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Andhra Muslims

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Languages
Telugu •Hindustani (mainlyDeccani dialect)
Related ethnic groups
Hyderabadi Muslims •Marathi Muslims •BhatkalMuslims • otherIndian Muslims

Andhra Muslims is a name given to Muslims hailing fromAndhra Pradesh, India. Andhra Muslims have different traditions and culture both from the rest of the Muslim world and the wider culture of the area they live in.^[1]

According to theCensus of 2001, Andhra Pradesh has a population of approximately 7 million Muslims who form a little under 9% of the State's population.^[2]

• Religion in Andhra Pradesh
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• Saheb, S. A. A. (2003)."Dudekula Muslims of Andhra Pradesh: An Ethnographic Profile".Economic and Political Weekly.38 (46):4908–4912.ISSN 0012-9976.JSTOR 4414288.
• Chinniah, Tharalla Isaac (1 July 1990)."Inter-cultural relations between the Hindi and Muslim communities in India with special reference to Andhra Pradesh".Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs Journal.11 (2):295–310.doi:10.1080/02666959008716173.ISSN 0266-6952.
• Ethnic Identity and Islamisation among the Borewale Muslims of Andhra Pradesh. Taylor & Francis. 3 April 2013.doi:10.4324/9780203085240-9. Archived fromthe original on 7 May 2025.
• Noorbasha, Abdul (3 June 2025)."Dudekula/Noorbasha Muslims in Andhra Pradesh".Other Backward Classes in India (1 ed.). London: Routledge India. pp. 115–121.doi:10.4324/9781003600251-8.ISBN 978-1-003-60025-1. Retrieved26 December 2025.
• Abdul Azeez, Shaik Saheb (3 June 2025)."Modernization and Social Exclusion".Other Backward Classes in India (1 ed.). London: Routledge India. pp. 122–142.doi:10.4324/9781003600251-9.ISBN 978-1-003-60025-1. Retrieved26 December 2025.
• Rehman, Aijaz (1 January 2015).A SOCIO ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL STUDY OF MAHDAVIS OF ANDHRA PRADESH.

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