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Elur Chetty
(Elur Chetty ) (also called Elur Chettu or Ezhur Chetty or Ezhoor Chetty) is a Tamil-speaking Hindu community in South India. They are said to have migrated from Kaveripoompattanam in Thanjavur District and settled in Kanyakumari District. They come under the common name of Chetty which includes other communities such as Kottar Chetty, Parakka Chetty, Vellalar Chetty, Pathira Chetty, Valayal Chetty, Pudukottai Chetty, Nattukkottai Chetty etc. They were once a trading community and were distinct from the other Chetty communities. The name is derived from "Ezhu ooru" meaning "seven towns". The seven towns were in and around the Kanyakumari District in South Tamil Nadu, India: Eraniel, Thiruvithancode, Padmanabhapuram, Colachel, Ganapathipuram, Midalam, and Parakkai. They are called Keezhatheru Chetty. Later Kottar, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram (Melatheru), Therusanamkoppu, Nagercoil, Chennai, Thalakkulam, Eraniel (Melatheru), Chennai (Melatheru) tirunelveli, Bangalore,Govai were added. The members are spread all over India and the world. They have also diversified their profession and is not limited to trading.
Elur Chetty Sangham was started as a registered association in 1952 with its office in Eraniel. The association was originally started as All Travancore Ezhur Chettu Samudhaya Central Association in 1935 (1100 Vaikasi 29). Elur Chetty was classified as Backward Class (OBC)in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in 1993 as per Mandal Commission considering the social and financial backwardness of the community.
==Surname==
The most common surname found in this community is Pillai / Chettiar. This surname Pillai is shared by many other communities including several Vellalar and Kerala Nair community. There are two majority subcastes in this community which are called Melatheru and Keezhatheru. However, among the subdivisions, the surname is almost common. Time has had its influences on the community and among other changes, the current generation seldom uses this surname.
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