Is Nair lower caste?

They are a low caste who became powerful by being loyal to brahmins. They are a low caste who became powerful by being loyal to brahmins. Nair is a forward caste community which comes under the general category of the reservation system. In the caste hierarchy, they are below Brahmins and Kshatriyas and above Ezhavas.

Which caste does Nair belong to?

English: Nair (pronounced /ˈnɛər/, /ˈnɑː. ɪər/), also known as Nayar (Malayalam: നായര്‍ Nāyar [naːjar]) or Malayala Kshatriya, is a name of members of the Kshatriya caste from the Indian state of Kerala.

Is Pillai and Nair same?

No. They are not Brahmins. Pillai can be considered as an honorific surname conferred to some subsects among Nairs, a forward caste. In Kerala, Pillais are a subset of Nairs just like Unnithan, Valiyathan, Kaimal, Thampi, Kartha, Menoki, Menon, Panickar, Kurup, Nambiar etc.

Are Kerala Nairs Brahmins?

The Nambudiri Brahmins were at the top of the ritual caste hierarchy and in that system outranked even the kings. They regarded all Nairs as Shudra. Below the Nambudiris came the Tamil Brahmins and other later immigrants of the Brahmin varna. Beyond this, the precise ranking is subject to some difference in opinion.

Is Vilakkithala Nair OBC?

There are separate OBC lists for state purpose and central purpose….State OBC List.

I	Throughout the State
74	Veluthedathu Nair (Veluthedan and Vannathan)
75	Vilakkithala Nair (Vilakkithalavan)
76	Yadavas (Kolaya, Ayar, Mayar, Maniyani, Iruman and Erumakkar)
77	Mooppar or Kallan Mooppan or Kallan Moopar

Is unnithan a caste?

The Nair sub-castes include Menon, Pillai, Unnithan, and Shudra. There are 13 Brahmin sub-castes, including Namboothiri, Potti, and Bhattathiri, 14 in Ambalavasis, eight in Nedungadis, and six in Kshatriyas.

Which caste is high in Kerala?

Below the Ezhavas are the Scheduled Castes, 20.4 per cent of the Hindu population. The most important caste in this group is the Pulaya (Cheruman), which until 1850 was the caste of agricultural serfs of the Nayars, temple servants, and Brahmins.

Is Chakkala Nair an OBC?

“to treat ‘Chakkala and Chakkala Nair’ community of Hindu Religion belongs to OBC category”. Rules which provides that “Other Backward Classes” mean the classes declared by as such by the State Government under 16(4) of the Constitution of India.