Anthropometry of Konda Reddys of East Godavari District Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

The present Anthropometry of Konda Reddys Research Study was carried out in 7 villages namely Pandirimamidi Kota, Yelliwada, Kakur, Tenela Mamidi, Kangaralova Bodlanka and Nimma Chettu, Bandalu of Maredumilli Block, 2 villages namely Musurimilli and Boraagudem of Rampachodavaram Block and 3 villages namely Veeravaram, Pinjarakonda and Perikavalas of Addeteegala Block of East Godavari District. The data on 99 adult males and 98 adult females, aged from 18 to 50+ individuals were collected according to the method prescribed by Martin. The statistical contacts of measurements for the males and females and indices for males and females with range of variation, mean with standard error, standard deviation with standard error, coefficient of variation with standard error are presented. This study tried to find out the anthropometric measurement among the Konda Reddys. The study reveals that in all measurements the males show higher values than females. Differences of sizeable magnitude are observed in stature, head length, maximum bizygomatic breadth, bi-gonial breadth, nasal length, and total facial length. The difference in head height, head breadth, frontal breadth, nasal breadth, and upper facial length are relatively low. The mean stature of the male Konda Reddi is 161.37 0.59 cms while the female is 150.05 0.54 cms. It is observed that majority of the Konda Reddis are short in stature among males and lower medium among females. The mean cephalic index of the male and female Konda Reddy is 72.25 0.30 and 75.62 0.27 respectively. The head length classified according to Lebzetter and Saller, reveals that both the male (55.56%) and females (41.84%) are predominantly of medium head length and head breadth of the both male (79.79%) and females (74.49%) are very narrow. The male and female of konda Reddys have predominately acrocephalic heads (95.96% and 94.90%). According to Martin and Sallers classification the majority of Konda Reddys fall in the hyper leptoprosopic. The study also illustrates different measurements mean values and indices among the both male and female of Konda Reddys.