Goud Explained

Caste Name:	Goud
Classification:	Other Backward Caste (OBC)^[1]
Religions:	Hinduism
Languages:	Telugu
Populated States:	Telangana Andhra Pradesh

The Goud community in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka, they've evolved into a prominent and rapidly developing group, holding significant sway in socio-economic and political realms in Telangana and Karnataka.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Central List of OBCs. National Commission for Backward Classes.
2. Book: Ramagoud, Akhileshwari. https://books.google.com/books?id=H5tIEAAAQBAJ&dq=goud+toddy&pg=PT541. The Routledge Handbook of the Other Backward Classes in India: Thought, Movements and Development. Routledge. Somanaboina. Simhadri. OBC Women in Nizamabad, Telangana: Entrenched inequality, a narrative of four castes. 10.4324/9781003152873-28. 244577161 . Ramagoud. Akhileshwari.