Central List of Other Backward Castes (OBCs): Kerala

State : Kerala Entry No. Caste / Community 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, Udayamkulangara Chetties, Wynadan Chetties & Kalavara Chetties, Sadhu Chetties & 24 Manai Telugu Chetties) 11 Devadiga 12 Devanga 13 Dheevara (Araya, Arayavathi Mukkuvan or Mukaya, Mogaveera, Valan, Bovi Mukayar, Nulayan, Valinijiar and Paniakkal) 14 Ezhava, Izhavan, Ishavan, Ezhavan, Ezhuva, Izhuva, Ishuva, Izhuvan, Ishuvan, Ezhuvan, Izhava 15 Ezhavathi 16 Ezhuthachan 17 Ganika 18 Gatti 19 Gowda 20 Hegde 21 Izhavan, Ishavan, Illuva, Illuvan, Irava, Iruva, Thiyyan, Thiyya 22 Jogi 23 Kaduppattan 24 Kaikolan 25 Kelasi(Kalasi Panicker) 26 Kalari Kurup or Kalari Panicker 27 Viswakarma, including Assari, Chaptegra, Kallassari, Kammala, Karuvan, Kitaran, Kollan, Malayala Kammala, Pandi Kammala, Moosari, Perumkollan, Thattan,Pandithattan, Vilkurup, Villasan, Viswabrahmanan or Viswabrahmanar and Viswakarmala, Thachan, Kalthachan, Kamsala, Kannan 28 Kannadiyan 29 Kanisu or Kaniyar Panicker, Kani or Kaniyan (Ganaka) or Kanisan or Kamnan 30 Kavuthiyan, Aduthon 31 Kavudiyaru 32 Koteyar 33 Krishnanvaka 34 Kerala Mudali 35 Kudumbi 36 Kusavan (Kulala, Kulala Nair,or Andhra Nair or Anthura Nair) 36 (A) Kumbaran 37 Latin Catholic 38 Madivala 39 Mappila 39 (A) Other Muslims excluding (i)                 Bohra (ii)               Cutchi Menmon (iii)             Navayat (iv)             Turukkan (v)               Dakhani Muslim 40 Maravan 41 Maruthuvar 42 Nadar (Hindu Nadar, Nadar included in SIUC & Nadar belonging to Christian religious denominations other than the SIUC) 43 Naikkan 44 Odan 45 Scheduled Caste converts to Christianity 46 Pandithar 47 Panniyar 48 Pattariya 49 Deleted 50 Deleted 51 Rajapur 52 Chakravar, Sakravar (Kavathi) 53 Sourashtra 54 Saliya, Chaliya(Chaliyan)(whose caste profession is cotton weaving) 55 Senai Thalavar (Elavaniar) 56 SIUC (excluding Nadar Specified in Item No. 42 which is item No.49 of the State List) 57 Tholkolan 58 Thottian 59 Vaduvans Vadugan Vadukar Vaduka (Vadukan) 60 Velaan (Velaar) 61 Vanian (Vanika, Vanika Vaisya, Vanibha Chetty, Vaniya Chetty, Ayiravar, Nagarathar, and Vaniyan) 62 Vaniar 63 Vakkaliga 64 Veerasaiva (Yogi & Yogeeswara). Poopandaram/ Maalapandaram and Jangam 65 Veluthedathu Nair (Veluthedan & Vannathan) 66 Vilakkithala Nair (Vilakkithalavan) 67 Yadava (Kolaya, Ayar, Mayar, Maniyani & Iruman) 68 Ganjam Reddi (in Malabar District referred to in Sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956) 69 Vishavan (in Malabar District as referred to in Sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956) 70 Kammara (excluding Malabar District as referred to in Sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956) 71 Malayekandi (excluding Malabar District as referred to in Sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956) 72 Reddiar/ Reddian(excluding Malabar District as referred to in Sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956) 73 Marati (excluding Kasargod Taluk of Malabar District) 74 Thachar who are Carpenters 75 Vettuva Navithan 76 Kongu Navithan 77 Saraswat Non-Brahmin 78 Odde, Boyan (in Malabar District as referred to in Sub- -section (2) of Section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act,1956) 79 Moopar or Kallan Mooppan or Kallan Mooppar 80 Mukhari alias Moovari 81 Kongu Vellala, Gounder including Vellala Gounder, Nattu Gounder, Pala Gounder, Poosari Gounder and Pala Vellala Gounder 82 Mahendra-Medara 83 Kuruba