Kapu community

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The Kapu community is a prominent agrarian and landowning caste group primarily found in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, historically influential in regional politics and society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf agrarian community ⓘ
caste ⓘ
social group ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalPractice endogamy within subgroups ⓘ
patrilineal descent ⓘ
economicRole major contributors to agrarian economy of coastal Andhra ⓘ
educationTrend increasing participation in higher education in recent decades ⓘ
etymology term ‘Kapu’ is often associated with ‘protector’ or ‘guardian’ in Telugu ⓘ
hasSubgroup Balija ⓘ
Kapu Naidu ⓘ
Munnuru Kapu ⓘ
Ontari ⓘ
Telaga ⓘ
Turpu Kapu ⓘ
historicalInfluence influential in local power structures in coastal Andhra ⓘ
historicalRole peasant proprietors ⓘ
village headmen in some areas ⓘ
language Telugu ⓘ
notableMovement agitations for reservation benefits in Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
occupationalChange diversification into business, government service and politics ⓘ
politicalAlignment support base for multiple regional parties in Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
politicalDemand demand for separate Kapu Corporation and welfare schemes in Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
politicalInfluence strong in Andhra Pradesh state politics ⓘ
populationStatus one of the larger caste groups in Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
primaryRegion Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
regionOfConcentration Coastal Andhra ⓘ
Rayalaseema ⓘ
Telangana districts with Telugu-speaking population ⓘ
relatedGroup Balija community ⓘ
Naidu communities ⓘ
Reddy community ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
reservationDemand demand for inclusion in Backward Classes lists in Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
settlementPattern predominantly rural ⓘ
significantPresenceIn Karnataka ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
Telangana ⓘ
socialClassificationDebate subject of debate over classification as forward or backward caste ⓘ
socialIdentity classified under various names and subcastes in different regions ⓘ
socialStatus Other Backward Class in some regions ⓘ
forward caste in some regions ⓘ
traditionalOccupation agriculture ⓘ
landowning ⓘ
urbanPresence growing presence in towns and cities of Andhra Pradesh ⓘ

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Reddy → associatedCommunity → Kapu community ⓘ