Yerukala people
Yerukala or Erukala or Erukula is a tribal community primarily found in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[1] The population of Yerukala tribes according to 2011 census is 519337. The total literacy rate among Yerukula is 48.12%. Most live in southern coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema, with a smaller minority in districts of Telangana. Their native language is Yerukala but most have shifted to Telugu. They were vilifed in British sources for being habitual criminals,[2] and so were placed under Criminal Tribes Act, although they were underrepresented in the population of criminals and were most likely targeted for their nomadic lifestyle.[3]
| Yerukala | |
|---|---|
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| Classification | Adivasi |
| Religions | Hinduism and Christianity |
| Languages | Yerukala, Telugu |
| Populated states | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
| Population | 519,337 |
| Subdivisions | 6 |
References and notes
- Chaudhuri, Sarit Kumar; Chaudhuri, Sucheta Sen, eds. (2005). Primitive tribes in contemporary India: concept, ethnography and demography. 2. Mittal Publications. p. 263. ISBN 81-8324-026-7.
- Thurston, Edgar. Castes and Tribes of Southern India.
- P, Samuel Jonathan (25 November 2017). "The agony of Stuartpuram". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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