SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE
1.	VILLAGE PARTICULARS	

NAME OF THE VILLAGE		:CHINNAPUTHUR
YEAR OF ADOPTION		:1993-1994
PANCHAYAT			:PUTHUR
REVENUE VILLAGE 		:PUTHUR
BLOCK			:THOGAMALAI
TALUK			:KULITHALAI
DISTRICT			:KARUR

DIRECTION AND DISTANCE
	    FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI :WEST-25 KM

ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION	:CHINNAPUTHUR VILLAGE
			PUTHUR-PO
			THOGAMALAI-VIA, KARUR-DT
PINCODE			:621 313

CONTACT PERSONS AT THE 	:MR.M. RAJENDRAN, YOUTH LEADER
	VILLAGE LEVEL	:MRS. VANITHA, WOMEN LEADER

2.	POPULATION DETAILS
MALE		FEMALE   		TOTAL
153		143		296

RELIGION

HINDU  	CHRISTIAN 	MUSLIM		TOTAL
 296	-	-             		296

MAJOR COMMUNITIES	:REDDIYAR, PALLAR
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COMMUNITY	FC	BC	MBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MALE		-	97	-	59	-	156
FEMALE		-	75	-	65	-	140
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOTAL		-	172	-	124	-	296
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3.	EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI	:NIL
2. PRIMARY SCHOOL     		:PUTHUR-2KM, GOVERNMENT 
3. MIDDLE SCHOOL		:KEELAVELIYUR-6KM, GOVERNMENT 
4. HIGH SCHOOL		:R.T MALAI-9KM, GOVERNMENT 
5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL		:THOGAMALAI-15KM, GOVERNMENT 
6. COLLEGE			:TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-25KM
7. TECHNICAL		:TIRUCHIRAPALLI-25KM
8. LIBRARY			:THOGAMALAI-15KM

4.	AGRICULTURE
SOIL TYPE			:RED  &COTTON SOIL
SOURCE OF IRRIGATION		:WELL
MAJOR CROPS		:PADDY, MAIZE & SUGARCANE
MARKETTING CENTRE FOR
  AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS	:TIRUCHIRAPPALLI- 25KM
 5.	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

TOWN BUS			:YES
POST OFFICE		:PUTHUR-2KM
TELEPHONE			:PUTHUR-2KM 
POLICE STATION		:THOGAMALAI-15KM
FIRE SERVICE STATION		:THIRUCHIRAPPALLI-25KM
CINEMA THEATRE		:KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM                                
FLOUR AND RICE MILL		:KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM

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

6.	HEALTH FACILITIES

PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE	: KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM
SUB CENTRE		: PUTHUR
HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES	: KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM
PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS	: KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM
ALLOPATHY			: KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM
HOMEOPATHY		: KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM
MEDICAL SHOP		: KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM
VETERINARY HOSPITAL		: KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM
MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE	: KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM

7.	DRINKING WATER FACILITIES

COMMUNITY WELL		: NIL
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)	:OPEN
SOAK PIT			:NIL
OPEN FIELD			:YES

9.	MARKET FACILITIES

PETTY SHOP		: 1
TEA SHOP			: KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM
GROCERY SHOP		: KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM
FAIR-PRICE SHOP		: KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM
WEEKLY MARKET		: KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM
FERTILISER SHOP		: KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM

10.	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
NATIONALISED BANK 		: BANK OF INDIA 
			  KAVALKARANPATTI-5KM
AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY: PUTHUR-2KM

11.	PUBLIC AMENITIES

TOTAL STREET LIGHTS		:10 [SODIUM-2, TUBE-8]
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. D. ARUMUGAM
PANCHAYAT PRESIDENT		: MR. NALLUSWAMY
WARD MEMBER		: MR. VADIVEL

	DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB:
	SNO.		NAME		MEMBERS 		YEAR
	1.  CHINNAPUTHUR WOMEN ASSOCIATION 	11		1998            

	DETAILS OF YOUTH CLUB: NIL

	KABADI TEAM		:NIL
	OTHER ASSOCIATION		:NIL
	FOLK ARTS GROUPS		:NIL
	CHILDREN'S CLUB		:NIL
	SPORTS CLUB		:NIL
	DETAILS OF NGO'S		:CARE, SEED

13.  DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS		- 5 [1997-98]    
HERBAL MEDICINE PREPARATION   		- 3 [1996-97]
TOTAL LITERACY CAMPAIGN & NON-FORMAL EDUCATION-10[1993-94] 
INCOMEGENERATING SKILLS       		- 10	[1996-97]
FIRST-AID TRAINING			- 6 [1998-99]

14.	PLACE OF WORSHIP

TEMPLE		:2
CHURCH		:NIL
MOSQUE		:NIL

15.	ENVIRONMENT STATUS

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

16.	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT

	AGRICULTURE COOLY, GEM-POLISHING, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS