This paper attempts to present the dermatoglyphic traits in Kalinga, an endogamous caste population from the north coastal Andhra Pradesh. So far, several anthropogenetic studies have been carried out on several tribal and non-tribal communities in the state of Andhra Pradesh. However, the present study population ‘Kalinga’ has not been touched so far. Hence, the observations made in this paper will add to the existing information on caste population of Andhra Pradesh. Palmar patterns, palmar main line formula, C-line polymorphism, atd angle are the main traits studied among males and females belonging to kalinga community. The observations (dermatoglyphic traits) were compared with data available on other caste populations of the state.