Agamudayar | |
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Religions | Hinduism |
Languages | Tamil |
Region | Tamil Nadu |
Ethnicity | Tamils |
Population | 1981-1982: 5 per cent of the Backward Class population of Tamil Nadu [1] |
Agamudayar (otherwise Agamudaiyar, Akamudayar, Agamudayan) are a Tamil community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [2] In Southern parts of Tamil Nadu, they are considered as one of the three castes which make up the Thevar or Mukkulathor community. According to the anthropologist Zoe E Headley, the three communities (Agamudayar, Kallar and Maravar) are the "numerically dominant rural backward castes of the southern districts of Tamil Nadu". [3] Agamudayars are listed in the national commission of backward caste lists for Tamil Nadu. [4]
The term Agamudayar is a Tamil word meaning "House owner" or "Landholder". [5]
Agamudayar | |
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Religions | Hinduism |
Languages | Tamil |
Region | Tamil Nadu |
Ethnicity | Tamils |
Population | 1981-1982: 5 per cent of the Backward Class population of Tamil Nadu [1] |
Agamudayar (otherwise Agamudaiyar, Akamudayar, Agamudayan) are a Tamil community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [2] In Southern parts of Tamil Nadu, they are considered as one of the three castes which make up the Thevar or Mukkulathor community. According to the anthropologist Zoe E Headley, the three communities (Agamudayar, Kallar and Maravar) are the "numerically dominant rural backward castes of the southern districts of Tamil Nadu". [3] Agamudayars are listed in the national commission of backward caste lists for Tamil Nadu. [4]
The term Agamudayar is a Tamil word meaning "House owner" or "Landholder". [5]