SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE
1. VILLAGE PARTICULARS NAME OF THE VILLAGE : ALATHUR YEAR OF ADOPTION : 1987-1988 PANCHAYAT : ALATHUR REVENUE VILLAGE : CHINNAPANAIYUR BLOCK : THOGAMALAI TALUK : KULITHALAI DISTRICT : KARUR DIRECTION AND DISTANCE FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI : WEST-26 KM ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION : ALATHUR VILLAGE ALATHUR-PO THOGAMALAI-VIA, KARUR-DT PINCODE : 621 313 CONTACT PERSONS AT THE : MR. PONNUSAMY, EX-PRESIDENT VILLAGE LEVEL : MRS.RAJAMANI, WOMEN'S CLUB PRESIDENT 2. POPULATION DETAILS MALE FEMALE TOTAL 458 459 917 RELIGION HINDU CHRISTIAN MUSLIM TOTAL 917 - - 917 MAJOR COMMUNITIES : REDDIAR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMMUNITY FC BC MBC SC ST TOTAL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MALE 261 - - 197 - 458 FEMALE 248 - - 211 - 459 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOTAL 509 - - 408 - 917 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI : YES, GOVERNMENT 2. PRIMARY SCHOOL : YES, GOVERNMENT 3. MIDDLE SCHOOL : YES, GOVERNMENT 4. HIGH SCHOOL : YES, GOVERNMENT 5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL : TRICHY-27KM 6. COLLEGE : TRICHY-27KM 7. TECHNICAL : TRICHY-27KM 8. LIBRARY : YES (SALE BINARY) 4. AGRICULTURE SOIL TYPE : RED SOIL SOURCE OF IRRIGATION : WELL , TANK MAJOR CROPS : GROUNDNET, GRAINS MARKETTING CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS : TRICHY-27KM 5. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES TOWN BUS : YES POST OFFICE : YES TELEPHONE : YES POLICE STATION : THOGAMALAI FIRE SERVICE STATION : THOGAMALAI CINEMA THEATRE : KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM FLOUR AND RICE MILL : CHINAPUTHUR-3KM OTHERS COMMUNITY HALL : NIL COMMUNITY T.V. : 2 PANCHAYAT BUILDING : YES ANY OTHER PUBLIC BUILDING : NIL 6. HEALTH FACILITIES PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE : SEPLANPATTI-4KM SUB CENTRE : NIL HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES : TRICHY-27KM PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS : KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM ALLOPATHY : KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM HOMEOPATHY : YES. TWO MEDICAL SHOP : KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM VETERINARY HOSPITAL : KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE : TRICHY-27KM 7. DRINKING WATER FACILITIES COMMUNITY WELL : 2 HAND PUMP : 5 O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK) : 1 - 20,000 LTR. PUBLIC TAPS : 8 HOUSE TAP CONNECTION : NIL 8. SANITATION DISPOSAL OF HUMAN EXCRETA WATER SEAL TYPE PRIVATE/PUBLIC : WATER SOAL TYPE - PRIVATE 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 : 5 TEA SHOP : 3 GROCERY SHOP : 2 FAIR-PRICE SHOP : YES WEEKLY MARKET : THAYANUR-12KM FERTILISER SHOP : CHINNAPUTHUR-3KM 10. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NATIONALISED BANK : BANK OF INDIA, KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM BHARATH OVERSEAS BANK, NEITHALUR. AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY : VADASERI 11. PUBLIC AMENITIES TOTAL STREET LIGHTS : 12 [SODIUM-2, TUBE-10] TYPE OF ROAD : TAR GRAVEYARD/CREMATION GROUND COMMON TO ALL : NIL CASTE HINDUS : YES SC COMMUNITY : YES 12. VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS DETAILS OF PANCHAYAT ELECTED MEMBERS UNION COUNCILOR : MR.N. PITCHAI PANCHAYAT PRESIDENT : MRS. SAROJA WARD MEMBER : MR. ARUMUGAM DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB: SNO. NAME MEMBERS YEAR 1. ALATHUR WOMEN'S CLUB 20 1994 2. ALATHUR WOMEN'S CLUB(COLONY) 20 1996 DETAILS OF YOUTH CLUB: SNO. NAME MEMBERS YEAR 1. ALATHUR YOUTH CLUB 15 1995 KABADI TEAM : YES. TWO SENIOR & JUNIOR OTHER ASSOCIATION : NIL FOLK ARTS GROUPS : YES. DRUMSET(COLONY) CHILDREN'S CLUB : NIL SPORTS CLUB : NIL DETAILS OF NGO'S : CARE, ALATHUR 13. DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS - 8 [1993-94] HEALTH & FIRST AID - 5 [1993-94] DAIRY AND CATTLE MANAGEMENT - 40 [1994-95] 14. PLACE OF WORSHIP TEMPLE : 8 CHURCH : NIL MOSQUE : NIL 15. ENVIRONMENT STATUS COMMON TREES IN THE AREA : TAMARIND, NEEM, PUNGAM, VAGAI HERBAL GARDEN : YES SOCIAL FORESTRY (ROAD SIDE) : YES SCHOOL CAMPUS : YES COMMON LAND : YES 16. NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURE, DAILY WAGES ARTIFICIAL GEM-POLISHING