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Uppara
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<p>Uppara, also known as Sagara, is a <a href="/facts/Hindus/8pBQgghs">Hindu</a> caste predominantly found in the Indian states of <a href="/facts/Andhra_Pradesh/d51Lb0kX">Andhra Pradesh</a>, <a href="/facts/Telangana/oE5VoLuj">Telangana</a>, <a href="/facts/Karnataka/NhJAc4t9">Karnataka</a>, and <a href="/facts/Tamil_Nadu/ouqcjUKE">Tamil Nadu</a>. They are classified as an <a href="/facts/Other_Backward_Class/XBYJrNgH">Other Backward Class</a>. </p><p>Traditionally, Upparas are involved as <a href="/facts/Stonemasonry/kzvdRB4A">stonecutters</a>, tank-diggers, and earth-workers. In the past, their occupation also involved the extraction of salt from rocks, known in <a href="/facts/Telugu_language/yV5dQWhw">Telugu</a> and <a href="/facts/Kannada/cooJ3trn">Kannada</a> as uppu and hence, they came to be called Upparas. Occupationally, <a href="/facts/Lonia/gJ9Tog3t">Lonia</a> of <a href="/facts/North_India/tIUqMm15">North India</a> are considered the equivalents of Upparas. </p>