1838.] Topographical Report on the Neilgherries» 



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The Number and Caste of the Population in Paringanaad on the 

 Neilgherry Hills in the District of Coimbatore. 



Castes. 



Males. 



Females. 



Total. 



Burcrhei's 



606 



628 



1234 



Bettiid*Hovavars. . 



21 





44 



Sevacharsf 



152 



127 



279 





30 



21 



51 





96 



101 



197 





69 



67 



136 



CuiTumbers 



12 



11 





. Total 





1964 



* Are said to be originally descendants 

 of Bramins, They are cultivators of the 

 soil and considered to he of a higher caste 

 than other tribes on the hills. It is said 

 that they receive in marriage females of 

 other castes, but they do not give their 

 daughters in marriage to other tribes. 

 They are not, however, Bramins like 

 those of the low country. 



t Are likewise a tribe who gain their 

 livelihood by husbandry ; they are said 

 to be Lingum Cutties, or people who tie 

 around their arms the Lingum, made of 

 brass, silver or othei metal (according as 

 the condition of the individual may per- 

 mit), said tO;Contain the figure of Siva, to 

 whose sect they belong, and to no other. 



The following names of places, as well as the names of the Todars, 

 would show that the Neilgherries have belonged to, and been peopled 

 by, the inhabitants of Salem, Coimbatore, and Mysore, and not Mala- 

 bar. 



Names of the hills, hearing the names of ^' gherry'' in the districts of 

 Salem and Coimbatore, and in the Mysore territories. 



In Salem. 



Sunkergherry . , 

 Kristnagherry. . 

 Soolagherry , . . 

 (Vnkoosygherry 

 Neilagherry . . . 

 Mailaglieruy . . . 

 ilatnagherry . . . 



iTalagherry 



?aulagherry ... 



hi Coimbatore. 



Neelgherry 



Veliyangherry. .. 

 Cheekragherry. .. 



Sevagherry 



Sadooragherry. .. 



In Mysore. 



Madagherry. 



Garoodagherry. 



Hymagherry. 



Rutnagherry. 



Ramagherry. 



Bylagherry. 



Yaudavagherry, 



Hemagherry. 



Names of the Todars. 



Men. 



Women, 



Thathie. 

 Ponnul. 

 Kheshthooven. 

 Puckoory heshf. 

 Thakoosh. 



Salomy. 

 Billivany. 

 Bozvany. 

 Bozmy. 



Khushkoovany. 



