Ganjam districts, as the three districts of the Madras Presidency where Brahmins are most numerous. The majority of the people were Billavas and Bunts. There were more Brahmins (12% of the population) in South Kanara than any other district of the Madras Presidency making South Kanara, along with Tanjore and Ganjam as one of the three districts of the province where Brahmins were most numerous. The original indigenous people of the region are Tuluvas (Bunts, Billavas, Mogaveeras, Tulu gowda, Kulalas, Devadigas, Bearys, Jogis) and Malayalis in the Kasaragod Taluk (Nambudiris, Nairs, Thiyyas, Mappilas etc). The Brahmins who settled first belonged chiefly to the Sthanika and thus they were called as Tulu Brahmins. Others were Shivalli, Saraswat, Havyaka, Kotaha sub-sections, Mahars, the hill-tribes (Koragas). See also Dakshina Kannada Kasaragod district Mangalore Udupi Kasargod Amindivi Puttur References Further reading External links South Canara by Vikas Kamat from Kamat.com Regions of Karnataka History of Mangalore Districts of the Madras Presidency South Kanara District Regions of Kerala