Telugu Brahmin
Telugu Brahmins are Brahmin communities native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. History. Origin theories. According to the "Aitareya Brahmana" of the Rigveda, the Andhras left north India from the banks of the River Yamuna around 800 BCE and migrated into peninsular India. Telugu Brahmins are also called Andhras. Classification. Telugu Brahmins fall under the Pancha Dravida Brahmin classification of the Brahmin community in India. The Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana mainly include Vaidikis, Niyogis, Deshasthas, Telugu Madhvas, Golkanda Vyaparis, Dravidulu. They are divided on the basis of Vedic traditions that they follow such  as Smartha, Madhva, and Sri Vaishnava. Vaidikis and Niyogis are mainly Smarthas, while Sri Vaishnavas and Telugu Madhvas are Telugu Brahmins who converted to Ramanuja and Madhvacharya faith respectively. Telugu Madhvas and Deshastha Madhvas are mainly followers of Uttaradi Matha, Raghavendra Matha and Vyasaraja Matha, While Telugu Smarthas are followers of either Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham or Sringeri Sharada Peetham. Deshastha Brahmins are mainly divided into two groups Deshastha Madhva Brahmins and Deshastha Smartha Brahmins. In Telangana, Deshastha Brahmins are spread throughout all the districts of the state, while in Andhra Pradesh, they are mainly concentrated in the districts of Kurnool , Anantapur, Kadapa, Chittoor, Nellore, Krishna, Guntur, East Godavari and West Godavari, especially in the cities of Kurnool, Anantapur, Kadapa, Chittore, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Guntur and Hyderabad. Marriage alliance between Deshastha Brahmins, other Telugu Brahmins and Karnataka Brahmins takes place quite frequently. Deshastha Brahmins who worked under Muslim rulers have completely adopted themselves to the Telugu ways especially in terms of food and language in such a way that we cannot differentiate between them and other Telugu speaking Brahmins in the area. The Dravidulu are migrants from Tamil Nadu. Occupation. During the Medieval & Modern India. Niyogi Brahmins are generally as village  record keepers (karnams), poets and sometimes ministers, while Deshastha Madhva Brahmins served as a high level administrators and bureaucrats such as Deshmukhs, Sheristadars, Tehsildars, Deshpandes and Majumdars under Qutb shahis of Golkonda and Nizams of Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Niyogi Brahmins and Deshastha Brahmins also ruled Andhra Pradesh as Zamindars. In Guntur district, two out of five Zamindars i.e., Chilkalurpet Zamindari and Sattanapalli Zamindari were ruled by Deshastha Brahmins, whose title was "Deshmukh". The Polavaram Zamindari of West Godavari district and Lakkavaram Zamindari of Prakasham district were ruled by Niyogi Brahmins. Due to their secular occupations marriage alliances  between Deshastha Brahmins, Golkonda Vyapari Brahmins and Niyogi Brahmins was very common since centuries. Vaidiki Brahmins and Dravidulu are priests and teachers. Population distribution. According to 1921 Census of India, In Telugu states (combined both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) Brahmins constitute three percent of total population. According to a survey by Outlook India in 2003, Brahmins were estimated to be around 5% of Telugu states population (combined both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana).