SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE

1.	VILLAGE PARTICULARS	

NAME OF THE VILLAGE	                			:  A. PALLAPATTI
YEAR OF ADOPTION				:  1990-1991
PANCHAYAT					:  ALUNTHUR
REVENUE VILLAGE 				:  ALUNTHUR
BLOCK					:  MANIKANDAM
TALUK					:  SRIRANGAM
DISTRICT					:  TIRUCHIRAPALLI
DIRECTION AND DISTANCE FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI     	:  SOUTH-26KM
 ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION                     		:  A. PALLAPATTI
                                          				    POOLANGULATHURPATTI-PO
                                   				    RAMJINAGAR-VIA, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-DT 
PINCODE				             	:  620 009
CONTACT PERSONS AT THE 		                   	:  MR. PALANISAMY, VILLAGE LEADER
	VILLAGE LEVEL			:  MRS. ILANGIUM, WOMEN CLUB PRESIDENT

2.	POPULATION DETAILS

MALE		FEMALE   		TOTAL
  217	                   213                  	430

RELIGION

HINDU  	CHRISTIAN 		MUSLIM		TOTAL
 98          	-		            -            	98

MAJOR COMMUNITIES	                       :  PALLAR
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COMMUNITY	FC	BC	MBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 MALE	       	-       	-       	-      	217	-	217
 FEMALE	       	-	-       	-      	213	-	213
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOTAL	        	-	-       	-      	430	-	430
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3.	EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI	                	:  SUB-CENTRE, GOVERNMENT
2. PRIMARY SCHOOL	                                  	:  YAGAPUDAYANPATTI-5KM, GOVERNMENT 
3. MIDDLE SCHOOL	                                  	:  NAGAMANGALAM-3KM, ST. MARY'S
4. HIGH SCHOOL	                                        	:  NAGAMANGALAM-3KM, ST. MARY'S 
5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL                                        	:  INAMKULATHUR-6KM, GOVERNMENT 
6. COLLEGE	                                         		:  TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 26KM
7. TECHNICAL	                                         	:  TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 26KM
8. LIBRARY	                                          		:  ALUNTHUR-5KM


4.	AGRICULTURE

SOIL TYPE				:  RED SOIL
SOURCE OF IRRIGATION	                      	:  WELL & TANK
MAJOR CROPS			:  PADDY, GROUNDNUT, CORN
MARKETTING CENTRE FOR
  AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS 	                    	:  TIRUCHIRAPPALLI& VIRALIMALAI

 5.	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

TOWN BUS				:  YES
POST OFFICE	                                  	:  POOLANKULATHUPATTI-6KM
TELEPHONE		                  		:  MATHUR-3KM
POLICE STATION	                          	:  CHOLANNAGAR-9KM
FIRE SERVICE STATION                             	:  TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-26KM
CINEMA THEATRE			:  INAMKULATHUR-6KM
FLOUR AND RICE MILL	                        	:  SOORAVALIPATTI-1KM

            OTHERS

COMMUNITY HALL			:  NIL
COMMUNITY T.V.		            		:  2
PANCHAYAT BUILDING	                          		:   NIL
ANY OTHER PUBLIC BUILDING		:  NIL

6.	HEALTH FACILITIES

PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE	                                  	:  INAMKULATHUR-6KM
SUB CENTRE			                   	:  SETHURAPATTI-2KM
HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES                              		:  FATIMANAGAR-5KM
PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS                               	:  INAMKULATHUR-6KM
ALLOPATHY				                  	:  FATIMANAGAR-5KM
HOMEOPATHY				:  ALUNTHUR
MEDICAL SHOP				:  INAMKULATHUR-6KM
VETERINARY HOSPITAL				:  SETHURAPATTI-3KM
MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE           			:  FATIMANAGAR-5KM

7.	DRINKING WATER FACILITIES

COMMUNITY WELL				:  NIL
HAND PUMP(BORE WELL)	                                  			:  2
O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK)               	                  			:  1 - 25,000 LTR
PUBLIC TAPS				:  10
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)			:  OPEN
SOAK PIT				                  	:  NIL
OPEN FIELD			                          	:  YES

9.	MARKET FACILITIES

PETTY SHOP		                                  	:  1
TEA SHOP			                          	:  YAGAPUDAYANPATTI-0.5KM
GROCERY SHOP		                                  	:  YAGAPUDAYANPATTI-0.5KM
FAIR-PRICE SHOP	                                          		:  YAGAPUDAYANPATTI-0.5KM
WEEKLY MARKET		                                  	:  NAGAMANGALAM-3KM
FERTILISER SHOP	                                          		:  NAGAMANGALAM-3KM

10.	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

NATIONALISED BANK                                         		:  CANARA BANK
 				                         INAMKULATHUR-6KM
 AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY                        	:   NAGAMANGALAM-3KM

 11.	PUBLIC AMENITIES

TOTAL STREET LIGHTS	                                  		:  20 [SODIUM-1, TUBE-19]
TYPE OF ROAD	                                    	  	:  TAR

GRAVEYARD/CREMATION GROUND
COMMON TO ALL		                                  	:  YES
CASTE HINDUS		                                  	:  NIL
SC COMMUNITY		                                  	:  NIL

12.	VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS	

	DETAILS OF PANCHAYAT ELECTED MEMBERS :

 UNION COUNCILOR	                                  		:  MR. MAHALI
PANCHAYAT PRESIDENT	                                  			:  MR. SANTHIYAGU
WARD MEMBER	                                    	  	:  MR. SUBRAMANIYAN

  DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB:

        SNO.		NAME			MEMBERS     	YEAR
         1.         GRAMA MUNNETRA MAHALIR MANDRAM	20	    		1992


 DETAILS OF YOUTH CLUB:

        SNO.		NAME	      	                         MEMBERS 	YEAR
          1.           DR. AMBETHKAR YOUTH CLUB	                   26	        	1992 

	KABADI TEAM		:  NIL
	OTHER ASSOCIATION	                 		:  CINE FAN
	FOLK ARTS GROUPS	                	  	:  KUMMI
	CHILDREN'S CLUB	                 		:  NIL
	SPORTS CLUB		:  NIL
	DETAILS OF NGO'S	                  	:  VIDIYAL TRUST & MPWD SOCIETY
 
13.  DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD

     ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS TRAINING      	-  5 [1994-95]
     TOTAL LITERACY 			-  5 [1993-94]
     NILN FORMAL EDUCATION		-  1 [1995-96]
     HERBAL MEDICINE PREPARATION	   	-  5 [1994-95]
     INCOME GENERATION SKILL		-  20[1999-2000]
     JSN PRERAK			-  1 [1995-96]

14.	PLACE OF WORSHIP

TEMPLE		                                                   :  1
CHURCH		                                                   : NIL
MOSQUE		                                                   : NIL

15.	ENVIRONMENT STATUS

COMMON TREES IN THE AREA		   	:  NEEM, PALM, COCONUT,VADAMATAGI
HERBAL GARDEN				:  NIL
SOCIAL FORESTRY (ROAD SIDE)                		:  YES
SCHOOL CAMPUS				:  NIL
COMMON LAND				:  YES

16.	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT

	AGRICULTURE, TRADITIONAL GEM-POLISHING, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS,  CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE