April 16Apr 16 Author Reddys are more numerous in Telangana than in AP , where they are limited largely to 4-5 districts . In TG , they are present across all 10 old districts .However , unexpectedly , their numbers were reported at only 4.7 percent . If this is the situation in TG , then in AP , where entire Srikakulam to Guntur has less than 0.5 percent Reddys , the overall percentage may not be more than 3-4 percent . It appears entire coastal except Nellore has minimal Reddy presence . Any historical reason for Reddys being confined to TG and Rayalaseema ? Overall , their share will likely decline to 4 percent in combined AP . It appears like a sharp decline in population , especially compared to 7-8 percent in the pre independence time .The communities which are predominantly coastal , like Chowdarys and Velamas are less than 1 percent in TG . However , they are thought to be much more numerous in coastal and Chittoor regions . They might be 6 and 4 percent possibly in the Seemandhra region , subject to actual census numbers .Kapus in TG seem to be 4.6 percent , Munnuru Kapu at 3.9 percent and OC Kapu Naidu at 0.7 percent . This high number is surprising for TG , in AP they are thought to be about 12-25 percent , unless the numbers are known next year through caste census , it will be difficult to predict for sure .
April 16Apr 16 In andhra Reddies -6-7% Kammas 4-5% Kaapus 12-14% (telaga 6-7% ,balija 5-6% , ontari 1%)Some balijas come under b.c so I am not sure .Raajus-1% Oc Velama - 0.1% Brahmin 3% Vaishya -2% north indian and odiya oc castes - 0.5%
April 16Apr 16 Author Just now, Teluguredu said:In andhraReddies -6-7%Kammas 4-5%Kaapus 12-14% (telaga 6-7% ,balija 5-6% , ontari 1%)Some balijas come under b.c so I am not sure .Raajus-1%Oc Velama - 0.1%Brahmin 3%Vaishya -2%north indian and odiya oc castes - 0.5%Not sure . Telangana numbers being this low is truly a shocker . I know from my political circles that the Reddy voter count is slightly higher in TG than in AP ( 60-40 ) , despite TG being a smaller state . Reddys might hardly be 7-8 percent in Rayalaseema / south coastal and 0-1 percent in Srikakulam to Vijayawada . Overall likely 4 percent , subject to next year census . Unlike TG , 60 percent of the state doesn't even have any native Reddies ! Kapu and Chowdary are far more numerous in Coastal and Uttarandhra . Interestingly , even TN has high Naidu population ( 3-4 percent ) . Reddys seem to be than 1 percent there , maybe as low as 0.6-0.7 percent . There seems to be a massive fall across all regions .The TG reddy population used to be 7 percent . It appears as though there is a major depopulation in the community !This is perhaps noticeable in our families too . Nobody in the current generation is marrying before 34-35 ( male ) and 32-33 . The trend is 0-1 or rarely 2 children , even in rich families .The caste census in 2027 maybe present a drastically different situation compared to the last 1931 census .
April 16Apr 16 Author 18 minutes ago, Teluguredu said:In andhraReddies -6-7%Kammas 4-5%Kaapus 12-14% (telaga 6-7% ,balija 5-6% , ontari 1%)Some balijas come under b.c so I am not sure .Raajus-1%Oc Velama - 0.1%Brahmin 3%Vaishya -2%north indian and odiya oc castes - 0.5%Even core reddy populated districts like Rangareddy , Nalgonda and Mahbubnagar seem to have reported a major decline . In Andhra , Srikakulam to Guntur almost have 0 percent reddys , except Anaparthy and Palnadu . I think it is likely a depopulation , even in my native Kadapa , whenever I visit the villages , it appears as if families are simply shrinking compared to the earlier generation . My extended family ( Motati Reddy ) used to be 150 people , nowadays it has fallen to 100 -120 . Many old people and very few youngsters are there .
April 16Apr 16 4 minutes ago, vincent said:Unlikely . Telangana numbers being this low is truly a shocker . I know from my political circles that the Reddy voter count is slightly higher in TG than in AP ( 60-40 ) . Reddys might hardly be 7-8 percent in Rayalaseema and 0-1 percent in Srikakulam to Vijayawada . Overall likely 4 percent . Unlike TG , 60 percent of the state doesn't even have any native Reddies ! Kapu and Chowdary are far more numerous in Coastal and Uttarandhra . Interestingly , even TN has high Naidu population ( 3-4 percent ) . Reddys seem to be than 1 percent there , maybe as low as 0.6-0.7 percent . There seems to be a massive fall across all regions .The TG reddy population used to be 7 percent . It appears as though there is a major depopulation in the community !This is perhaps noticeable in our families too . Nobody in the current generation is marrying before 34-35 ( male ) and 32-33 . The trend is 0-1 or rarely 2 children , even in rich families .Reddies are very less in T.N around 0.5-0.7%Gavara Balijas plus kammas will be around 4% in T.N In Karnataka , it's difficult to count reddy population because many lingayats are reddies but they put lingayat in caste ,karnataka mostly has morasu ,pedakanti and pakanti.
April 16Apr 16 Author 51 minutes ago, Teluguredu said:Reddies are very less in T.N around 0.5-0.7%Gavara Balijas plus kammas will be around 4% in T.NIn Karnataka , it's difficult to count reddy population because many lingayats are reddies but they put lingayat in caste ,karnataka mostly has morasu ,pedakanti and pakanti.Largely agreed . Naidus are definetly far more in TN than Reddiars . Reddiars are mostly around Kancheepuram , Villupuram , Cuddalore and Puducherry . One interesting fact is that the CM candidate of INC there is Vaithilingam Reddiar , a 2 time CM and son of former CM Venkatasubba Reddiar .Karnataka is a complex question . I think their caste survey put reddys at 1 percent . The reddy lingayats and morasu reddys are relatively small communities of 1-2 lakh each , and nowadays counted as Lingayats / Vokkaligas . Complex issue . Similar is the case of Banajiga Lingayats , who today function as a Lingayat subcaste , while on paper , they have similarities to Balijas .AP demographics would be interesting . What appears to be certain is that everywhere , there is a huge depopulation in reddy communities .
April 16Apr 16 తెలంగాణలో టాప్ 3 కులాలు ఇవే... నివేదిక విడుదల చేసిన ప్రభుత్వం16-04-2026 Thu 14:34 | Telanganaతెలంగాణ కుల సర్వే అధికారిక గణంకాలను విడుదల చేసిన ప్రభుత్వంరాష్ట్రంలో 56.36 శాతంతో బీసీలదే అగ్రస్థానం అని వెల్లడిజనాభా పరంగా మాదిగ, షేక్ ముస్లిం, ముదిరాజ్ తొలి మూడు స్థానాల్లోఓసీల్లో రెడ్డి, ఎస్టీల్లో లంబాడీల జనాభా అత్యధికందాదాపు 4 శాతం మంది ప్రజలు తమకు కులం లేదని వెల్లడించిన వైనంతెలంగాణ ప్రభుత్వం అత్యంత ప్రతిష్ఠాత్మకంగా నిర్వహించిన సామాజిక, ఆర్థిక, విద్య, రాజకీయ, కుల సర్వేకు సంబంధించిన అధికారిక గణంకాలను విడుదల చేసింది. ఈ సర్వే ప్రకారం రాష్ట్ర జనాభాలో వెనుకబడిన తరగతులు (బీసీలు) 56.36 శాతంతో అతిపెద్ద సామాజిక వర్గంగా నిలిచారు. జనాభా పరంగా మాదిగ, షేక్ ముస్లిం, ముదిరాజ్ తొలి మూడు స్థానాల్లో నిలిచాయి. దేశంలోనే ఆదర్శవంతంగా, అత్యంత పారదర్శకంగా ఈ సర్వే ప్రక్రియను పూర్తి చేశామని ప్రభుత్వం ప్రకటించింది.ఈ భారీ కసరత్తు కోసం రాష్ట్రవ్యాప్తంగా సుమారు 1.03 లక్షల మంది ప్రభుత్వ సిబ్బంది క్షేత్రస్థాయిలో పనిచేశారు. ప్రజల నుంచి 'సెల్ఫ్ డిక్లరేషన్' పద్ధతిలో వివరాలను సేకరించారు. ఈ సర్వేలో భాగంగా మొత్తం 1,12,36,849 కుటుంబాలను సర్వే బృందాలు సందర్శించి, 3,55,50,759 మంది జనాభా వివరాలను నమోదు చేసినట్లు ప్రభుత్వం అధికారిక ప్రకటనలో తెలిపింది.సామాజిక వర్గాల వారీగా జనాభా వాటాసర్వే ఫలితాల ప్రకారం, రాష్ట్ర జనాభాలో బీసీల తర్వాత షెడ్యూల్డ్ కులాలు (ఎస్సీలు) 17.42 శాతం, అగ్రవర్ణాలు (ఓసీలు) 15.79 శాతం, షెడ్యూల్డ్ తెగలు (ఎస్టీలు) 10.43 శాతం చొప్పున ఉన్నారు. మరో ఆసక్తికరమైన విషయం ఏమిటంటే, సుమారు 4 శాతం మంది ప్రజలు తమకు ఎలాంటి కులం లేదని (No Caste) తమ డిక్లరేషన్లో పేర్కొనడం గమనార్హం.కులాల వారీగా ప్రధాన వర్గాలురాష్ట్రంలో అత్యధిక జనాభా కలిగిన కులాల జాబితాను పరిశీలిస్తే, 36.58 లక్షల మందితో (10.3 శాతం) మాదిగ సామాజిక వర్గం మొదటి స్థానంలో నిలిచింది. ఆ తర్వాత 27.96 లక్షల మందితో (7.9 శాతం) షేక్ ముస్లింలు రెండో స్థానంలో, 26.39 లక్షల జనాభాతో (7.4 శాతం) ముదిరాజ్ సామాజిక వర్గం మూడో స్థానంలో ఉన్నాయి.ఓసీ వర్గాల్లో: రెడ్డి సామాజిక వర్గం 4.8 శాతం వాటాతో అగ్రస్థానంలో ఉంది. ఆ తర్వాతి స్థానాల్లో కోమటి (1.4 శాతం), కమ్మ (1.0 శాతం), బ్రాహ్మణ (0.9 శాతం), కాపు/నాయుడు (0.7 శాతం), వెలమ (0.4 శాతం) ఉన్నారు.బీసీ వర్గాల్లో: షేక్ ముస్లింలు (7.9 శాతం) అత్యధిక జనాభాతో ముందుండగా, ముదిరాజ్ (7.4 శాతం), యాదవ (5.7 శాతం), గౌడ్ (4.6 శాతం), మున్నూరుకాపు (3.9 శాతం) తర్వాతి స్థానాల్లో నిలిచారు.ఎస్సీ వర్గాల్లో: మాదిగ (10.3 శాతం) సామాజిక వర్గం అత్యధిక జనాభా కలిగి ఉండగా, మాల (4.1 శాతం), బేడా (0.5 శాతం), మాల సేల్ (0.5 శాతం) తర్వాతి స్థానాల్లో ఉన్నారు.ఎస్టీ వర్గాల్లో: లంబాడీలు 6.8 శాతం జనాభాతో అగ్రస్థానంలో నిలిచారు. కోయ (1.2 శాతం), గోండ్ (1.1 శాతం), ఎరుకుల (0.5 శాతం) వారి తర్వాత ఉన్నారు.ఈ సర్వే ద్వారా వెల్లడైన గణంకాలు భవిష్యత్తులో ప్రభుత్వ విధానాలు, సంక్షేమ పథకాల రూపకల్పన, రాజకీయ సమీకరణాల్లో కీలక పాత్ర పోషించనున్నాయని విశ్లేషకులు భావిస్తున్నారు.
April 16Apr 16 All the higher castes are shrinking considerably in Telugu states because of smaller families and migration to other countries. Reddy number in AP will be between 5 to 6% compared to the traditional 7% number..AP reddy population will be around 5 to 6% because of the reddy population in the Rayalaseema districts from Kurnool to Palnadu and Nellore Reddy population is numerous. Kamma number will be much lower in AP this time, between 3 to 4% compared to the historic 5% all because of smaller families and outmigration..
April 16Apr 16 Author 2 minutes ago, ManOffSteel said:All the higher castes are shrinking considerably in Telugu states because of smaller families and migration to other countries. Reddy number in AP will be between 5 to 6% compared to the traditional 7% number..AP reddy population will be around 5 to 6% because of the reddy population in the Rayalaseema districts from Kurnool to Palnadu and Nellore Reddy population is numerous. Kamma number will be much lower in AP this time, between 3 to 4% compared to the historic 5% all because of smaller families and outmigration..I think the reddy population in Rayalaseema and south coastal is also largely depopulated . All that we have now are speculative numbers by the media . But emperical observations generally place TG reddy population equal to , if not greater than Andhra .It was long assumed that TG reddy population is more due to spread across 10 districts , as also heavy migration from AP . If TG itself is as low as 4.7 percent , there is a high chance that the percentage will be even lower than TG . Chowdarys being 1 percent is due to their population being only 1-2 lakh in greater Hyd and 2 lakhs in Khammam . Likely to be more in Vizag to Nellore region , some extent in Anantapur and Chittoor . TN also significant numbers in Vellore , Tiruvannamalai ,Coimbatore , Madurai , Virudhunagar , Thoothukkudi etc .If reddys population numbers are to be salvaged , only Kurnool - Kadapa - Anantapur - Chittoor - Nellore - Ongole numbers have to suffice . It is really confusing though . One thing is clear Balija - Telaga - Turpu - Munnuru Kapus are likely to far outnumber reddys , maybe by 3 : 1 ratio due to AP and TN .
April 16Apr 16 6 minutes ago, vincent said:I think the reddy population in Rayalaseema and south coastal is also largely depopulated . All that we have now are speculative numbers by the media . But emperical observations generally place TG reddy population equal to , if not greater than Andhra .It was long assumed that TG reddy population is more due to spread across 10 districts , as also heavy migration from AP . If TG itself is as low as 4.7 percent , there is a high chance that the percentage will be even lower than TG . Chowdarys being 1 percent is due to their population being only 1-2 lakh in greater Hyd and 2 lakhs in Khammam . Likely to be more in Vizag to Nellore region , some extent in Anantapur and Chittoor . TN also significant numbers in Vellore , Tiruvannamalai ,Coimbatore , Madurai , Virudhunagar , Thoothukkudi etc .If reddys population numbers are to be salvaged , only Kurnool - Kadapa - Anantapur - Chittoor - Nellore - Ongole numbers have to suffice . It is really confusing though . One thing is clear Balija - Telaga - Turpu - Munnuru Kapus are likely to far outnumber reddys , maybe by 3 : 1 ratio due to AP and TN .Yeah the numbers have definitely come down but it's a trend across all upper castes especially Reddy, Kamma and Brahmin communities and upto some extent Kapu community. This is mostly because of smaller families and out migration.. My guess for AP is that Reddy number will be around 5 to 6% in AP and Kamma number will be around 3 to 4%. Kapu numbers will be high but they are split into a lot of sub castes like Telaga, Balija, Ontari etc and historically Kapu population is around 17 to 19% of AP's population, so that number will be closer to 15% now..
April 16Apr 16 bhaya ikkada adagaalsina question enti ante with just 4.8% population in TG and 6% population in AP how is the reddy caste able to hold on to 1/3rd ~around 34% of the MLA seats in both the Telugu states??? Why is the CM of both the states or at least 1 state from reddy caste at any point of time??? Why this gross misrepresentation??
April 16Apr 16 Author 1 minute ago, ManOffSteel said:Yeah the numbers have definitely come down but it's a trend across all upper castes especially Reddy, Kamma and Brahmin communities and upto some extent Kapu community. This is mostly because of smaller families and out migration..My guess for AP is that Reddy number will be around 5 to 6% in AP and Kamma number will be around 3 to 4%. Kapu numbers will be high but they are split into a lot of sub castes like Telaga, Balija, Ontari etc and historically Kapu population is around 17 to 19% of AP's population, so that number will be closer to 15% now..Agree . But I find it difficult to believe reddys can be 5-6 percent in AP , because 6 of 13 districts have no presence at all . Kurnool , ATP, Guntur and Ongole also dont have that much population . Maybe 5-7 percent range .IMO , Kadapa - Chittoor - Nellore would be the only ones above 10 percent now .Overall , maybe closer to 4-5 percent .Chowdarys , not sure , but it is known that West Godavari - Prakasam is the area of concentration . Vizag , East , Nellore , ATP and Chittoor to some extent . But I think the numbers might be higher in coastal ( maybe overall AP too but not sure ) and TN . Rayalaseema definetly reddys would be more numerous .Velamas maybe mostly in Uttarandhra and East Godavari to a lesser extent . It is paradoxical because it would mean 95 percent of Velamas are actually in Andhra and not Telangana , contrary to common perception .
April 16Apr 16 Author Just now, SantoorBoy said:bhaya ikkada adagaalsina question enti ante with just 4.8% population in TG and 6% population in AP how is the reddy caste able to hold on to 1/3rd ~around 34% of the MLA seats in both the Telugu states??? Why is the CM of both the states or at least 1 state from reddy caste at any point of time??? Why this gross misrepresentation??I do not think it would be 6 percent in AP ( highly unlikely due to coastal region ) . At most 5 percent on higher side , or 4 maybe .However , it is a fact that they were nearly 7 percent historically , there is a huge decline relatively . It declined massively in TG from 7 percent before independence . AP , only a caste census can confirm .Regarding your question , 60 percent of the Telugu billonaires are reddys . Beyond that , there are many in contracts , engineering colleges , healthcare , real estate etc . Maybe that elite section of reddys made a big entry into politics .
April 16Apr 16 3 minutes ago, vincent said:Agree . But I find it difficult to believe reddys can be 5-6 percent in AP , because 6 of 13 districts have no presence at all . Kurnool , ATP, Guntur and Ongole also dont have that much population . Maybe 5-7 percent range .IMO , Kadapa - Chittoor - Nellore would be the only ones above 10 percent now .Overall , maybe closer to 4-5 percent .Chowdarys , not sure , but it is known that West Godavari - Prakasam is the area of concentration . Vizag , East , Nellore , ATP and Chittoor to some extent . But I think the numbers might be higher in coastal ( maybe overall AP too but not sure ) and TN . Rayalaseema definetly reddys would be more numerous .Velamas maybe mostly in Uttarandhra and East Godavari to a lesser extent . It is paradoxical because it would mean 95 percent of Velamas are actually in Andhra and not Telangana , contrary to common perception .Kadapa reddy population is almost 25% and Nellore is almost 20% reddy. because of the heavy skew in numbers in the Rayalaseema districts the population will be still around 5 to 6%. See this old article below where they mentioned that Kadapa reddy proportion is around 26%... Kammas don't have such numbers, even in Krishna district they are at most 7 to 8% of the population. After Krishna surprisingly the district with the highest Kamma percentage is Khammam which falls in Telangana.. East and West Godavari is more like 5%..RediffAndhra Pradesh: Caste to the fore againState politics, which revolved around two major politically dominant castes for almost five decades, is now witnessing muscle-flexing by another caste group which seeks to get a bigger slice of the po
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