There are many sub-divisions within the Pulluva community, the majority known as Nagampatikal (people who sing snake-songs). There are also pulluvars who are not Naagampatikal, known as Pretampatikal (people who sing ghost songs).
Within the Pulluva community, there are various sub-divisions; the primary group called Nagampatikal focuses on singing snake songs. Additionally, there exist pulluvars identified as Pretampatikal, who do not belong to the Nagampatikal and instead perform ghost songs.