokkaligas. Etymology There are number o ...

) * Nankudi Vellalar or Narkudi Vellalar (also known as Sivakalai Pillaimar) *

Sri Lankan Vellalar Lankan Vellalar () is a caste in Sri Lanka, predominantly found in the Jaffna peninsula and adjacent Vanni region, who comprise about half of the Sri Lankan Tamil population. They were traditionally involved in agriculture, but also included me ...

* Thondaimandala Vellalar *

Thuluva Vellala Thuluva Vellalar (Thondamandala Tuluva Vellalar), also known as Agamudaya Mudaliars and Arcot Mudaliars, is a caste found in northern Tamil Nadu, southern Andhra Pradesh and southern Karnataka, India. They were originally significant lando ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vellalar sub castes *List Social groups of Tamil Nadu