Central List of Other Backward Castes (OBCs): Tamil Nadu

State : Tamil Nadu Entry No. Caste / Community 1 Agamudayar including Thozhu or Thuluva Vellala 2 Alwar, Azhavar and Alavar (in Kanniyakumari district and Sheoncottah Taulk of Tirunelveli district ) 3 Ambalakarar, Ambalakaran(including servai) 4 Andi pandaram 5 Arayar, Arayan, Nulayar (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 6 Archakari Vellala 7 Aryavathi (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 8 Attur Kilnad Koravar (in Salem, South Arcot, Ramanathapuram Kamarajar and Pasumpon Muthuramadigam district) 9 Attur Melnad Koravar (in Salem district) 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) 17 Chakkala 18 Changayampudi Koravar (In North Arcot District) 19 Chavalakarar (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 20 Chettu or Chetty (including Kottar Chetty, Elur Chetty, Pathira Chetty Valayal Chetty Pudukkadai Chetty) (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 21 C.K. Koravar (in South Arcot district) 22 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 23 C.S.I. Formerly S.I.U.C. in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district 24 Dabi Koravar (in Thanjavur, Trichirapally, Pudkukottai and North Arcot district) 25 Dasari (including Donga Dasari and Gudu Dasari) 26 Dekkani Muslim 27 Devangar, Sedar 28 Dobba Koravar (in Salem district) 29 Dobbai Koracha (In Tiruchirappally and Pudukottai districts) 30 Dommara (including Domb & Dommar) 31 Donga Ur. Koracha 32 Dudekula 33 Enadi 34 Eravallar (except Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district where the community is a Scheduled Tribe) 35 Ezhavathy (in Kanyakumari District and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 36 Ezhuthachar (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 37 Ezhuva (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 38 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 45 Illathu Pillaimar, 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 Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 57 Kalingi 58 Kalinji Dabikoravar (In Thanjavur and Pudukottai districts) 59 Kallar (including Easanattu Kallar Gandarvakkottai Kallar Koottappal Kallar Piramalai Kallar and Periasooriyur Kallar) 60 Kalveli Gounder 61 Kambar 62 Kammalar or Viswakarma, Viswakammala (including Thattar, Porkollar, Kannar Karumar Kollar, Thacher, Kalthacher Kamsala and Viswabrahmin) 63 Kani, Kanisu Kaniyar Panikkar 64 Kannada Saineegar, Kannadiyar (throughout the State) and Dasapalanjika (Coimbatore, Erode and Nilgiris districts) 65 Karuneegar (Seer Karuneegar, Sri Karuneegar, Sarattu Karuneegar, Kaikatti Karuneegar Mathu Vazhi Kanakkar Sozhi Kanakkar and Sunnambu Karuneegar) 66 Katesar Pattamkatti 67 Kavuthiyar 68 Kepmari (in Chengalpattu, Pudukottai and Tiruchirapalli districts) 69 Kerala Mudali 70 Kharvi 71 Khatri 72 Kongu Chettiar (in Coimbatore and Periyar district only) 73 Kongu Vellalar (including Vellala Gounder Nattu Gounder, Narambukkatti Gounder, 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 78 Krishnanvaka (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 79 Kudumbi (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 80 Kulala (including Kuyavar, Kumbarar and Velar) 81 Kunchidigar 82 Kunnuvar Mannadi 83 Kurhini Chetty 84 Kurumba (where they are not Scheduled Tribes), Kurumba Gounder, 85 Labbai, Rowthar and Marakayar (whether their spoken language is Tamil or Urdu) 86 Lambadi 87 Latin Catholic (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 88 Jangama 89 Mahratta (non-Brahmin) (including Namdev Mahratta) 90 Mahendra, Medara 91 Malayan, Malayar 92 Male 93 Maujagar 94 Mapilla 95 Maravar (including Karumaravar, Appanad Kondayamkottai Maravar and Sembanad Maravar) 96 Maruthuvar, Navithar, Mangala, Velakkattalavar, Velakkattalanair and Pronopakari 97 Meenavar, Parvatharajakulam, Pattanavar, Sembadavar(including converts to Christianity) 98 Monda Koravar 99 Mooppan 100 Moundadan Chetty 101 Mukkuvan, Mukkuvar or Mukayar including converts to Christianity) 102 Muthuraja Muthuracha Muttiriyar Muthiriyar Mutharaiyar 103 Mutlakampatti 104 Nadar, Shanar and Gramani, including Christian Nadar, Christian Shanar and Christian Gramani 105 Nagaram 106 Naikkar (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 107 Nanjil Mudali (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 108 Narikoravar 109 Nokkar 110 Odar (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 111 Odiya 112 Ovachar 113 Pamulu 114 Panar (Except in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district where the community is a Scheduled Caste) 115 Pannayar (including Kathikarar in Kanniyakumari district) 116 Pannirandam Chettiar or Uthama Chettiar 117 Paravar including converts to Christianity (except in Kanniya-kumari district and Shenocottah taluk of Tirunelveli district where the community is a Scheduled Caste) 118 Parkavakulam (Suruthimar including those Suruthimar who call themselves as Moopanar, Nathamar including those Nathamar who call themselves as Nainar, Malayamar) 119 Perike (including Perike Balija) 120 Perumkollar (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 121 Ponnai Koravar (in North Arcot district) 122 Poraya 123 Pulluvar or Pooluvar, Pooluva Gounder 124 Pusala 125 Sadhu Chetty (including Telugu Chetty, Telugupatty Chetty, Twenty-four Manai Telugu Chetty) 126 Sakkaravar or Kavathi (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 127 Sakkaraithamadai Koravar (in North Arcot district) 128 Salem Melnad Koravar (in Madurai, Coimbatore Periyar, Pudukottai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem and North Arcot districts) 129 Salem Uppu Koravar (in Salem district) 130 Salivagana, Salivahana 131 Saliyar Padmasaliyar Pathusaliyar Pattariya and Adhaviyar 132 Saranga Palli Koravar 133 Sathatha Srivaishnava (including 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 district) 141 Thogamalai Koravar or Kepmari (in Tiruchirappalli, and Pudukottai districts) 142 Thogatta Veerakshatriya 143 Tholkollar (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 144 Tholuva Naicker and Vetalakara Naicker 145 Thondaman 146 Thoriyar, Badaga Thoraiyar of Nilgiris, Thoraiyar(plains) 147 Thottiya Naicker (including Rajakambalam, Gollavar, Sillavar, Thockalavar and Tholuva Naicker), Erragollar 148 Uppara, Uappillia and Sagara 149 Uppukoravar or Settipalli Koravar (in Thanjavur, Pudukottai, Madurai and North Arcot districts) 150 Urali Gounder, (throughout the state) and Orudya Gounder, or Oorudaya Gounder (in Madurai, Coimbatore, Periyar, Tiueechirapalli, Pudukottai and Salem districts) 151 Vaduvarpatti Koravar (in Madurai, Ramanathauram, Pasumpon Muthuramalingam, Kamarajar, Tirunelveli, Tiruchirappalli and Pudukottai districts) 152 Valaiyar (including Chettinad Valaiyar) 153 Vallambar 154 Valmiki 155 Vaniyar, Vania Chettiar (including 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) 157 Vanniyakula Kshatriya (including Vanniya, Vanniyar, Vannia Gounder, Gounder or Kander, Padayachi, Palli and Agnikula Kshatriya) 158 Varaganeri Koravar (in Tiruchira Palli and Pudukottai districts) 159 Vayalpad or Nawalpeta Koracha 160 Veduvar/Vettaikkarar (throughout the state) and Vedar (except in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district where the community is a Scheduled Caste) 161 Veerasaiva (in Kanniyakumari district and Shenocottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 162 Vellan Chettiar, Agaram Vellan Chettiar 163 Veluthodathu Nair (in Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli district) 164 Vetta Koravar (in Salem district) 165 Vetuva Gounder, Punnan Vettuva Gounder 165 (A) Virakodi Vellala (former Panisaivan only) 166 Vokkaligar (including Vakkaligar, Okkaligar, Kappiliyar, Kappiliya, Okkaliya, Gowda, Okkaliya Gowda, Okkaliga Gowda, Okkaliya Gowder) 167 Wynad Chetty (The Nilgiris dist.) 168 Yadava (including Idaiyar, Telugu 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 174 Devagudi Talayari 175 Podikara Vellalar 176 Pulavar 177 Nangudi Vellalar 178 Kuga Vellalar 179 Kallar Kula Thondaman 180 Thiyya 181 Latin Catholic Christian Vannar (in Kanniyakumari District)