CENTRAL LIST OF OBCs FOR THE STATE OF TAMILNADU Entry No. Caste/Community Resolution No. & date 1 Agamudayar including Thozhu or Thuluva Vellala Alwar, Azhavar and Alavar 2 Sheoncottah Taulk of Tirunelveli district ) 3 Ambalakarar, Ambalakaran 4 Andi pandaram Arayar, 5 Arayan, Nulayar 6 Archakari Vellala 7 Aryavathi Attur Kilnad Koravar (in Salem, South 8 Arcot, Ramanathapuram Kamarajar and Pasumpon Muthuramadigam 9 Attur Melnad Koravar (in Salem 10 Badagar 11 Bestha Siviar 12 Bhatraju (other than Kshatriya Raju) 13 Billava 14 Bondil 15 Boyar 16 Oddar (including Boya, Donga Boya, Gorrela Dodda Boya, Kalvathila Boya, Pedda Boya, Oddar, Kal Oddar Nellorepet Oddar and Sooramari Oddar) 1 17 Chakkala 18 Changayampadi Koravar (In North Arcot District)
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Chavalakarar Chettu or Chetty (including Kottar Chetty, Elur Chetty, Pathira Chetty Valayal Chetty Pudukkadai Chetty) C.K. Koravar (in South Arcot Converts to Christianity from Scheduled Castes, irrespective of the generation of conversion for the purpose of reservation of seats in Educational Institutions and for seats in Public Services C.S.I. Formerly S.I.U.C. in Kanniyakumari district and district Dabi Koravar (in Thanjavur, Trichirapally, Pudkukottai and North Arcot Dasari (including Donga Dasari and Gudu Dasari) 26 Dekkani Muslim 27 Devangar, Sedar 28 Dobba Koravar (in Salem 29 Dobbai Koracha (In Tiruchirappally and Pudukottai districts) 30 Dommara (including Domb & Dommar) 31 Donga Ur. Koracha 32 Dudekula 33 Enadi 34 35 Eravallar (except Kanniyakumari district and district where the community is a Scheduled Tribe) Ezhavathy (in Kanyakumari District and 2
36 37 38 Ezhuthachar Ezhuva Gandarvakottai Koravar (In Thanjavur, Tiruchirapally Pudukottai and South Arcot districts) 39 Ganagavar 40 Gavara, Gavarai (Kavarai) and Vadugar(Vaduvar) (other than Kamma, Kapu, Balija and Reddi) 41 Gounder 42 Gowda (including Gammala, Kalali and Anuppa Gounder) 43 Hegde 44 Idiga Illathu Pillaimar, 45 Illuvar, Ezhuvar and Illathar 46 Inji Koravar (In Thanjavur, Tiruchirapalli and Pudukottai districts) 47 Isaivellalar 48 Jambuvanodai 49 Jangam 50 Jhetty 51 Jogi (including Jogis) 52 Kabbera 53 Kaikolan, Kaikolar, Sengunthar 54 Kaladi 55 Kala Koravar (In Thanjavur, Tiruchirapally and Pudukottai districts) 56 Kalari Kurup including Kalari Panieker (In Kanniyakumari district and 57 Kalingi 3
58 Kalinji Dabikoravar (In Thanjavur and Pudukottai districts) Kallar (including Easanattu Kallar 59 Gandarvakkottai Kallar Koottappal Kallar Piramalai Kallar and Periasooriyur Kallar) 60 Kalveli Gounder 61 Kambar 62 63 64 65 Kammalar or Viswakarma, Viswakammala (including Thattar, Porkollar, Kannar Karumar Kollar, Thacher, Kalthacher Kamsala and Viswabrahmin) Kani, Kanisu Kaniyar Panikkar Kannada Saineegar, Kannadiyar (throughout the State) and Dasapalanjika (Coimbatore, Erode and Nilgiris districts) Karuneegar (Seer Karuneegar, Sri Karuneegar, Sarattu Karuneegar, Kaikatti Karuneegar Mathu Vazhi Kanakkar Sozhi Kanakkar and Sunnambu Karuneegar) 4 12011 / 21/ 95-BCC dt 15/05/1995 12015/13/2010-B.C.II. Dt. 08/12/2011 12011 /21/ 95-BCC dt 15/05/1995 12011 /21/ 95-BCC dt 15/05/1995 12011 /4/ 2002 BCC dt 13/01/2004 12011/ 21/ 95-BCC dt 15/05/1995 66 Katesar Pattamkatti 67 Kavuthiyar 68 Kepmari (in Chengalpattu, Pudukottai and Tiruchirapalli districts) 12011/ 21/ 95-BCC dt 15/05/1995 Kerala Mudali 69 70 Kharvi 71 Khatri 72 Kongu Chettiar (in Coimbatore and Periyar district only) Kongu Vellalar (including Vellala Gounder Nattu Gounder, Narambukkatti 12015/13/2010-B.C.II. Dt. 08/12/2011 Gounder, 73 Tirumudi Vellalar, Thondu Vellalar, Pala Gounder, Poosari Gounder, Anuppa Vellala Gounder, Padaithalai Gounder, Chendalai Gounder, Pavalankatti Vellala Gounder, Pala
Vellala Gounder, Sanku Vellala Gounder and Rathinagiri Gounder 74 Koppala Velama 75 Koracha 76 Koravar (in Chengalpattu, Ramanathapuram, Kamarajar, Pasumpen Mutouramalingam, Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Madras,Madurai and the Nilgiris districts) 77 Koteyar Krishnanvaka 78 Kudumbi (in Kanniyakumari district 79 and 80 Kulala (including Kuyavar, Kumbarar and Velar) 12011 / 88/98-BCC dt 06/12/1999 81 Kunchidigar 82 Kunnuvar Mannadi 83 Kurhini Chetty 84 Kurumba (where they are not Scheduled Tribes), Kurumba Gounder, 12015/13/2010-B.C.II. Dt. 08/12/2011 85 Labbai, Rowthar and Marakayar (whether their spoken language is Tamil or Urdu) 12011 / 88/98-BCC dt 06/12/1999 86 Lambadi Latin Catholic (in Kanniyakumari 87 district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli 88 Jangama 89 Mahratta (non-brahmin) (including Namdev Mahratta) 12011/ 21/ 95-BCC dt 15/05/1995 90 Mahendra, Medara 91 Malayan, Malayar 92 Male 93 Maujagar 12015/9/ 2000 dt 06/09/2001 94 Mapilla 95 Maravar (including Karumaravar, Appanad Kondayamkottai Maravar and Sembanad Maravar) 96 Maruthuvar, Navithar, Mangala, Velakkattalavar, Velakkattalanair and Pronopakari 5 12011/68/98-BCC dt 27/10/1999
97 Meenavar, Parvatharajakulam, Pattanavar, Sembadavar(including converts to Christianity) 98 Monda Koravar Mooppan 99 100 Moundadan Chetty 101 102 103 104 Mukkuvan, Mukkuvar or Mukayar including converts to Christianity) Muthuraja Muthuracha Muttiriyar Muthiriyar Mutharaiyar Mutlakampatti Nadar, Shanar and Gramani, including Christian Nadar, Christian Shanar and Christian Gramani 105 Nagaram 106 Naikkar (in Kanniyakumari district and 107 Nanjil Mudali (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli 108 Narikoravar 109 Nokkar Odar 110 111 Odiya 112 Ovachar 113 Pamulu 114 115 116 117 Panar (Except in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district where the community is a Scheduled Caste) Pannayar (including Kathikarar in Kanniyakumari Pannirandam Chettiar or Uthama Chettiar Paravar including converts to Christianity (except in Kanniyakumari district and Shenocottah taluk of Tirunelveli district where the community is a Scheduled Caste) 6
118 119 120 Parkavakulam (Suruthimar including those Suruthimar who call themselves as Moopanar, Nathamar including those Nathamar who call themselves as Nainar, Malayamar) 7 12011/68/98-BCC dt 27/10/1999 Perike (including Perike Balija) Perumkollar (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli 121 Ponnai Koravar (in North Arcot 122 Poraya 123 Pulluvar or Pooluvar, Pooluva Gounder 12011/44/99-BCC dt 21.09.2000 124 Pusala 125 Sadhu Chetty (including Telugu Chetty, Telugupatty Chetty, Twentyfour Manai Telugu Chetty) 126 127 128 129 130 131 Sakkaravar or Kavathi (in Kanniyakumari district and Sakkaraithamadai Koravar (in North Arcot Salem Melnad Koravar (in Madurai, Coimbatore Periyar, Pudukottai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem and North Arcot districts) Salem Uppu Koravar (in Salem Salivagana, Salivahana Saliyar Padmasaliyar Pattusaliyar Pattariyar and Adhaviyar 132 Saranga Palli Koravar Sathatha Srivaishnava (including 133 Sathanai, Chattadi and Chattada Srivaishnava) 134 Savalakkarar 135 Senaithalaivar, Senaikudiyar and Illaivaniar 136 Sourashtra (Patnulkarar) 137 Sozhia Chetty 138 Sozhia Vellalar (including Sozha Vellalar, Vetrilaikarar, Kodikalkarar and Keeraikarar
139 Srisayar 140 Thalli Koravar (in Salem Thogamalai Koravar or Kepmari (in 141 Tiruchirappalli, and Pudukottai districts) 142 Thogatta Veerakshatriya 143 Tholkollar (in Kanniyakumari district and 144 Tholuva Naicker and Vetalakara Naicker 145 Thondaman 146 Thoriyar, Badaga Thoraiyar of Nilgiris 12011/68/98-BCC dt 27/10/1999 Thottiya Naicker (including Rajakambalam, 147 Gollavar, Sillavar, Thockalavar and Tholuva Naicker) 148 149 150 151 Uppara, Uappillia and Sagara Uppukoravar or Settipalli Koravar (in Thanjavur, Pudukottai, Madurai and North Arcot districts) Urali Gounder, (throughout the state) and Orudya Gounder, or Oorudaya Gounder (in Madurai, Coimbatore, Periyar, Tiueechirapalli, Pudukottai and Salem districts) Vaduvarpatti Koravar (in Madurai, Ramanathauram, Pasumpon Muthuramalingam, Kamarajar, Tirunelveli, Tiruchirappalli and Pudukottai districts) 8 152 Valaiyar (including Chettinad Valaiyar) 153 Vallambar 154 Valmiki Vaniyar, Vania Chettiar (including 155 Gandla, Ganika, Telikula and Chekkalar) 156 Vannar (Salavai Thozhilalar) including Agasa, Madivala, Ekali, Rajakula, Veluthadar and Rajaka (except in Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk in Tirunelveli District where the community is a Scheduled Caste) 12011/68/98-BCC dt 27/10/1999
Vanniyakula Kshatriya (including 157 Vanniya, Vanniyar, Vannia Gounder, Gounder or Kander, Padayachi, Palli and Agnikula Kshatriya) Varaganeri Koravar 158 (in Tiruchira Palli and Pudukottai districts) 159 Vayalpad or Nawalpeta Koracha Veduvar/Vettaikkarar (throughout the 160 state) and Vedar (except in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district where the community is a Scheduled Caste) Veerasaiva (in Kanniyakumari district 161 and Shenocottah taluk of Tirunelveli 162 Vellan Chettiar Veluthodathu Nair (in Kanniyakumari 163 district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli 164 Vetta Koravar (in Salem 165 Vettuva Gounder, Punnan Vettuva Gounder 165A Virakodi Vellala (former Panisaivan 12011/96/94-BCC dt 09/03/1996 only) Vokkaligar (including Vakkaligar, Okkaligar, Kappiliyar, Kappiliya, 12015/15/2008- BCC dt. 16/06/2011 166 Okkaliya, Gowda, Okkaliya Gowda, Okkaliga Gowda, Okkaliya Gowder) 167 Wynad Chetty (The Nilgiris dist.) Yadava (including Idaiyar, Telugu 168 speaking Idaiyar known as Vaduga Ayar or Vaduga Idaiyar or Golla, Mond Golla and Asthanthra Golla) 169 Yavana 170 Yerukula 171 Yogeeswarar 172 Christian converts from any Hindu Backward Classes 173 Battu Turkas 12011/68/98-BCC dt 27/10/1999 174 Devagudi Talayari 12011/68/98-BCC dt 27/10/1999 175 Podikara Vellalar 12011/88/98-BCC dt 06/12/1999 176 Pulavar 12011/68/98-BCC dt 27/10/1999 177 Nangudi Vellalar 12011/68/98-BCC dt 27/10/1999 178 Kuga Vellalar 12011/88/98-BCC dt 06/12/1999 179 Kallar Kula Thondaman 12011/44/99-BCC dt 21/09/2000 180 Thiyya 12015/9/2000 dt 06/09/2001 9