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MANUAL OP THE NILAGIRI DISTRICT. 



CHAP. III. Europeans and Eurasians, the Protestants have a large majority, 

 Pop^I^ioN. but no less than 83-0 per cent, of the Native Christians are 



Castes. 



Roman Catholics. ^ 



The castes are arranged as follows : — 



The Hill tribes are classed under " Others,'' the impression 

 being that they acknowledge no divisions other than tribal. This, 

 however, is not the case, so far as the Badagas are concerned, for 

 among them the following principal caste divisions are found : — 



Badagas. 



1. Wude^ru and Kongaru. ^ 



2. Haruvdru. 



, . ( Lingadhikaris. 



3. Adhikans |Meat-adhikaris. 



4. Kanukaru. 



5. Badakaru. 



6. Thoi-iaru. 



The male portion of the population pursue the following 

 pations, 40 per cent, being devoted to agriculture : — 



occu- 



1 The census being taken in November, gives a low average for the European 

 Christian population. 



2 Mr. Metz divides the Wudeira and Kougavaru into two distinct classes. 

 See Chapter on " Ethnology." 



