SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE

1.	VILLAGE PARTICULARS	

NAME OF THE VILLAGE				:  KEELAAMMAPETTAI
YEAR OF ADOPTION				:  1989-1990
PANCHAYAT					:  AMMAPETTAI
REVENUE VILLAGE 				:  AMMAPETTAI
BLOCK					:  MANIKANDAM
TALUK					:  SRIRANGAM
DISTRICT					:  TIRUCHIRAPALLI
DIRECTION AND DISTANCE
	    FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 		:  WEST-20KM
ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION			:  KEELAAMMAPETTAI VILLAGE
					   POOLANKULATHUPATTI-PO
					   RAMJINAGARNAGAR-VIA, TIRUCHIRAPALLI-DT
PINCODE					:  620 009

CONTACT PERSONS AT THE 			:  MR. THANGARAJ, YOUTH LEADER
	VILLAGE LEVEL			:  MR. PALANISAMY, YOUTH LEADER

2.	POPULATION DETAILS

MALE		FEMALE   		TOTAL
202		193		395

RELIGION

HINDU  	CHRISTIAN 		MUSLIM	TOTAL
 390		5	- 	 395

MAJOR COMMUNITIES	: VELLALAR
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COMMUNITY	FC	BC	MBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
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MALE		-	155	-	46	-	201
FEMALE		-	152	-	42	-	194
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOTAL		-	307	-	88	-	395
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3.	EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI				:  NIL
PRIMARY SCHOOL				:  AMMAPETTAI-0.5KM, GOVERNMENT 
MIDDLE SCHOOL				:  AMMAPETTAI-0.5KM, LITTLE FLOWER
HIGH SCHOOL				:  AMMAPETTAI-0.5KM, GOVERNMENT 
HR. SEC. SCHOOL				:  INAKULATHUR-3KM, GOVERNMENT 
COLLEGE					:  AMMAPETTAI-0.5KM, J.J. ENGRG.
TECHNICAL					:  MUTHUKULAM-5KM, DON BOSCO
LIBRARY					:  AMMAPETTAI-0.5KM, GOVERNMENT 

4.	AGRICULTURE

SOIL TYPE					:  RED SOIL
SOURCE OF IRRIGATION				:  WELL
MAJOR CROPS				:  PADDY, & SUGARCANE
MARKETTING CENTRE FOR
  AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS			:  TIRUCHIRAPALLI, MANAPARAI

5.	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

TOWN BUS					:  AMMAPETTAI-1.5KM
POST OFFICE				:  POOLANKULATHUPATTI-3KM
TELEPHONE					:  POOLANKULATHUPATTI-3KM
POLICE STATION				:  CHOLANNAGAR-7KM
FIRE SERVICE STATION				:  TIRUCHIRAPALLI-20KM
CINEMA THEATRE				:  INAMKULATHUR-3KM
FLOUR AND RICE MILL				:  INAMKULATHUR-3KM

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

6.	HEALTH FACILITIES

PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE			:  INAMKULATHUR-3KM
SUB CENTRE				:  AMMAPETTAI-1.5KM
HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES			:  INAMKULATHUR-3KM
PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS			:  INAMKULATHUR-3KM
ALLOPATHY					:  INAMKULATHUR-3KM
HOMEOPATHY				:  INAMKULATHUR-3KM
MEDICAL SHOP				:  INAMKULATHUR-3KM
VETERINARY HOSPITAL				:  INAMKULATHUR-3KM
METERINARY HEALTH CENTRE      			:  INAMKULATHUR-3KM 

7.	DRINKING WATER FACILITIES

COMMUNITY WELL				:  1
HAND PUMP(BORE WELL)				:  3
O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK)			:  1 - 25,000 LTR
PUBLIC TAPS				:  6
HOUSE TAP CONNECTION			:  12

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)			:  CLOSED
SOAK PIT					:  NIL
OPEN FIELD					:  YES

9.	MARKET FACILITIES

PETTY SHOP				:  2
TEA SHOP					:  NIL
GROCERY SHOP   				:  POOLANKULATHUPATTI-3KM
FAIR-PRICE SHOP				:  POOLANKULATHUPATTI-3KM
WEEKLY MARKET				:  INAMKULATHUR-3KM
FERTILISER SHOP				:  INAMKULATHUR-3KM

10.	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

NATIONALISED BANK 				:  CANARA BANK
			    		   INAMKULATHUR-3KM
AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY		:  INAMKULATHUR-3KM

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. PARK
PANCHAYAT PRESIDENT				:  MR. GANDHI
WARD MEMBER				:  MR. BILAVENDIRAR

	DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB:
	SNO.		NAME		MEMBERS 	YEAR
	1.    	BHARATARATHINA 	  	11          	1999       

	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			:  NIL

13.  DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS      			-  1 [1994-95, 1998-99]
HERBAL MEDICINE PREPARATION    			-  2 [1994-95]
TOTAL LITERACY CAMPAIGN & NON-FORMAL EDUCATION	-  10[1993-94]

14.	PLACE OF WORSHIP

TEMPLE					:  YES
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				:  Y ES

16.	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT

	AGRICULTURE COOLY 
	CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
	GEM-POLISHING
	CHAMBAR BRICKS WORKS