Yerukala or Erukala or Erukula is a tribal community primarily found in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
[1] The population of Yerukala tribes according to 2011 census is 519,337.
[citation needed] The total literacy rate among Yerukula is 48.12%.
Most live in southern Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema, with a smaller minority in districts of Telangana.
Their native language is Yerukala, but most have shifted to Telugu.