LIST OF INDIAN CASTES

List of Indian castes
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A list of Indian castes:
• Aiyar
• Bhuiyar / Bhuyiar (Hindu Julaha,Bhaiyar Julaha, Kabir panthi, Kori, Koli)
• Mala
• Madiga
• Adi Dravida
o Arunthathiyar
o Chakkili
o Paraiah
• Adi Karnataka
• Kshatriya or Rajputs
• Ahirs | Abhiras
o Dhangar
• Dhobi
• Saini
• Slathia
• Kamboj | Kambojas | Kamboh (Descendants of ancient Kambojas--an Indo-Aryan tribe having Indian and Iranian affinities)
• Khash | Khasas
• Pahlav
• Yadavs | Yadavas
• Ahluwalia | Walia | Paul | Kalal
• Arain
• Arora
o Gera
• Arya Vysyas
• Awan
• Bahi
• Balija Naidu
• Boyar caste
o Boyar/Boya/Boyan
o Boya Naidu/Boya Nayak
o Talwar Boya/Taliari Boya/Talari Boya
o Nayaka
o Boya Palegar/Boya Palaigarar
• Bania
o Agarwal
o Barnwal
o Garg
o Gupta
o Bhurji / Bharbhunja (Hindu) /Bhojwal/Bhuj
o Sahu Vaishya
o Mahuri
o Maheshwari
• Rajbhar
• Bahti Caste
• Baurias
• Bhandari
• Bhatia
• Billava
• Brahmin
o Smartha or Advaitic Brahmins
 South Indian Smartha (Advaitic) Brahmins
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 Iyer
 Vaidiki Brahmins
 Vaidiki Kasalanadu
 Vaidiki Mulukanadu
 Vaidiki Velanadu
 Vaidiki Veginadu
 Vaidiki Telanganya
 Namboothiri
 Badaganadu
 Hoysala Karnataka
 Sthanika Brahmins
 Havyaka
 Shivalli Smartha Brahmins
 Koti Brahmin
 Babboor Kamme
 Ambalavasi Brahmins
 Aruvela Niyogi Brahmins
 Maharashtrian Smartha (Advaitic) Brahmins
 Karhade
 Deshastha
 Konkanastha or Chitpavan
 Maharashtrian Devrukhe Brahmins
 Sarola Brahmins
 Hatwal
 Saraswat Brahmins
 Gaud Saraswat Brahmins
 Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins
 Daivadnya
o Sri Vaishnava or Sri Sampradaya
o Iyengar or Vishishtadvaitic Brahmins
 Vadagalai
 Tengalai
 Hebbar
 Mysore
 Mandyam
o Madhva or Dvaitic Brahmins
 Madhva Deshasta
 Shivalli Madhwa Brahmin
 Madhva Kannada Brahmins
 Telugu Madhwa Brahmin
o Anavil Brahmin
o Bhumihar Brahmin
o Tyagi Brahmin
o Audichya Brahmin
o Maithil Brahmin
o Bengali Brahmin
o Bengali Vaid Brahmin
o Kanyakubja Brahmin
o Shivalli Brahmins
• Bunt
• Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu
• Charan
• Chamar | Ravidasia
• Chambhar (Marathi cobbler caste)
• Chettiar
• Chhimba
• Chuhra
• Dalit (outcaste)
• Devendrar
• Dhangar
• Ediga
• Ezhava
• Goud
• GangaPutra
• Gounder
• Irani
• Jambavas
• Jats
• jamwal
• Kapu (caste)
• Kalal
• Konar
• Koiry
• kharwar(kharagvanshi kshatriya)
• khangar(Arkawanshi kshatriya)
• Kumhar | Prajapati
• Kumbhar Marathi potter caste
• Kurmi | Kanbi | Kumbi | Kunbi | Kudumbis
• Kurni
• Kamma (caste)
• kir/keer
• Kayastha
• Khatris | Mahajan | Lala | Shahs(jaggi)
o Rajputs
o Lonia Rajput
o Lodhi Rajput
o Rajus
• Kongu Vellalar
• Kuravar
• Kori | Koli (Bhuiyar, Kabir Panthi, Hindu Julaha)
• Kuruba Gowda | Kuruman | Kurumbar | Kurumar | kurumba | kurichan | kurumba gounder
• Laheri/Lahiri
• Leva Patil[kshtriyas]
• Labana
• Lingayat
• Lohana
• Lohar
• Maravar
• Mudaliar
• Mahadiga
• Madiga
• Mogaveera
• Madar
• Maher
• Mahar, Meharaa,Taral, Dhegu-Megu
• Mang (Marathi dalit caste)
• Garudi (Marathi snake charmer caste)
• Kolhati (Marathi caste)
• Mali (phul) (Marathi gardener caste)
• Maratha (Kshatriyas)
• Mazabhi
• Mers (Kshatriyas)
• Mistry
• Nadar caste
• Naidu
• Nai
• Nair
• Ontari
• Padmashali
• Parkavakulam
• Parekh
• Prajapati (Kshatriya Kumhar) Sandip Sunil Prajapati
• Pariah
• Padayatchi
• Pallar
• Paravas or Bharathar or Fernandos
• Pillai
• Pulayar
• Rais
• Reddiar
• Gavara
• Reddy
• Phool Mali
• Ror also known as Ror Maratha
• shivajyothi
• Sagar
• Sansi
• Sekhri
• Sengunthar
• Shettigar
• Sourashtra
• Somvanshi Kshatriya Pathare Prabhu
• Sonar (Marathi Goldsmith caste)
• Sonjhari (Marathi caste associated with collecting gold dust from river beds)
• Suryavanshi Aare Katika
• Suthar (carpenter caste in Rajasthan and Gujarat) / Sutar (Marathi carpenter caste)
• Shimpi (Marathi tailor caste)
• Swakula Sali (Marathi weaver caste)
• Tarkhan
• Telaga Nayudu
• Teli
• Tili
• Satgope
• Bramhin
• Tigala
• Twashta Kansar/Tambat
• Vaishya
• Valmiki
• Velama
o Koppala Velama
o Padmanayaka Velama
• Vanniyar
• Vishwakarma
• Vellalar
o Lohar
• Kannada Vaishya
• Vokkaliga
• Yerukala
• Yadav
• Gangwar
• Gujjar (or Gurjaras)
• Gondhali
• Gadariya
• Kacher
• Uppara
• Uniyal (Brahmin jati of Garhwal)(Gotra: Kashyap and Bhardwaj)
• Ghardhora
These are the Hindu castes, which form the root of Indian society. The Christian, Muslim and castes in other religions in India, are a result of the extension of the Hindu caste system into the society of the people of these religions even after conversion. An example of non-Hindu caste system, is the caste system in Kerala, among the Christians, which is considered to be more highly polarized than that of Hindus, due to the absence of jatis. Examples of endogamous ethno-religious castes among Christians, are the Syrian Malabar Nasranis, who are of mixed Brahmin, and Jewish origin, and are thus among the highest castes in Kerala, and the Latin-rite Catholics, who are a scheduled caste, i.e, a lower caste.
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