Yerukala people - Revision history

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	{{~~Infobox~~ ethnic group		{{infobox ethnic group\|
	\| group = Yerukala		\| group = Yerukala
	\| ~~native_name~~ =		\| langs = [[Yerukala language\|Yerukala]], [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]
	~~\| native_name_lang =~~		\| popplace = Andhra Pradesh, {{flag\|India}}
	~~\| image = Koravan.jpg~~		\| rels = [[Hinduism]]
	\| ~~caption =~~ Yerukala ~~men holds stick~~		\| related = [[Telugus]], Tamils
	~~\| total = 519~~,~~337~~
	\| ~~total_year = 2011 census~~
	\| popplace = [[Andhra Pradesh~~]] (Majority)~~, ~~[[Tamil Nadu]], [[Telangana]]~~
	\| ~~languages~~ = [[~~Yerukala language\|Yerukala~~]]
	\| related = [[~~Soliga tribe\|Soliga~~]], ~~[[Tamil people\|Tamil]], [[Irula people\|Irula]]~~
	}}		}}

	'''Yerukala''' or '''Erukala''' or '''Erukula''' is a tribal community primarily found in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Primitive tribes in contemporary India: concept, ethnography and demography\|volume=2\|editor-first=Sarit Kumar\|editor-last=Chaudhuri\|editor2-first=Sucheta Sen\|editor2-last=Chaudhuri\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|year=2005\|ISBN=81-8324-026-7\|pages=263}}</ref> The population of Yerukala tribes according to 2011 census is 519,337.{{Citation needed\|date=April 2023}} 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 language\|Yerukala]], but most have shifted to [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]. They were vilified in British sources for being habitual criminals,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Thurston\|first=Edgar\|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Castes_and_Tribes_of_Southern_India/Korava\|title=Castes and Tribes of Southern India}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=P\|first=Samuel Jonathan\|date=2017-11-25\|title=The agony of Stuartpuram\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/the-agony-of-stuartpuram/article20799245.ece\|access-date=2020-10-05\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		'''Yerukala''' or '''Erukala''' or '''Erukula''' is a tribal community primarily found in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]] in India.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Primitive tribes in contemporary India: concept, ethnography and demography\|volume=2\|editor-first=Sarit Kumar\|editor-last=Chaudhuri\|editor2-first=Sucheta Sen\|editor2-last=Chaudhuri\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|year=2005\|ISBN=81-8324-026-7\|pages=263}}</ref> The population of Yerukala tribes according to 2011 census is 519,337.{{Citation needed\|date=April 2023}} 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 language\|Yerukala]], but most have shifted to [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]. They were vilified in British sources for being habitual criminals,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Thurston\|first=Edgar\|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Castes_and_Tribes_of_Southern_India/Korava\|title=Castes and Tribes of Southern India}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=P\|first=Samuel Jonathan\|date=2017-11-25\|title=The agony of Stuartpuram\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/the-agony-of-stuartpuram/article20799245.ece\|access-date=2020-10-05\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	== References and notes ==		== References and notes ==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.yerukala.info Yerukalas Home Page]		*[http://www.etdes.in/index.php/ancient-history-about-ekalavya Ekalavya Tribal Development and Educational Society page on Yerukula] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830185103/http://etdes.in/index.php/ancient-history-about-ekalavya \|date=30 August 2018 }}
	*[http://www.etdes.in/index.php/ancient-history-about-ekalavya Ekalavya Tribal Development and Educational Society page on Yerukula]

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	{{Infobox ~~caste~~		{{Infobox ethnic group
	\|~~caste_name~~=Yerukala		\| group = Yerukala
	\|~~classification~~= ~~Adivasi~~		\| native_name =
	\|~~subdivisions~~=5		\| native_name_lang =
	\|~~populated_states~~=[[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]]		\| image = Koravan.jpg
	\|languages=[[Yerukala language\|Yerukala]], [[~~Telugu language~~\|~~Telugu~~]]		\| caption = Yerukala men holds stick
	~~\|religions=~~[[~~Hinduism~~]] ~~and~~		\| total = 519,337
	~~\|population=519~~,~~337~~		\| total_year = 2011 census
	\|~~image=Koravan.jpg~~		\| popplace = [[Andhra Pradesh]] (Majority), [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Telangana]]
			\| languages = [[Yerukala language\|Yerukala]]
			\| related = [[Soliga tribe\|Soliga]], [[Tamil people\|Tamil]], [[Irula people\|Irula]]
	}}		}}

	'''Yerukala''' or '''Erukala''' or '''Erukula''' or is a tribal community primarily found in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Primitive tribes in contemporary India: concept, ethnography and demography\|volume=2\|editor-first=Sarit Kumar\|editor-last=Chaudhuri\|editor2-first=Sucheta Sen\|editor2-last=Chaudhuri\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|year=2005\|ISBN=81-8324-026-7\|pages=263}}</ref>		'''Yerukala''' or '''Erukala''' or '''Erukula''' is a tribal community primarily found in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=Primitive tribes in contemporary India: concept, ethnography and demography\|volume=2\|editor-first=Sarit Kumar\|editor-last=Chaudhuri\|editor2-first=Sucheta Sen\|editor2-last=Chaudhuri\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|year=2005\|ISBN=81-8324-026-7\|pages=263}}</ref> The population of Yerukala tribes according to 2011 census is 519,337.{{Citation needed\|date=April 2023}} 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 language\|Yerukala]], but most have shifted to [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]. They were vilified in British sources for being habitual criminals,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Thurston\|first=Edgar\|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Castes_and_Tribes_of_Southern_India/Korava\|title=Castes and Tribes of Southern India}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=P\|first=Samuel Jonathan\|date=2017-11-25\|title=The agony of Stuartpuram\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/the-agony-of-stuartpuram/article20799245.ece\|access-date=2020-10-05\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
	The population of Yerukala tribes according to 2011 census is 519,337. 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 ~~Tamil based~~ [[Yerukala language\|Yerukala]] but most have shifted to Telugu. They were ~~vilifed~~ in British sources for being habitual criminals,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Thurston\|first=Edgar\|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Castes_and_Tribes_of_Southern_India/Korava\|title=Castes and Tribes of Southern India}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=P\|first=Samuel Jonathan\|date=2017-11-25\|title=The agony of Stuartpuram\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/the-agony-of-stuartpuram/article20799245.ece\|access-date=2020-10-05\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	== References and notes ==		== References and notes ==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.yerukala.info Yerukalas Home Page]		*[http://www.yerukala.info Yerukalas Home Page]
	*[http://mudiraja.com/mudiraju_kings.html#king38 Mudiraju Kings]
	*[http://www.etdes.in/index.php/ancient-history-about-ekalavya Ekalavya Tribal Development and Educational Society page on Yerukula]		*[http://www.etdes.in/index.php/ancient-history-about-ekalavya Ekalavya Tribal Development and Educational Society page on Yerukula]

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2021-12-29T05:06:07Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox caste
|caste_name=Yerukala
|classification= Adivasi
|subdivisions=5
|populated_states=[[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]]
|languages=[[Yerukala language|Yerukala]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|religions=[[Hinduism]] and
|population=519,337
|image=Koravan.jpg
}}

'''Yerukala''' or '''Erukala''' or '''Erukula''' or is a tribal community primarily found in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Primitive tribes in contemporary India: concept, ethnography and demography|volume=2|editor-first=Sarit Kumar|editor-last=Chaudhuri|editor2-first=Sucheta Sen|editor2-last=Chaudhuri|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=2005|ISBN=81-8324-026-7|pages=263}}</ref>
The population of Yerukala tribes according to 2011 census is 519,337. 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 Tamil based [[Yerukala language|Yerukala]] but most have shifted to Telugu. They were vilifed in British sources for being habitual criminals,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Thurston|first=Edgar|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Castes_and_Tribes_of_Southern_India/Korava|title=Castes and Tribes of Southern India}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=P|first=Samuel Jonathan|date=2017-11-25|title=The agony of Stuartpuram|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/the-agony-of-stuartpuram/article20799245.ece|access-date=2020-10-05|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== References and notes ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.yerukala.info Yerukalas Home Page]
*[http://mudiraja.com/mudiraju_kings.html#king38 Mudiraju Kings]
*[http://www.etdes.in/index.php/ancient-history-about-ekalavya Ekalavya Tribal Development and Educational Society page on Yerukula]

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