Munnuru Kapu

Munnuru Kapu is a caste in Telangana, India. Prior to the establishment of Telangana as a state separate from that of Andhra Pradesh, of which previously it had been a region, there were four different Kapu communities in the various districts of Andhra Pradesh, being the Munnuru kapu Patel's in Telangana itself, the Toorpu in the areas of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam, the Balija in Rayalaseema and those known simply as Kapu in the Godavari districts, Guntur and Krishna. People belonging to Munnuru Kapu Caste in Telangana is primarily Agrarian community and own lands. They are often referred as 'Patels' in Telangana and carry either Patel or Reddy title along with their names. Reddy was originally a title given to village heads irrespective of any caste. Reddy emerged as a separate caste by one section of people making it as their caste name. However, till today Reddy title is used by many communities in Andhra and Telangana Especially, families those worked as village heads in ancient times still continue to use Reddy title.

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