SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE
1. VILLAGE PARTICULARS NAME OF THE VILLAGE : BALASAMUTHIRAPATTI YEAR OF ADOPTION : 1987-1988 PANCHAYAT : VADASERI REVENUE VILLAGE : VADASERI BLOCK : THOGAMALAI TALUK : KULITHALAI DISTRICT : KARUR DIRECTION AND DISTANCE FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI : SOUTH&WEST-27 KM ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION : VADASERI VILLAGE VADASERI-PO THOGAMALAI-VIA, KARUR-DT PINCODE : 621 313 CONTACT PERSONS AT THE : MR.K.PALANISAMY, YOUTH LEADER VILLAGE LEVEL MR.K.THAVASU, YOUTH LEADER 2. POPULATION DETAILS MALE FEMALE TOTAL 462 526 988 RELIGION HINDU CHRISTIAN MUSLIM TOTAL 988 - - 988 MAJOR COMMUNITIES :OORALI GOUNDERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMMUNITY FC BC MBC SC ST TOTAL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MALE - - 342 120 - 462 FEMALE - - 414 112 - 526 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOTAL - - 756 232 - 988 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI : YES/NGO, CRHD 2. PRIMARY SCHOOL : YES, GOVERNMENT 3. MIDDLE SCHOOL : PILLUR-2KM, GOVERNMENT 4. HIGH SCHOOL : INAMKULATHUR-6KM, GOVERNMENT 5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL : INAMKULATHUR-6KM, GOVERNMENT 6. COLLEGE : MANAPARAI-12KM 7. TECHNICAL : MANAPARAI-12KM 8. LIBRARY : VADASERI-4KM 4. AGRICULTURE SOIL TYPE : RED SOIL SOURCE OF IRRIGATION : WELL MAJOR CROPS : PADDY, CORM, MAIZE MARKETTING CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS : MANAPARAI-12KM 5. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES TOWN BUS : YES, MINI POST OFFICE : VADASERI-3KM TELEPHONE : NIL POLICE STATION : THOGAMALAI-15KM FIRE SERVICE STATION : THOGAMALAI-15KM CINEMA THEATRE : KAVALKARANPATTI-3KM FLOUR AND RICE MILL : KAVALKARANPATTI-3KM OTHERS COMMUNITY HALL : NIL COMMUNITY T.V. : YES PANCHAYAT BUILDING : NIL ANY OTHER PUBLIC BUILDING : TV ROOM 6. HEALTH FACILITIES PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE : KAVALKARANPATTI-3KM SUB CENTRE : NIL HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES : MANAPARAI-12KM PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS : KAVALKARANPATTI-3KM ALLOPATHY : KAVALKARANPATTI-3KM HOMEOPATHY : MANAPARAI-12KM MEDICAL SHOP : KAVALKARANPATTI-3KM VETERINARY HOSPITAL : KAVALKARANPATTI-3KM MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE : MANAPARAI-12KM 7. DRINKING WATER FACILITIES COMMUNITY WELL : NIL HAND PUMP : 3 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 : 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 : 4 TEA SHOP : 3 GROCERY SHOP : KAVALKARANPATTI-3KM FAIR-PRICE SHOP : KAVALKARANPATTI-3KM WEEKLY MARKET : KAVALKARANPATTI-3KM FERTILISER SHOP : KAVALKARANPATTI-3KM 10. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NATIONALISED BANK : BANK OF INDIA, KAVALKARANPATTI-3KM AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY : VADASERI-4KM 11. PUBLIC AMENITIES TOTAL STREET LIGHTS : 12 [SODIUM-1, TUBE-1] TYPE OF ROAD : GRAVEL GRAVEYARD/CREMATION GROUND COMMON TO ALL : NIL CASTE HINDUS : YES SC COMMUNITY : YES 12. VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS DETAILS OF PANCHAYAT ELECTED MEMBERS : UNION COUNCILOR : MRS. LATHA VELUSAMY PANCHAYAT PRESIDENT : MR.K.R. VIJAYAN WARD MEMBER : MR.G. THANGAVEL DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB: SNO. NAME MEMBERS YEAR 1. VILLAGE WOMEN'S CLUB 25 1994 DETAILS OF YOUTH CLUB: SNO. NAME MEMBERS YEAR 1. NEHURU YOUTH CLUB 20 1996 KABADI TEAM : YES, TWO OTHER ASSOCIATION : FARMERS ASSOCIATION FOLK ARTS GROUPS : NIL CHILDREN'S CLUB : NIL SPORTS CLUB : YES DETAILS OF NGO'S : CRHD 13. DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS - 20 [1997-98] CONSERVATION OF ENERGY - 20 [1998-99] CATTLE MANAGEMENT - 20 [1993-94] 14. PLACE OF WORSHIP TEMPLE : 3 CHURCH : NIL MOSQUE : NIL 15. ENVIRONMENT STATUS COMMON TREES IN THE AREA : TAMARIND, COCONUT, VAGAI HERBAL GARDEN : YES SOCIAL FORESTRY (ROAD SIDE) : NIL SCHOOL CAMPUS : YES COMMON LAND : YES 16. NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE LABOURES ARTIFICIAL GEM-POLISHING