Yerukala people: Difference between revisions

Yerukala
	Yerukala men holds stick
Total population
	519,337 (2011 census)
Regions with significant populations
	Andhra Pradesh (Majority), Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Languages
	Yerukala
Related ethnic groups
	Soliga, Tamil, Irula

Latest revision as of 20:51, 23 July 2023

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 519,337.^{[citation needed]} 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 vilified 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]

References and notes[edit]

↑ Chaudhuri, Sarit Kumar; Chaudhuri, Sucheta Sen, eds. (2005). Primitive tribes in contemporary India: concept, ethnography and demography. Vol. 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.

External links[edit]

[1] Chaudhuri, Sarit Kumar; Chaudhuri, Sucheta Sen, eds. (2005). Primitive tribes in contemporary India: concept, ethnography and demography. Vol. 2. Mittal Publications. p. 263. ISBN 81-8324-026-7.

[2] Thurston, Edgar. Castes and Tribes of Southern India.

[3] P, Samuel Jonathan (25 November 2017). "The agony of Stuartpuram". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

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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 ==
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 ==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]