SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE

1.	VILLAGE PARTICULARS	

NAME OF THE VILLAGE				:  KEELAPUDHUPATTI
YEAR OF ADOPTION				:  1988-1989
PANCHAYAT					:  R.T. MALAI
REVENUE VILLAGE 				:  R.T. MALAI
BLOCK					:  THOGAMALAI
TALUK					:  KULITHALAI
DISTRICT					:  KARUR
DIRECTION AND DISTANCE
	    FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 		:  WEST-22KM
ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION			:  KEELAPUDHUPATTI
					   R.T. MALAI-PO
					   KARUR-DT
PINCODE					:  621 313
CONTACT PERSONS AT THE 			:  MR. PERUMAL, WARD MEMBER
	VILLAGE LEVEL		
					

2.	POPULATION DETAILS

MALE		FEMALE   		TOTAL
97		85		182
RELIGION
HINDU  	CHRISTIAN 		MUSLIM	TOTAL
182	-		-	182

MAJOR COMMUNITIES	:GOUNDER, ASARIYAR
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COMMUNITY	FC	BC	MBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MALE		-	97	-	-	-	97	
FEMALE		-	85	-	-	-	85
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOTAL		-	182	-	-	-	182
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3.	EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI			:  MELAPUDHUPATTI 1KM, GOVERNMENT 
2. PRIMARY SCHOOL				:  R.T. MALAI 2KM, GANDHI KALA NILAYAM
3. MIDDLE SCHOOL				:  R.T. MALAI 2KM, GOVERNMENT 
4. HIGH SCHOOL				:  R.T. MALAI 2KM, GOVERNMENT 
5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL				:  THOGAMALAI-14KM, GOVERNMENT 
6. COLLEGE					:  TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 22KM
7. TECHNICAL				:  ALAGAPURI 3KM, PRIVATE
8. LIBRARY					:  SOMARASAMPETTAI-14KM

4.	AGRICULTURE

SOIL TYPE					:  RED SOIL
SOURCE OF IRRIGATION				:  WELL
MAJOR CROPS				:  PADDY, VEGETABLES
MARKETTING CENTRE FOR
  AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS			:  TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 22KM

5.	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

TOWN BUS					:  YES
POST OFFICE				:  R.T. MALAI 2KM
TELEPHONE					:  R.T. MALAI 2KM
POLICE STATION				:  THOGAMALAI 14KM
FIRE SERVICE STATION				:  TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 22KM
CINEMA THEATRE				:  KAVALKARANPATTI 4KM
FLOUR AND RICE MILL				:  R.T. MALAI 2KM

OTHERS
COMMUNITY HALL				:  NIL
COMMUNITY T.V.				:  NIL
PANCHAYAT BUILDING				:  NIL
ANY OTHER PUBLIC BUILDING			:  NIL

6.	HEALTH FACILITIES

PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE			:  KAVALKARANPATTI 4KM
SUB CENTRE				:  R.T. MALAI-2KM
HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES			:  KAVALKARANPATTI 4KM
PRIVATE CLINIC BY DOCTORS			:  KAVALKARANPATTI 4KM
ALLOPATHY					:  KAVALKARANPATTI 4KM
HOMEOPATHY				:  NIL
MEDICAL SHOP				:  KAVALKARANPATTI 4KM
VETERINARY HOSPITAL				:  KAVALKARANPATTI 4KM
MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE			:  KAVALKARANPATTI 4KM

7.	DRINKING WATER FACILITIES

COMMUNITY WELL				:  NIL
HAND PUMP(BORE WELL)				:  1
O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK)			:  NIL
PUBLIC TAPS				:  5
HOUSE TAP CONNECTION			:  NIL

8.	SANITATION DISPOSAL OF HUMAN EXCRETA

WATER SEAL TYPE PRIVATE/PUBLIC			:  NIL
PIT TYPE					:  NIL
OPEN DEFECATION 				:  YES
DISPOSAL OF WASTE WATER
DRAINAGE(OPEN/CLOSED)			:  NIL
SOAK PIT					:  NIL
OPEN FIELD					:  OPEN

9.	MARKET FACILITIES

PETTY SHOP				:  R.T. MALAI 2KM
TEA SHOP					:  R.T. MALAI 2KM
GROCERY SHOP				:  R.T. MALAI 2KM
FAIR-PRICE SHOP				:  R.T. MALAI 2KM
WEEKLY MARKET				:  KAVALKARANPATTI 4KM
FERTILISER SHOP				:  KAVALKARANPATTI 4KM

10.	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

NATIONALISED BANK				:  BANK OF INDIA 
					    KAVALKARANPATTI 4KM
 
AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY     		:  VADASERI 4KM

 11.	PUBLIC AMENITIES

TOTAL STREET LIGHTS				:  3 [TUBE-3]
TYPE OF ROAD				:  GRAVEL
GRAVEYARD/CREMATION GROUND
COMMON TO ALL				:  YES
CASTE HINDUS				:  NIL
SC COMMUNITY				:  NIL

12.	VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS	

DETAILS OF PANCHAYAT ELECTED MEMBERS :
UNION COUNCILOR				:  MR. VELLAISAMY
PANCHAYAT PRESIDENT				:  MR. PALANISAMY
WARD MEMBER				:  MR. PERUMAL

DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB			:  NIL

DETAILS OF YOUTH CLUB:

SNO.		NAME		MEMBERS 		YEAR
1.	MAHATHMA GANDHI		30		1998

KABADI TEAM				:  YES
OTHER ASSOCIATION				:  NIL
FOLK ARTS GROUPS				:  NIL
CHILDREN'S CLUB				:  NIL
SPORTS CLUB				:  NIL
DETAILS OF NGO's				:  SEED, KAVALKARANPATTI
 
13.  DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD

ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS 			-   5 YOUTH [1994-95]
TREE PLANTATION 				-   5 YOUTH [1994-96]

14.	PLACE OF WORSHIP

TEMPLE					:  1
CHURCH					:  NIL
MOSQUE					:  NIL

15.	ENVIRONMENT STATUS

COMMON TREES IN THE AREA			:  NEEM, PROSOPIS, TOMARIND
HERBAL GARDEN				:  NIL

SOCIAL FORESTRY (ROAD SIDE)			:  NIL
SCHOOL CAMPUS				:  NIL
COMMON LAND				:  YES

16.	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT

	AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL COOLIE, DAILY WAGES, GEM-POLISHING