Mala (caste)

Mala
Religions
LanguagesTelugu
Tamil
Populated statesAndhra Pradesh • Telangana • Karnataka • Tamil Nadu
EthnicityTelugu people
Tamil people

Mala is a South Indian caste from the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana. They are also present in smaller numbers in the states of Karnataka and Maharashtra. They are classified as a Scheduled Caste (SC) by the Government of India. According to 2001 census data, Malas constituted 41.6 percent (5.39 lakh) of the Scheduled Castes population in the then state of Andhra Pradesh, which also included the present state of Telangana.

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