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| group = Yerukala | | group = Yerukala | ||
| | | langs = [[Yerukala language|Yerukala]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | ||
| popplace = Andhra Pradesh, {{flag|India}} | |||
| rels = [[Hinduism]] | |||
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'''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.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] | |||
[[Category:Indian castes]] | [[Category:Indian castes]] | ||
[[Category:Dravidian peoples]] | [[Category:Dravidian peoples]] | ||
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of India]] | [[Category:Scheduled Tribes of India]] | ||
[[Category:Ethnic groups in India]] | [[Category:Ethnic groups in India]] | ||
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Andhra Pradesh,  India | |
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| Yerukala, Telugu | |
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| Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Telugus, Tamils |
Yerukala or Erukala or Erukula is a tribal community primarily found in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in India.[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 | edit source]
- ↑ 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 | edit source]
- Ekalavya Tribal Development and Educational Society page on Yerukula Archived 30 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine