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They are concentrated in [[Sivagangai]], [[Ramanathapuram]], [[Thanjavur]], [[Madurai]], [[Tirunelveli]] and [[Pudukkottai]] districts. | They are concentrated in [[Chennai]], [[Sivagangai]], [[Ramanathapuram]], [[Thanjavur]], [[Madurai]], [[Tirunelveli]] and [[Pudukkottai]] districts. | ||
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| Agamudayar | |
|---|---|
 Agamudaiyar cultivators, c. 1909 | |
| Languages | Tamil |
| Ethnicity | Tamils |
| Population | 1981-1982: 11 per cent of the Other Backwards Class population of Tamil Nadu[1] |
Agamudayar (otherwise Agamudaiyar, Akamudayar, Agamudayan) are a Tamil community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[citation needed] Together with the Kallar , Maravar, they form the Thevar (Mukkulathor) community. According to the anthropologist Zoe E Headley, the three communities are the "numerically dominant rural backward castes of the southern districts of Tamil Nadu".[2]
Etymology[edit]
The term Agamudayar is a Tamil word meaning "Householder" or "Landholder".[3]
Demographics[edit]
They are concentrated in Chennai, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Thanjavur, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Pudukkottai districts.
References[edit]
- ↑ Radhakrishnan, P. (10 June 1989). "Ambasankar Commission and Backward Classes". Economic and Political Weekly. 24 (23): 1265–1268. JSTOR 4394921.
- ↑ Headley, Zoe E. (2011). "Caste and Collective Memory in South Asia". In Clark-Decès, Isabelle (ed.). A Companion to the Anthropology of India. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 1982, 1985. ISBN 978-1-44439-058-2.
- ↑ Madras (India : State); B. S. Baliga (1967). Madras District Gazetteers: Salem. by Ramaswami, A. Printed by the Superintendent, Govt. Press. p. 124.