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'''Elur Chetty''' (also called '''Elur Chettu''' or '''Ezhur Chetty''' or '''Ezhoor Chetty''') is a [Tamil/ Malayalam] speaking [[Hindu]] [[community]] in [[South India]]. They are said to have migrated from [[Puhar, Nagapattinam|Kaveripoompattanam]] in [[Thanjavur]] District and settled in [[Kanyakumari District]]. They come under the common name of Chetty which includes other communities such as Kottar Chetty, Parakka Chetty, Vellalar Chetty, Pathira Chetty, Valayal Chetty, Pudukottai vallanattu Chetty, Nattukkottai Chetty etc. They were once a trading community and were distinct from the other Chetty communities. The name is derived from "Ezhu ooru" meaning "seven towns". The seven towns were in and around the [[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari]] District in South [[Tamil Nadu]], India, namely [[Eraniel]], [[Thiruvithancode]], [[Padmanabhapuram]], [[Colachel]], [[Ganapathipuram]], [[Midalam]], and [[Parakkai]]. They are called Keezhatheru Chetty. Later [[Kottar]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Therusanamkoppu]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Chennai]], Thalakkulam, Eraniel (Melatheru), [[Tiruchchirappalli]], [[Coimbatore]] and [[Madurai]].<ref>Ezhur Chetty Community Website</ref> | '''Elur Chetty''' (also called '''Elur Chettu''' or '''Ezhur Chetty''' or '''Ezhoor Chetty''') is a [Tamil/ Malayalam] speaking [[Hindu]] [[community]] in [[South India]]. They are said to have migrated from [[Puhar, Nagapattinam|Kaveripoompattanam]] in [[Thanjavur]] District and settled in [[Kanyakumari District]]. They come under the common name of Chetty which includes other communities such as Kottar Chetty, Parakka Chetty, Vellalar Chetty, Pathira Chetty, Valayal Chetty, Pudukottai vallanattu Chetty, Nattukkottai Chetty etc. They were once a trading community and were distinct from the other Chetty communities. The name is derived from "Ezhu ooru" meaning "seven towns". The seven towns were in and around the [[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari]] District in South [[Tamil Nadu]], India, namely [[Eraniel]], [[Thiruvithancode]], [[Padmanabhapuram]], [[Colachel]], [[Ganapathipuram]], [[Midalam]], and [[Parakkai]]. They are called Keezhatheru Chetty. Later [[Kottar]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Therusanamkoppu]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Chennai]], Thalakkulam, Eraniel (Melatheru), [[Tiruchchirappalli]], [[Coimbatore]] and [[Madurai]].<ref>Ezhur Chetty Community Website</ref> | ||