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TABLE 3 B (1)
CASTE. DESCRIPTIONS
Village B
Mahbubnagar District, Andhra Pradesh
Traditional or
Caste.Occupations
in this
Area
Main Occupations
in this Village
No. of
Households
1975
ADJRANK 1
Bhatrajulu 'Bards at Farming, business and teaching.
marriages, etc. All of the families have low
incomes.
Brahmin Priests Village Accountant (Patwari), • 1
priest, and farming.
Reddi or. Cultivators Cultivation, teaching, govern- 44
Kapu :
ment employees, village officials'
such as Police Patel and Mali
Patel. About 50% of the families
are well-off.
Komati Merchants Shopkeeping, moneylending, farm- 6
ink; and employment in the private
sector. Two families are well-off.
53
(.165)
ADJRANK 2
Hausala. Goldsmiths •Goldsmith work and farming.
Fairly well-off.
Jogi
Basketmaking
Farming, basketmaking, and one
crane* owner; Most have low
incomes.
3
Kammari
Blacksmiths
Blacksmith work and farming;
low income.
Wadla Carpenters and
blacksmiths '
Carpentry and farming; low
income.
2
8
.025)
* The machine is used mainly in digging and desilting wells.