List of SC, ST, and OBCs in the State of Kerala
( As amended by the 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)
Scheduled Castes
- Adi Andhra
- Adi Dravida
- Adi Karnataka
- Ajila
- Arunthathiyar
- Ayyanavar
- Baira
- Bakuda
- Bathada
- Bharathar (Other than Parathar), Paravan
- Chakkiliyan
- Chamar, Muchi
- Chandala
- Cheruman
- Domban
- Gosangi
- Hasla
- Holeya
- Kadaiyan
- Kakkalan, Kakkan
- Kalladi
- Kanakkan, Padanna, Padannan
- Kavara (Other than Telugu-speaking or Tamil-speaking Balija, Kavarai, Gavara, Gavari, Gavarai Naidu, Balija Naidu, Gajalu Balija or Valai Chetty)
- Koosa
- Kootan, Koodan
- Kudumban
- Kuruvan, Sidhanar, Kuravar, Kuruva, Sidhana
- Maila
- 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)
- Mannan, Pathiyan, Perumannan, Vannan, Velan
- Moger (Other than Mogeyar)
- Mundala
- Nalakeyava
- Nalkadaya
- Nayadi
- Pallan
- Pulluvan
- Pambada
- Panan
- Paraiyan, Parayan, Sambavar, Sambavan, Sambava, Paraya, Paraiya, Parayar
- Pulayan, Cheramar, Pulaya, Pulayar, Cherama, Cheraman, Wayanad Pulayan, Wayanadan Pulayan, Matha, Matha Pulayan
- Puthirai Vannan
- Reneyar
- Samagara
- Samban
- Semman, Chemman, Chemmar
- Thandan
- Thotti
- Vallon
- Valluvan
- Vedan
- Vettuvan, Pulaya Vettuvan (In the areas of erstwhile Cochin States only)
- Nerian
LIST OF SCHEDULED TRIBES IN THE KERALA STATE
( As amended by the Scheduled Castes and Sceduled Tribes Order (Amendment Act) 1976 and as amended by the Constitution (Sceduled 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 Sceduled 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)
- Adiyan
- Aranda (Arandan)
- Eravallan
- Hill Pulaya (Mala Pulayan, Kurumba Pulayan, Karavazhi Pulayan, Pamba Pulayan)
- Irular, Irulan
- Kadar (Wayanad Kadar)
- Kanikkaran,Kanikar
- Karimpalan
- Kattunayakan
- Kochuvelan
- Koraga
- Kudiya, Melakudi
- Kurichchan (Kurichiyan)
- Kurumans (Mullu Kuruman, Mulla Kuruman, Mala Kuruman)
- Kurumbas (Kurumbar, Kurumban)
- Mahamalasar
- Malai Arayan (Mala Arayan)
- Malai Pandaran
- Malai Vedan (Mala Vedan)
- Malakkuravan
- Malasar
- Malayan, Nattu Malayan, Konga Malayan (Excluding the areas comprising the Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, and Kozhikode Districts)
- Mavilan
- Malayarayar
- Mannan (to be spelt in Malayalam script in parentheses)
- Muthuvan, Mudugar, Muduvan
- Palleyan, Palliyan, Paliyar, Palliya
- Paniyan
- Ulladan, Ullatan
- Uraly
- Mala Vettuvan (in Kasaragod and Kannur Districts)
- Ten Kurumban, Jenu Kurumban
- Thachenadan, Thachenadan, Moopan
- Cholanaickan
- Malapanickar
- Vettakuruman
LIST OF OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES (OBC) IN KERALA STATE
Throughout the State
- Agasa
- Ambalakkaran
- Anglo Indian
- Aremahrati
- Arya
- Bandari
- Billava
- Chakkala
- Chavalakkaran
- Chetties (Kottar Chetties, Parakka Chetties, Elur Chetties, Attingal Chetties, Pudukkada Chetties, Iraniel Chetties, Sri Pandara Chetties, Telugu Chetties, Udiyankulangara Chetties, Peroorkada Chetties, Sadhu Chetties, 24 Mana Chetties, Wayanadan Chetties, Kalavara Chetties and 24 Mana Telugu Chetties)
- Devadiga
- Devanga
- Dheevara (Arayan,Valan, Nulayan, Mukkuvan, Arayavathi, Valinjiar, Paniakkal, Mukaya, Bovi , Mukayar and Mukaveeran)
- Ezhava and Thiyya
- Ezhavathi
- Ezhuthachan
- Ganika
- Gatti
- Gowda
- Hegde
- Jogi
- Kadupattan
- Kaikolan
- Kolasari, Kalasi Panicker
- Kalari Kurup or Kalari Panicker
- Viswakaramas including Asari Chaptegra, Kallassary, Kalthachan, Kammala, Kamsala, Kannan, Karuvan, Kitaran, Kollan, Malayala Kammala, Moosari, Pandikammala, Pandithattan, Perumkolllan, Thachan, Thattan, Vilkurup, Villasan, Viswabrahmanan or Viswabrahmanar and Viswakarmala
- Kannadiyans
- Kanisu or Kaniyar Panicker ,Kani or Kaniyan (Ganaka) or Kanisan or Kamnan
- Kavuthiyan
- Kavudiyaru
- Koteyar
- Krishnanvaka
- Kerala Mudali
- Kudumbi
- Kusavan(Kulala,Kulala Nair,Andhra Nair or Anthuru Nair)
- Kumbarans
- Kuruba
- Latin Catholics
- Madivalas
- Mahendra-Medara
- Maravans
- Maruthuvar
- Muslim or Mappila
- Nadar (Hindu)
- Naikkans
- Odans
- Scheduled Castes Converted to Christianity
- Pandithars
- Panniyar
- Pattariyas
- Peruvannan (Varanavar)
- Rajapur
- Chakravar,Sakravar(Kavathi)
- Sourashtras
- Saliya, Chaliya (Chaliyan)
- Senai Thalavan (Elavaniar)
- S.I.U.C (Excluding Nadar)
- S.I.U.C
- Thachar
- Tholkollans
- Thottian
- Vaduvans,Vadugans, Vadukkars and Vaduka (Vadukans)
- Velaans (Velaan, Velaar)
- Vanian (Vanika, Vanika Vaisya, Vanibha Chetty, Vaniya Chettty, Ayiravar, Nagarathar and Vaniyan)
- Vaniar
- Vakkaliga
- Veerasaivas (Yogis and Yogeeswara, Poopandaram/ Malapandaram and Jangam)
- Veluthedathu Nair (Veluthedan and Vannathan)
- Vilakkithala Nair (Vilakithalavan)
- Yadavas (Kolaya, Ayar, Mayar, Maniyani and Iruman)
- Kongu Navithan, Vettuva Navithan and Aduthon
- Moopar or Kallan Mooppan or Kallan Mooppar.
II In Malabar District
- Boyan
- Ganjan Reddis
- Visanavan
III. Throughout the State except the Malabar District
1. Kammara
2. Malayan
3. Malayekandi
4. Reddiars
IV Throughout the State except Kasaragod Taluk, Malabar District
1. Marati
Explanation:- Malabar District shall mean the Malabar District referred to in sub-section (2) of section 5 of the State Reorganisation Act,1956.
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and OBCs List (2025)
