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'''Swaroopathil Nairs''' or '''Chernna Nairs''' were one of the subcastes belonging to the [[Nair]] community in [[Kerala]]. This subcaste is found only in [[Travancore]]. In Malabar, two related subcastes, ''Akathu Chernna'' Nairs and ''Purathu Chernna'' Nairs are treated as equivalent to Swaroopathil Nairs in caste hierarchy.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the 1891 Census, Swaroopathil Nairs composed around 9.2% of the total Nair population, while Akathu Charna and Purathu Charna Nairs accounted for 3.3% and 11.1% respectively.<ref>The Internal Structure of the Nair Caste [[Chris Fuller (academic)|C. J. Fuller]]</ref>{{page needed|date=May 2016}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Illathu Nair]]<br />
* [[Demographics of Nair community]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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