They mostly live in the coastal areas of Nellore, Prakasam and Bapatla districts. The people that speak the language belong to 146 different villages. The language is closely related to Tamil but also has influences of Telugu.[3]
Most of their villages have a temple dedicated to Lord Sriram.
According to Ramayana :: one of person from this caste was helped to the "lord sri ram" to the cross the river.
In search of "Ma site devi"
And "lord sri ram" is give promised to that person,
I will worshipped by your caste (pattapu kapu)
They are mostly depends on hunting and catching of fishes or aquatic animals and
Otherwise agriculture e.t.c[citation needed]
