Archive · 30 Sep 2025
Codava Community Demands Distinct Caste Census Entry
The Codava community, a group of people from Coorg, wants to be counted separately in the government's caste census.
They want their own special entry, so everyone knows they are a unique group.
The Codava people are worried that other people, who aren't actually Codava, might try to pretend they are.
They are asking everyone in their community to make sure they are correctly listed as Codava in the census.
They believe this will help protect their identity and potentially help with getting special rights because they are a small community.
The Codava National Council (CNC) demands exclusive recognition in the caste census.
The CNC wants Codavas listed separately in all census columns (religion, community, and language).
Codavas are a mono-ethnic community unique to Codavaland.
Historical commissions and censuses have recognized the Codava identity.
The CNC opposes attempts to dilute Codava identity and threatens legal action.
- Who
- The Codava National Council (CNC) and the Codava community.
- What
- Asserting their right to be recognized as a distinct ethnic community in the caste census.
- When
- The statement was issued on Sunday.
- Where
- Coorg (Codavaland), Karnataka.
- Why
- To preserve the community's unique identity and seek constitutional protection.
- Community
- Codava
- Location
- Codavaland (Coorg)
- Demand
- Separate entry in caste census
- CNC Chairman
- N.U. Nachappa Codava