Agamudayar (otherwise Agamudaiyar, Akamudayar, Agamudayan) are a Tamil community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] In Southern parts of Tamil Nadu, they are considered as one of the three castes which make up the ThevarorMukkulathor community. According to the anthropologist Zoe E Headley, the three communities (Agamudayar, Kallar and Maravar) are the "numerically dominant rural backward castes of the southern districts of Tamil Nadu".[3] Agamudayars are listed in the national commission of backward caste lists for Tamil Nadu.[4] Agamudayar consider themselves to be descendants of the Chera dynasty.[5]
| Agamudayar | |
|---|---|
The Marudhu Pandiyars (Periya Marudhu and Chinna Marudhu)
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| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Tamil |
| Region | Tamil Nadu |
| Ethnicity | Tamils |
| Population | 1981-1982: 5 per cent of the Backward Class population of Tamil Nadu[1] |
The term Agamudayar is a Tamil word meaning "House owner" or "Landholder".[6]
