SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE
1. VILLAGE PARTICULARS NAME OF THE VILLAGE : ANDIGOUNDANPATTI YEAR OF ADOPTION : 1987-1988 PANCHAYAT : THALINGI REVENUE VILLAGE : CHINNAPANAIYUR BLOCK : THOGAMALAI TALUK : KULITHALAI DISTRICT : KARUR DIRECTION AND DISTANCE FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI : WEST-28KM ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION : ANDIGOUNDANPATTI RENGACHIPATTI-PO KARUR-DT PINCODE : 639 110 CONTACT PERSONS AT THE : MR. ILANGO, YOUTH CLUB LEADER VILLAGE LEVEL : MR. NAGARAJAN. 2. POPULATION DETAILS MALE FEMALE TOTAL 290 268 558 RELIGION HINDU CHRISTIAN MUSLIM TOTAL 558 - - 558 MAJOR COMMUNITIES : GOUNDER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMMUNITY FC BC MBC SC ST TOTAL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MALE - 259 - 31 - 290 FEMALE - 244 - 24 - 268 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOTAL - 503 - 55 - 558 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI : YES 2. PRIMARY SCHOOL : THALINGI 1KM, GOVERNMENT 3. MIDDLE SCHOOL : NACHALUR 5KM, GOVERNMENT 4. HIGH SCHOOL : NACHALUR 5KM, GOVERNMENT 5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL : SOMARASAMPETTAI 20KM, GOVERNMENT 6. COLLEGE : TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 28KM 7. TECHNICAL : ALAGAPURI 12KM, PRIVATE 8. LIBRARY : NACHALUR 5KM 4. AGRICULTURE SOIL TYPE : RED SOIL, BLACK COTTON SOURCE OF IRRIGATION : WELL, BORE WELL, TANK MAJOR CROPS : PADDY, VEGETABLES, SUGAR CANE MARKETTING CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS : TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 28KM 5. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES TOWN BUS : YES POST OFFICE : RENGACHIPATTI 2KM TELEPHONE : THALINGI 1KM POLICE STATION : THOGAMALAI 15KM FIRE SERVICE STATION : KULITHALAI 25KM CINEMA THEATRE : NACHALUR 5KM FLOUR AND RICE MILL : CHINNAPANAIYUR 5KM OTHERS COMMUNITY HALL : NIL COMMUNITY T.V. : YES PANCHAYAT BUILDING : NIL ANY OTHER PUBLIC BUILDING:NIL 6. HEALTH FACILITIES PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE : NACHALUR 5KM SUB CENTRE : NIL HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES : NACHALUR 5KM PRIVATE CLINIC BY DOCTORS : KAVALKARANPATTI 7KM ALLOPATHY : NACHALUR 5KM HOMEOPATHY : NIL MEDICAL SHOP : NACHALUR 5KM VETERINARY HOSPITAL : NACHALUR 5KM MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE : NACHALUR 5KM 7. DRINKING WATER FACILITIES COMMUNITY WELL : NIL HAND PUMP(BORE WELL) : 3 O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK) : 1 - 20,000 LTR 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 : YES 9. MARKET FACILITIES PETTY SHOP : 1 TEA SHOP : 3 GROCERY SHOP : 2 FAIR-PRICE SHOP : THALINGI 1KM WEEKLY MARKET : NACHALUR 5KM FERTILISER SHOP : CHINNAPANAIYUR 5KM 10. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NATIONALISED BANK : BANK OF INDIA KAVALKARANPATTI 7KM AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY : NEITHALUR 7KM 11. PUBLIC AMENITIES TOTAL STREET LIGHTS : 13 [TUBE-12, SODIUM-1] 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. NATARAJAN PANCHAYAT PRESIDENT : MRS. ALAGURANI NAGARAJAN WARD MEMBER : MRS. MARIYAYEE DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB: SNO. NAME MEMBERS YEAR 1. INDIRA 35 1995 DETAILS OF YOUTH CLUB: SNO. NAME MEMBERS YEAR 1. NEHRU YOUTH CLUB 40 1992 KABADI TEAM :YES OTHER ASSOCIATION :NIL FOLK ARTS GROUPS :NIL CHILDREN'S CLUB :NIL SPORTS CLUB :YES DETAILS OF NGO'S :GRAMODAYA, THOGAMALAI 13. DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS, LEADERSHIP, TREE PLANTATION DETAILS OF TRAINED PARTICIPANTS ENVIORNMENT AWARENESS -10 WOMEN[1996-97] LEADERSHIP - 5 WOMEN[1997-98] TREE PLANTATION - 5 YOUTH, 5 WOMEN[1993-94] 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) : YES SCHOOL CAMPUS : NIL COMMON LAND : YES 16. NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL COOLIE, DAILY WAGES, GEM-POLISHING