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The caste hierarchy within the 20 major divisions among the Nairs is as following (From the highest ranked subcaste to the lowest ranked one): Royal Subcastes (1) Koil Thampuran or Perumal (Rajah, Thampan.etc) - Samanta Kshatriya (2) Samanthan Nair (Thampi, Thampurans, Thirumulpad, Nambiar .etc) - Malayala Kshatriya Other Kshatriya Subcastes (3) Kiryathil Nair (Nambiar, Kurup, Adiyodi.etc) - Malayala Kshatriya (4) Illathu Nair (Thirumukom, Pillai.etc) - Malayala Kshatriya (5) Swaroopathil Nair, Menokki & Charna Nair (Menon, Menoky.etc) - Malayala Kshatriya (6) Padamangalam Nair - Malayala Kshatriya (7) Tamil Padam Nair - Malayala Kshatriya Non-Kshatriya Subcastes (8) Itasseri Nair - Malayala Kshatriya / Malayala Sudra (9) Maaran - Ambalavasi Brahmin (10) Chempukotti Nair - Malayala Sudra (11) Otattu Nair - Malayala Sudra (12) Pallicchan - Malayala Sudra (13) Puliyath Nair & Matavan Nair - Malayala Sudra (14) Kalamkotti Nair & Anduran Nair - Malayala Sudra (15) Chakkala Nair & Vattakkatan Nair - Malayala Sudra (16) Asthikkuracchi Nair & Chitikan Nair - Malayala Sudra (17) Chetty Nair - Arya Vysya (18) Chaliyan Nair - Malayala Sudra (19) Veluthedathu Nair - Malayala Sudra (20) Vilakkithala Nair & Kaduppattam Nair - Malayala Sudra