Cherakula Vellalar

Cherakula Vellalar is a sub-caste of the greater pillai community and people belonging to this caste are prominently present in the Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu, India. Cheraman Peruman is the god for this community and a statue of Cheraman Peruman is present in Perur Temple. This community is also called "Kodikal Pillai" due to their greater involvement in cultivation of the creeper grown with long pole support, piper bettel.

This community of people widely lives in Coimbatore and its surrounding areas, such as:

Kurichi
Sundarapuram
Vellalur
Selvapuram
Singanallur
Perur
Malumichampatti

More people live in Pollachi and its surrounding areas:

Also, a significant proportion of people live in Kaniyur and Udumalaipettai.

Cherakula Pillai community people are

Freedom fighters
Researchers
Academicians
Landlords
Accountants
Businessmen
Surveyors
Politicians

Their own Chathiram/Madam is present in Palani, Zamin Uthukuli, Samathur and in Kurichi to conduct community functions and marriage.

In Coimbatore district Pandiya Vellalar, Sozhiya Vellalar, and Saiva Vellalar does inter-caste marriages with Cherakula Vellalars.

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