Balija

Balija
ReligionsHinduism
LanguagesTelugu, Kannada, Tamil
CountryIndia
Populated statesAndhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala

The Balija are a Telugu-speaking mercantile community primarily living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and in smaller numbers in Telangana and Kerala.[1] In Tamil Nadu, they are known as Kavarais.[2]

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    • Jakka Parthasarathy, ed. (1984). Rural Population in Indian Urban Setting. B.R. Publishing Corporation. p. 52. ISBN 9788170181392. Balija are the chief Telugu trading caste , scattered ! throughout Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
    • Narendra Nath Bhattacharyya, ed. (1980). Indian Puberty Rites. Munshiram Manoharlal. p. 23. ISBN 9780836407761. Balija , a class of Telugu merchants
    • Gilbert Slater, ed. (1918). Economic studies-Some South Indian Villages. Vol. 1. H. Milford, Oxford University Press. p. 246. Balijas, the chief Telugu trading caste, found all over Madras Presidency. Many are landowners and cultivators
    • K. S. Singh, B. G. Halbar, ed. (2003). People of India:Karnataka, Part 1. Vol. 26. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 287. ISBN 9788185938981. The Balija are a community of Telugu origin and are scattered all over Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , Tamil Nadu and Kerala
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kavarai was invoked but never defined (see the help page).