Scheduled Castes and Tribes

The major scheduled caste is Cheruman and the important tribe is Kurichiya. Other important scheduled castes are Paraya, Nayadi, Mavilan, Valluvan, Adiyan, Chingathan, Kader, Karimpalan, Kattunayacken, Kudiya, Kurchiya, Malayalar, Malayan, Mulla Kurumbar and Paniya. Urali, Kurumbars are the major scheduled tribes.