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Arunattu Vellalar
Regions with significant populations
	Tamil Nadu
Languages
	Tamil
Religion
	Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
	Vellalar,Isai Vellalar

Arunattu Vellalar (also spelt as Arunadu Velalar) is a subcaste of the Vellalar in Tamil Nadu. They are predominantly agricultural labourers and coolies and are considered a low Shudra caste in the Kongu region.The Arunattu Vellalar live in separate settlements outside villages in Kongu region near the hamlets of Paraiyars due to their low social status^{[citation needed]}

Distribution

They are concentrated in Tiruchirappalli district, parts of Namakkal, Salem, Chennai, Coimbatore and Dindigul districts of Tamil Nadu and have spread across Tirupati of Andhra Pradesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore.^[1]

References

^ Chandrabose, A.S. (2014). "Cultural Identity of the Indian Tamils in Sri Lanka". In Garg, Sanjay; SAARC Cultural Centre (eds.). Circulation of cultures and culture of circulation: diasporic cultures of South Asia during 18th to 20th centuries. Colombo: SAARC Cultural Centre. pp. 151–152. ISBN 978-955-0567-12-6. OCLC 910664759.

[1] Chandrabose, A.S. (2014). "Cultural Identity of the Indian Tamils in Sri Lanka". In Garg, Sanjay; SAARC Cultural Centre (eds.). Circulation of cultures and culture of circulation: diasporic cultures of South Asia during 18th to 20th centuries. Colombo: SAARC Cultural Centre. pp. 151–152. ISBN 978-955-0567-12-6. OCLC 910664759.

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