Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Chimpiga

by Edgar Thurston

Chimpiga (tailor). — Recorded, in the Madras Census Report, 1901, as a Lingāyat sub-caste of Rangāri. In the Mysore Census Report, 1901, Darjis are classified as follows: — " (1) Darji, Chippiga, or Namdev; (2) Rangāre." The first three, known by the collective name of Darji, are professional tailors, while the Rangāres are also dyers and calico printers.