LIST OF KAPU COMMUNITIES

Kapu, Balija, Telega, Munnuru Kapu, Turpu Kapu, Ontari (Kapu), Balija Naidu. (Naidu)

The word Naidu in Andhra and Telangana means Kapu/ Telaga/ Ontari/ Tuurpu Kapu community.
In Nellore it refers to Kammas. Here Kapu means Reddy.
In Rayalaseem Naidu can be either Balija Naidu or Kamma Naidu.
In Kurnool Naidu means Balija Naidu.

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Kapu Naidu Caste Surnames And Gothrams

Aanala - Paidipala Aanala - Paidipala Achukola - Bellala Achanta - Nujella Achuta - Paidipalla Adabala - Paidipala Adagarla - Settella Adapa - Janukula Adapa - Paidipala Adapala - kaasi Adatra - Paidipala Addagarla - Pashupala Addanki - Settipala Addepalli - Paidipala Adikaari - Paidipala Avala - Paidipala Akam - Naga`lli Akasapu - Paidipalla Akkala - Paidipalla Akkireddi - Ksherakanchina Ambaripeta - Gargeya Bairisetty – Nagula Bairisetti – Nagula / Nagala Ballem - Paidipala Balla - Paidipala Banala - Vullitla Bandla - Hamsa Bandaru - Paidipala Bandaru - Mogali Bande - Paidipala Bandi - Paidapalla Bandreddi - Dhanikula Baregala - Pydipala Bathina - Pydipala Bollimuntha - Rachapalla Bugga - Paidipala Chadalawada - Raghukula Chaladi - Cholla Chalamalasetty - Puligolla Challa - Pydipala Chapala - Yavvalla Chandaka - Nagali/Nagula Chandana - Paidipala Chandrala - Paidipala Chandu - Musalla Chavalam - Setilla Chavvakula - Janakula Ch

Kapu History

KAPU The Kaapu are a very large community in Andhra Pradesh primarily into agriculture today. They seem to be similar to farming peoples in neighbouring Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamilnadu, Orissa Rajasthan and also Madhya Pradesh -Bihar etc further away. 'Kaapu' or kapu means 'protector' and usually it is taken to be protector of a village or region. (uuru kaapu, praanta-kaapu, palle-kaapu, etc). Maybe it was a post, a title in ancient times. The Kapus are the bedrock of Andhra Pradesh. They form the largest community in AP, but as a matter of fact this is a broad grouping and regionally they seem to be of different stocks. All the same it appears they were earlier inhabitants than most other farmers here. According to old tradition the king lists refer to kapu dynasties ruling in earlier times. This is not well known, and some people don't like to hear this. Some kapu sections merge into the Reddis (another title) in parts of Andhra Pradesh. The reddis are

Kapu Naidu Famous Personalities

Freedom fighters KattaBommaNaicker( http://www.sanmargroup.com/Newsmain/Matrix/June2001/LegVeeraJ01.htm, http://thoothukudi.nic.in/upinfo/tourism/Panchalankurichi.html) Kanneganti Hanumanthu (Palanadu, Freedom Fighter Started the Palandu Rebellion against British General Rutherford) Mallipudi Pallam Raju (Kakinada) Kandula Veera Raghava Swamy Naidu Mandapaka Rangayya Naidu Akula Jogayya Thota Narasayya Naidu Sunkara Kanakam and Seshamma Polisetty Swamy Naidu (Freedom Fighter, Gudala, East Godavari District Board Member) Polisetty Seshavatharam (Freedom Fighter, Kopparru, MLA Palakollu) Polisetty Narasimha Rao (freedom fighter, Kakinada Famous social service organiser) Polisetty Venkata Subba Rao (Freedom fighter, Palakollu) Late Akula Venkata Subbaiah (Freedom Fighter - Tirupati). Maley Venkata Narayana (Freedom Fighter-Ex-MLA-Eluru). Maley Raghavamma (Freedom Fighter-Eluru). Dr. Maley Krishna Rao (Freedom Fighter-Eluru). Savaram Nageswara Rao (Freedom Fighter-Gu

Royal Kapu Naidu

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