Charodi (community)

Charodi or Nayak, is a community from Karnataka state in India. They are usually called Achari or Charodi in North Karnataka and Nayak or Mestha in South Karnataka. Their traditional work is carpentry. They are included in other backward class communities of Karnataka in post-independent India.

They as per their tales, they migrated from Goa via a sea route to coastal Karnataka.

History and religion
During the British Raj they were included among the "Denotified Tribes" of India.

They are generally followers of Sringeri Matha.