SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE
1. VILLAGE PARTICULARS NAME OF THE VILLAGE : ALAGAPURI 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-20KM ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION : ALAGAPURI R.T. MALAI-PO KARUR-DT PINCODE : 621 313 CONTACT PERSONS AT THE : MR.R. RENGASAMY, VILLAGE LEADER VILLAGE LEVEL : MRS.R. KASTHURI, WOMEN CLUB LEADER 2. POPULATION DETAILS MALE FEMALE TOTAL 142 107 249 RELIGION HINDU CHRISTIAN MUSLIM TOTAL 249 - - 249 MAJOR COMMUNITIES : OORALI GOUNDER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMMUNITY FC BC MBC SC ST TOTAL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MALE - 142 - - - 142 FEMALE - 107 - - - 107 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOTAL - 249 - - - 249 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 9. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI : R.T. MALAI 2KM, GOVERNMENT 10. PRIMARY SCHOOL : YES, GOVERNMENT 11. MIDDLE SCHOOL : R.T. MALAI 2KM, GOVERNMENT 12. HIGH SCHOOL : R.T. MALAI 2KM, GOVERNMENT 13. HR. SEC. SCHOOL : SOMARASAMPETTAI 12KM, GOVERNMENT 14. COLLEGE : TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 20KM 15. TECHNICAL : YES, PRIVATE 16. LIBRARY : TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 20KM 4. AGRICULTURE SOIL TYPE : RED SOIL SOURCE OF IRRIGATION : WELL MAJOR CROPS : PADDY, VEGETABLES, SUGAR CANE MARKETTING CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS : TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 20KM 5. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES TOWN BUS : YES POST OFFICE : R.T. MALAI 2KM TELEPHONE : R.T. MALAI 2KM POLICE STATION : THOGAMALAI 16KM FIRE SERVICE STATION : TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 20KM CINEMA THEATRE : KAVALKARANPATTI 6KM FLOUR AND RICE MILL : YES OTHERS COMMUNITY HALL : NIL COMMUNITY T.V. : YES PANCHAYAT BUILDING : NIL ANY OTHER PUBLIC BUILDING : NIL 6. HEALTH FACILITIES PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE : KAVALKARANPATTI 6KM SUB CENTRE : R.T. MALAI-2KM HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES : KAVALKARANPATTI-6KM PRIVATE CLINIC BY DOCTORS : KAVALKARANPATTI 6KM ALLOPATHY : KAVALKARANPATTI 6KM HOMEOPATHY : NIL MEDICAL SHOP : KAVALKARANPATTI 6KM VETERINARY HOSPITAL : KAVALKARANPATTI 6KM MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE : KAVALKARANPATTI 6KM 7. DRINKING WATER FACILITIES COMMUNITY WELL : 1 HAND PUMP(BORE WELL) : 3 O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK) : NIL PUBLIC TAPS : NIL 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 : YES 9. MARKET FACILITIES PETTY SHOP : 1 TEA SHOP : 1 GROCERY SHOP : R.T. MALAI 2KM FAIR-PRICE SHOP : R.T. MALAI 2KM WEEKLY MARKET : THAYANUR 5KM FERTILISER SHOP : KAVALKARANPATTI 6KM 10. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NATIONALISED BANK : BANK OF INDIA KAVALKARANPATTI 6KM AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY : VADASERI 6KM 11. PUBLIC AMENITIES TOTAL STREET LIGHTS : 6 [TUBE-6] 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. MURUGESAN DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB: SNO. NAME MEMBERS YEAR 1. INDIRA 20 1997 2. SEED 15 1998 DETAILS OF YOUTH CLUB: SNO. NAME MEMBERS YEAR 1. ALAGAPURI YOUTH CLUB 23 1998 KABADI TEAM : NIL OTHER ASSOCIATION : NIL FOLK ARTS GROUPS : YES, DEVARATTAM CHILDREN'S CLUB : NIL SPORTS CLUB : NIL DETAILS OF NGO's : SEED, KAVALKARANPATTI 13. DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS - 5 WOMEN [1998-99] 14. PLACE OF WORSHIP TEMPLE : 1 CHURCH : NIL MOSQUE : NIL 15. ENVIRONMENT STATUS COMMON TREES IN THE AREA : NEEM, PROSOPIS, PUNGAN HERBAL GARDEN : NIL SOCIAL FORESTRY (ROAD SIDE) : NIL SCHOOL CAMPUS : NIL COMMON LAND : NIL 16. NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL COOLIE, DAILY WAGES, GEM-POLISHING