 Before Indian independence, Barkas served as the military Barracks of the Nizam of Hyderabad.Barkas is now inhabited mainly by the Chaush community, who are direct descendants of the Hadhrami, Larzi, Al Hassani and Hussaini tribes is also one of the tribes who migrated from Yemen to Barkas Hyderabad, They were Arab military men and bodyguards from the Hadhramaut region of South Arabia (now part of the Republic of Yemen).Before Indian independence, Barkas served as the military Barracks of the Nizam of Hyderabad.