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Panika
The Panika are a dravidian Hindu community found in the states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, Andhra Pradesh in India. They are also known as Panka/Panikar.
In Madhya Pradesh, Koshta and Panika castes are categorized as Scheduled castes in some districts and as OBC in other than these districts. This is however officially proposed that the Panika be recognized as a Scheduled tribe of Chhattisgarh and the proposal is under process by the central government.