======================================================================== | |Number | Cephalic Index |Number | |of |=========================|of times Class | Language |subjects|Average|Maximum,|Minimum,|index | |examined| | cm. | cm. |was 80 | | | | | |or above ==============+=============+========+=======+========+========+======== Sukun Sale | Marathi | 30 | 82.2 | 90.0 | 73.9 | 21 Suka Sale | Do. | 30 | 81.8 | 88.2 | 76.1 | 22 Vakkaliga | Canarese | 50 | 81.7 | 93.8 | 72.5 | 27 Billava | Tulu | 50 | 80.1 | 91.5 | 71.0 | 27 Rangari | Marathi | 30 | 79.8 | 92.2 | 70.7 | 14 Agasa | Canarese | 40 | 78.5 | 85.7 | 73.2 | 13 Bant | Tulu | 40 | 78.0 | 91.2 | 70.8 | 12 Kapu | Telugu | 49 | 78.0 | 87.6 | 71.6 | 16 Tota Balija | Do. | 39 | 78.0 | 86.0 | 73.3 | 10 Boya | Do. | 50 | 77.9 | 89.2 | 70.5 | 14 Dasa Banajiga | Canarese | 40 | 77.8 | 86.2 | 72.0 | 11 Ganiga | Do. | 50 | 77.6 | 85.9 | 70.5 | 11 Golla | Telugu | 60 | 77.5 | 89.3 | 70.1 | 9 Kuruba | Canarese | 50 | 77.3 | 83.9 | 69.6 | 10 Bestha | Telugu | 60 | 77.1 | 85.1 | 70.5 | 9 Pallan | Tamil | 50 | 75.9 | 87.0 | 70.1 | 6 Mukkuvan | Malayalam | 40 | 75.1 | 83.5 | 68.6 | 2 Nayar | Do. | 40 | 74.4 | 81.9 | 70.0 | 1 Vellala | Tamil | 40 | 74.1 | 81.1 | 67.9 | 2 Agamudaiyan | Do. | 40 | 74.0 | 80.9 | 66.7 | 1 Paraiyan | Do. | 40 | 73.6 | 78.3 | 64.8 | Palli | Do. | 40 | 73.0 | 80.0 | 64.4 | 1 Tiyan | Malayalam | 40 | 73.0 | 78.9 | 68.6 | ========================================================================
The difference in the character of the cranium is further brought out by the following tables, in which the details of the cephalic indices of typical classes in the five linguistic areas under consideration are recorded:--
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