The Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century c4.s3.t12.4

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c4.s3.t12.4

| Brahmins | Vysee | Soodras | Other Castes | Mussalmans | Total Studying | Total Female Population | Other Details |
| (b) Astronomy | 5 | 19 | 14 | | 38 | | |
| Tamil Speaking | | | | | | | |
| NORTH ARCOT | 1 | | 32 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 2,78,481 | |
| SOUTH ARCOT | | | 94 | 10 | | 104 | 2,02,556 | |
| CHINGLEPUT | 3 | | 79 | 34 | | 116 | 1,72,886 | |
| TANJORE | | | 125 | 29 | | 154 | 1,87,145 | |
| TRICHNOPOLY | | | 66 | 18 | 56 | 140 | 2,33,723 | |
| MADURA | | | 65 | 40 | | 105 | 3,86,682 | Stated largely as dancing girls. |
| TINNELVELLY | | | | 117 | 2 | 119 | 2,81,238 | |
| COIMBATORE | | | 82 | | | 82 | 3,21,268 | Kykakla caste (Dancing girls). |
| SALEM | | | 3 | 28 | 27 | 58 | 5,33,485 | |
| MADRAS | | | | | | | 7,33,415 | |
| (i) Ordinary Schools | 1 | 9 | 113 | 4 | | 127 | | |
| (ii) Charity Schools | | 2 | | 47 | | 49 | | |
| (iii) At home | 98 | 63 | 220 | 136 | | 517 | | |