- Source: Yerukala people
Yerukala or Erukala or Erukula is a tribal community primarily found in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The population of Yerukala tribes according to 2011 census is 519,337. The total literacy rate among Yerukula is 48.12%. Most live in southern Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema, with a smaller minority in districts of Telangana. Their native language is Yerukala, but most have shifted to Telugu. They were vilified in British sources for being habitual criminals, and so were placed under Criminal Tribes Act, although they were underrepresented in the population of criminals and were most likely targeted for their nomadic lifestyle.
References and notes
External links
Ekalavya Tribal Development and Educational Society page on Yerukula
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Irula
- Yerukala people
- Yerukala
- Kurru
- Irula people
- Soliga people
- Koravar
- Kaikadi people
- List of contemporary ethnic groups
- Dravidian languages
- Sowcar Janaki
