SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE

1.	VILLAGE PARTICULARS	

NAME OF THE VILLAGE				:  INDIRA GANDHI NAGAR
YEAR OF ADOPTION				:  1988-1989
PANCHAYAT					:  NEITHALUR
REVENUE VILLAGE 				:  NEITHALUR
BLOCK					:  THOGAMALAI
TALUK					:  KULITHALAI
DISTRICT					:  KARUR
DIRECTION AND DISTANCE
	    FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 		:  WEST-28KM

ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION			:  INDIRA GANDHI NAGAR
					   NEITHALUR SOUTH-PO
					   NANGAVARAM-VIA, KARUR-DT
PINCODE			 		:  639 110

CONTACT PERSONS AT THE 			:  MR.THANGAIYAM, MR.RAJA-YOUTH LEADER
VILLAGE LEVEL				:  MRS.KALIAMMAL(WOMEN LEADER)
			 
2.	POPULATION DETAILS

MALE		FEMALE   			TOTAL
186		202                 		388

RELIGION
HINDU 	 	CHRISTIAN		MUSLIM		TOTAL
388		-		-   	          	388   

MAJOR COMMUNITIES	: PALLAR
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COMMUNITY	FC	BC	MBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MALE		-	42	-       	144	-	186
FEMALE		-	46    	-       	156	-	202
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOTAL		-	88	-	300	-	388	
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3.	EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI			:  NEITHALUR-1KM, GOVERNMENT 
2. PRIMARY SCHOOL				:  NEITHALUR-1KM, GOVERNMENT 
3. MIDDLE SCHOOL				:  NACHALUR-5KM, GOVERNMENT 
4. HIGH SCHOOL				:  NACHALUR-5KM, GOVERNMENT 
5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL				:  SOMARASAMPETTAI-20KM, GOVERNMENT 
6. COLLEGE					:  TRICHY-28KM
7. TECHNICAL				:  ALAGAPURI-13KM, PRIVATE
8. LIBRARY					:  NEITHALUR-1KM

4.	AGRICULTURE

SOIL TYPE					:  RED SOIL, BLACK COTTON
SOURCE OF IRRIGATION    			:  WELL IRRIGATION
MAJOR CROPS	          			:  VEGETABLES, SUGARCANE
MARKETTING CENTRE FOR
  AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS			:  NACHALUR-5KM
 
5.	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

TOWN BUS					:  YES
POST OFFICE				:  NEITHALUR SOUTH -1KM
TELEPHONE					:  NEITHALUR -1KM
POLICE STATION				:  THOGAMALAI-20KM
FIRE SERVICE STATION				:  TRICHY-28KM
CINEMA THEATRE				:  NACHALUR-5KM
FLOUR AND RICE MILL				:  CHINNAPANAIYUR-1KM

OTHERS
COMMUNITY HALL				:  YES
COMMUNITY T.V.				:  NIL
PANCHAYAT BUILDING				:  NIL
ANY OTHER PUBLIC BUILDING			:  COMMUNITY CENTRE [SEVAI]

6.	HEALTH FACILITIES


PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE			:  SEPLAPATTI-5KM
SUB CENTRE				:  NIL
HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES			:  SEPLAPATTI-5KM
PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS			:  NEITHALUR-1KM
ALLOPATHY					:  NEITHALUR-1KM
HOMEOPATHY				:  NIL
MEDICAL SHOP				:  KAVALKARANPATTI-8KM
VETERINARY HOSPITAL				:  NEITHALUR-1KM
MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE			:  SEPLAPATTI-5KM

7.	DRINKING WATER FACILITIES


COMMUNITY WELL				:  NIL
HAND PUMP					:  3
O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK)			:  1 - 20,000 LTR
PUBLIC TAPS				:  9
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				:  2
TEA SHOP					:  NEITHALUR-1KM
GROCERY SHOP   				:  NEITHALUR-1KM
FAIR-PRICE SHOP				:  NEITHALUR-1KM
WEEKLY MARKET				:  NEITHALUR COLONY-7KM
FERTILISER SHOP				:  CHINNAPANIYUR-1KM

10.	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

NATIONALISED BANK				:  BANK OF PARODA, NEITHALUR-1KM 

AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY		:  NEITHALUR-1KM

11.	PUBLIC AMENITIES

TOTAL STREET LIGHTS				:  NIL
TYPE OF ROAD				:  TAR

GRAVEYARD/CREMATION GROUND
COMMON TO ALL				:  NIL
CASTE HINDUS				:  NIL
SC COMMUNITY				:  YES

12.	VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS	

DETAILS OF PANCHAYAT ELECTED MEMBERS 		
UNION COUNCILOR	     			:  MR.N. PITCHAI
PANCHAYAT  PRESIDENT    			:  MRS. MALATHI 
WARD MEMBER              				:  MR.M. MANIVEL

	DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB:
	SNO.	NAME		MEMBERS    	YEAR
	1.             	ALLI      		15		1999
	2.        	GANGA		15		1999
	3.        	ANNAI TERASA	15		1999

	DETAILS OF YOUTH CLUB:
	SNO.	NAME		MEMBERS 		YEAR
	1.        	N.Y.K		65		1999

	KABADI TEAM       			:  NIL
	OTHER ASSOCIATION			:  RAJNI RASIKAR MANDRAM
	FOLK ARTS GROUPS			:  NIL
	CHILDREN'S CLUB			:  NIL
	SPORTS CLUB			:  NIL
	DETAILS OF NGO'S			:  GROMOTHAYA, THOGAMALAI.

13.  DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD

ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS	 		 - 20 WOMEN & 20 YOUTH[1993-96]
LEADERSHIP TRAINNING  			 - 6 WOMEN[1998-2000]
TREE PLANTATION	    			 - 5 WOMEN & 5 YOUTH[1994-95]
HEALTH & FIRST AID    				 - 2 WOMEN [1993-94]
NILN-FORMAL EDUCATION	 			 - 2 YOUTH [1992-93]

14.	PLACE OF WORSHIP

TEMPLE					:  1
CHURCH					:  NIL
MOSQUE					:  NIL

15.	ENVIRONMENT STATUS

COMMON TREES IN THE AREA 			:  NEEM, COCONUT, VADHAMUDAKKI
HERBAL GARDEN		    		:  NIL
SOCIAL FORESTRY (ROAD SIDE)			:  NIL
SCHOOL CAMPUS				:  YES
COMMON LAND				:  YES
	
16.	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT

AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE COOLY, DAILY WAGES