Pallicchan Nair
Pallichan Nair is an intermediate Nair subcaste seen predominantly in Malabar and Cochin areas. They are found in Travancore in very low numbers. They are the palanquin / pallak bearers for the ruling dynasties, at some places for the Jenmi Namboothiris and Nair chieftains. Today, two sub-castes among the Nairs, namely Pallichan and Maniyani, are theyyam worshippers, and they have their own shrines for their theyyams.
Pallichan and Vattakad were treated as an intermediate class.