Katta.— Katta or Kattē, meaning a bund, dam, or embankment, has been recorded as an exogamous sept or gōtra of Dēvānga and Kurni.
Kattelu (sticks or faggots). — An exogamous sept of Bōya.
Kattira.— A sub-division of Gadaba.
Kāttu.——See Kādu.
Kattukudugirajāti.— The name, meaning the caste which allows living together after marriage of an informal kind, recorded * [1]as the caste name of Turuvalars (Vēdars) of Salem, derived from a custom among them, which authorises temporary matrimonial arrangements.
Kāttu Kāpari (dweller in the forest). — Said to be a name for Irulas or Villiyans. The equivalent Kāttu Kāpu is, in like manner, said to be a name for Jōgls.
Kāttu Marāthi.— A synonym of Kuruvikāran.
Kaudikiāru.— Kaudikiāru or Gaudikiāru is a title of Kurubas.
Kāvadi.— In the Madras Census Report, 1901, Kabadi is returned as the name of a class of Telugu wood-cutters. Kāvadi is the name of a division of Koravas, who carry offerings to Perumālswāmi at Tirupati on a pole (kāvadi). Kāvadi or Kāvadiga is further the name given to Kannadiyan curd-sellers in Madras, who carry the curds in pots as head-loads.
Kāvalgar (watchman). — Recorded, at times of census, as a sub-division of Ambalakāran, and title of Nattamān, Malaimān, and Sudarmān. The equivalent Kāvali is recorded as a sub-division of the Kammas. The Kāvalis, or watchers, in the Telugu country, are said to be generally Lingāyat Bōyas.†[2] The Telugu Mutrāchas are also called Kāvalgar. The village kāval
