List of Scheduled Castes in Kerala
Below a list of Scheduled Caste communities and their population according to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment Act) 1976 and as amended by the Constitution (Scheduled castes) Orders (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 (Act 61 of 2002) vide Part VIII- Kerala- Schedule I notified in the Gazette of India, dated 18 December 2002) and (As amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act 2002 (Act 10 of 2003) vide Part VII- Kerala- Second Schedule notified in the Gazette of India dated 8 January 2003 in Kerala.[1]
Population
The population of Scheduled castes in Kerala (as of 2011 census)
| SC Code | Scheduled Caste | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | Adi Andhra | 1,252 |
| 002 | Adi Dravida | 4,272 |
| 003 | Adi Karnataka | 1,629 |
| 004 | Ajila | 54 |
| 005 | Arunthathiyar | 2,731 |
| 006 | Ayyanavar | 11,168 |
| 007 | Baira | 1,040 |
| 008 | Bakuda | 6,321 |
| 009 | Bathada | 20 |
| 010 | Bharathar (Other than Parathar), Paravan | 35,120 |
| 011 | Chakkiliyan | 37,776 |
| 012 | Chamar, Mochi | 207 |
| 013 | Chandala | 48 |
| 014 | Cheruman | 3,17,218 |
| 015 | Domban | 756 |
| 016 | Gosangi | 32 |
| 017 | Hasla [counted with Holeya] | NA |
| 018 | Holeya | 1,060 |
| 019 | Kadaiyan | 1,844 |
| 020 | Kakkalan, Kakkan | 6,133 |
| 021 | Kalladi | 38,616 |
| 022 | Kanakkan, Padanna, Padannan | 2,45,593 |
| 023 | Kavara (other than Telugu-speaking or Tamil-speaking Balija, Kavarai, Gavara, Gavari, Gavarai Naidu, Balija Naidu, Gajalu Balija or Valai Chetty) | 16,162 |
| 024 | Koosa | 24 |
| 025 | Kootan, Koodan | 5,008 |
| 026 | Kudumban | 2,707 |
| 027 | Kuruvan, Sidhanar, Kuravar, Kuruva, Sidhana | 2,77,377 |
| 028 | Maila | 239 |
| 029 | Malayan (In the areas comprising the Malabar District as specified by sub-section (2) of section 5 of the State Re-organisation Act, 1956 [37 of 1956]) | 9,581 |
| 030 | Mannan, Pathiyan, Perumannan, Vannan, Velan | 2,32,690 |
| 031 | Moger | 24,642 |
| 032 | Mundala | 242 |
| 033 | Nalakeyava | 274 |
| 034 | Nalkadaya | 1,847 |
| 035 | Nayadi | 2,828 |
| 036 | Pallan | 46,934 |
| 037 | Pulluvan | 5,865 |
| 038 | Pambada | 22 |
| 039 | Panan | 51,485 |
| 040 | Paraiyan, Parayan, Sambavar, Sambavan, Sambava, Paraya, Paraiya, Parayar | 2,27,433 |
| 041 | Pulayan, Cheramar, Pulaya, Pulayar, Cherama, Cheraman, Wayanad Pulayan, Wayanadan Pulayan, Matha, Matha Pulayan | 10,20,790 |
| 042 | Puthirai Vannan | 440 |
| 043 | Reneyar | 10 |
| 044 | Samagara | 131 |
| 045 | Samban | 4,986 |
| 046 | Semman, Chemman, Chemmar | 2,335 |
| 047 | Thandan | 1,31,533 |
| 048 | Thotti | 423 |
| 049 | Vallon | 568 |
| 050 | Valluvan | 18,421 |
| 051 | Vedan | 22,268 |
| 052 | Vettuvan, Pulaya Vettuvan (in the areas of erstwhile Cochin States only) | 73,909 |
| 053 | Nerian | 3 |
| 30,39,573 | ||
*NA is used for communities not counted in 2011 census, but were included in Scheduled castes list in 2001