Kongu Vellalar Gounder
E694047
Kongu Vellalar Gounder is a prominent agrarian and landowning community traditionally associated with the Kongu Nadu region of western Tamil Nadu, India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kongu Vellalar Gounder canonical | 1 |
| Kongu Vellalar Gounder community | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agrarian community
ⓘ
caste group in Tamil Nadu ⓘ community ⓘ landowning community ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cash crop cultivation
ⓘ
paddy cultivation ⓘ rural economy of western Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
observance of Tamil Hindu festivals
ⓘ
worship of local village deities ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Dravidian cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole |
important contributors to agricultural production in western Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
major landholders in Kongu Nadu ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticIdentity | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kongu Gounder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kongu Vellalar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kongu Vellalar Gounders NERFINISHED ⓘ Kongu Vellalar caste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroups | various endogamous clans ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Gounder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation | Kongu Chola region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| identityBasedOn |
agrarian landholding status
ⓘ
territorial association with Kongu Nadu ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coimbatore region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dharmapuri region NERFINISHED ⓘ Erode region NERFINISHED ⓘ Karur region NERFINISHED ⓘ Krishnagiri region NERFINISHED ⓘ Namakkal region NERFINISHED ⓘ Nilgiris region NERFINISHED ⓘ Salem region NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruppur region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriagePattern | largely endogamous within the community ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | western Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| region | Kongu Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCommunity | other Vellalar groups in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| socialClassification | Other Backward Classes in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| socialRole | locally influential peasant proprietors ⓘ |
| socialStatus | dominant agrarian community in Kongu Nadu ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
landowning ⓘ |
| usesHonorific | Gounder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kongu Vellalar Gounder community