Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Pagadāla

by Edgar Thurston

Pagadāla (trader in coral). — A sub-division or exogamous sept of Balija and Kavarai. The Pagadāla Balijas of the Vizagapatam district are described as dealing in coral and pearls. Pagada Mūkara (coral nose-ring) has been returned as a sub-division of Kamma.