Yerukala people

Yerukala or Erukala or Erukula is a caste or social group primarily found in Southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.[1] The population of Yerukala tribes according to 2011 census 8lakhs population in 33 districts of Telangana state. The total literacy rate among Yerukula is 25.74[2].

Yerukala
ClassificationTribals, and Indigenous.
ReligionsHinduism and Christianity
LanguagesYerukala, Telugu
Populated statesAndhra Pradesh, Telangana
Subdivisions6

References and notes

  1. Chaudhuri, Sarit Kumar; Chaudhuri, Sucheta Sen, eds. (2005). Primitive tribes in contemporary India: concept, ethnography and demography. 2. Mittal Publications. p. 263. ISBN 81-8324-026-7.
  2. http://www.itdaeturnagaram.com/yerukula.php#
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