No it is O.C.(Forward Caste).
There is great history to speak about the community.
These people have ruled the south India for many hundred's of year's.
More over speaking the great king Krishna Deva Raya belonged to this community.
There are many prominent people who flourished in many fields.
Yet I agree that this community has lost it's past glory.
Balija Naidu
Balija Or Balija Naidu in Andra pradesh and karnataka
Kapu , Balija Naidu
Balija Balija is a caste found in the state of Andhra Pradesh,Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and primarily concentrated in the Southern Districts of Andhra Pradesh. Balija is a Sub Caste of the Kapu or Naidu caste of Andhra Pradesh. This is the only Subcaste of Kapu which bears both the titles Setty and Naidu
Kakurla surname belongs to Kapu caste (Balija Naidu/Telaga)
Dandu surname caste for Balija Naidu & Kapu
pawan kalayan belong to balija caste as his fore fathers were konidela balijas who migrated to godavari district just 100 years back and the original caste of pawan kalayan is balija naidu
forward caste with high status and respect
Yes of course,the nayaks are all naidu caste they are ruling and warrior clan and some people may argue but the original truth can't be hidden
Katta sur name belongs to Kapu caste(Balija Naidu/Telaga/Ontari) and Godavari districts'Setti Balija caste of Andhra Pradesh . it also belongs to the great kamma community
No.But both of them belong to Sudra castes of agricultural family. . Other names for Naidu caste are Kapu,Balija Naidu,Telaga and ontari and it constitutes about 25% of Andhra Pradesh population making it the largest community in Andhra Pradesh. Apart from Naidu caste Reddy ,Kamma and Velama castes represent the remaining Agricultural Sudra castes with their population in the descending order.
Kapu (Balija/Telaga/Ontari/Naidu) caste is the largest caste of Andhra Pradesh representing about 25% of the population of the state of Andhra Pradesh.