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The Nayak are a Hindu caste; also some Nayak are Punjabi found in India and Pakistan. Mainly Nayak follows Hindu.[1] According to Vinay Krishin Gidwani, the Nayaks claim that they were, historically, Brahmins.[2]
The Nayaks reside in Haryana,[3] Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal.[4] They also live in Khammam district and West Godavari districtinAndhra Pradesh[5] and in a number of villages near AhmedabadinGujarat.[1] According to Kathryn Hansen, the main occupation of Gujarati Nayaks had been "singing, dancing and acting in plays".[1]
The Nayak caste is classified as a Scheduled Caste in Gujarat and Rajasthan states of India.[2][6]
nayak a Scheduled Caste, especially patronized by patels, claim to have been brahmins historically
...the Government of Haryana has also demanded that Nayak Caste be included in the list of Scheduled Castes.
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The Nāyak caste of the bhopo is among the lowest in the hierarchy of Rajasthan, and is listed officially as a scheduled caste (viz. Untouchable).
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