List of denotified communities of Tamil Nadu

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The following is the list of the denotified tribes of Tamil Nadu, India.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sivaganga</span> Municipality in Tamil Nadu, India

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The Korava were one of the tribes of the Madras Presidency during the British Raj in India. They were primarily involved in the salt trade, Gross boom trade, Gross backet trade. The tribes are used as Home Guard in several region. Later they Were deported for Tea garden labour work in several countries like Sri Lanka, Reunion, Mauritius. In 1913 they were classed as a criminal tribe by the British authorities. Today there are an estimated 1.2 million Korava in Tamil Nadu. Mainly this tribe was found in Madurai, Sivagangai, Theni, Ramanathapuram, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Tiruchirapalli, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Perambalur and Pudukottai Districts of Tamil Nadu and Tiruvanantpuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Idukki in Kerala.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peikarambankottai</span> Village in Tamil Nadu, India

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tamil Nadu State Chess Association</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Administrative divisions of Madras Presidency</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Transport in Tiruchirappalli</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Transport in Thanjavur</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Transport in Madurai</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mandalam</span>

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