SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE

1.	VILLAGE PARTICULARS	

NAME OF THE VILLAGE			:KURICHI
YEAR OF ADOPTION			:1998-1999
PANCHAYAT				:NANGAVARAM
REVENUE VILLAGE 			:NANGAVARAM
BLOCK				:KULITHALAI
TALUK				:KULITHALAI
DISTRICT				:KARUR
DIRECTION AND DISTANCE
	    FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 	:WEST-25KM
ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION		:KURICHI-PO
				 NANGAVARAM-VIA, KULITHALAI-TK
				 KARUR-DT
PINCODE				:639 105
CONTACT PERSONS AT THE 		:MR.SIVASUBRAMANIAN, YOUTH LEADER
	VILLAGE LEVEL		:MR.MALAIYALAN, YOUTH LEADER

2.	POPULATION DETAILS
MALE		FEMALE   		TOTAL
534		596		1130
RELIGION

HINDU  	CHRISTIAN 		MUSLIM		TOTAL
1130	-		-		1130

MAJOR COMMUNITIES	:MUTHURAJA, PALLAR
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COMMUNITY	FC	BC	MBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MALE	- 	-	434	100	-	534
FEMALE	-	-	490	106	-	596
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TOTAL	-	-	924	206	-	1120
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3.	EDUCATIONAL FECILITIES

1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI		:YES, PRIVATE
2. PRIMARY SCHOOL			:YES, GOVERNMENT 
3. MIDDLE SCHOOL			:KOUNDANPATTI-1KM, GOVERNMENT 
4. HIGH SCHOOL			:KOUNDANPATTI-1KM, GOVERNMENT 
5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL			:KULITHALAI-15KM, GOVERNMENT 
6. COLLEGE				:TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-28KM
7. TECHNICAL			:TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-28KM
8. LIBRARY				:NANGAVARAM-1KM

4.	AGRICULTURE

SOIL TYPE				:RED SOIL
SOURCE OF IRRIGATION			:CANAL
MAJOR CROPS			:BANANA, SUGARCANE, PADDY
MARKETTING CENTRE FOR
  AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS		:TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

 5.	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

TOWN BUS				: YES
POST OFFICE			: YES
TELEPHONE				: YES
POLICE STATION			: KULITHALAI-12KM
FIRE SERVICE STATION	: KULITHALAI-12KM
CINEMA THEATRE			: PERUGAMANI-3KM
FLOUR AND RICE MILL			: NANGAVARAM-1KM

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

6.	HEALTH FACILITIES
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE		: NACHALUR-5KM
SUB CENTRE			: NANGAVARAM-1KM
HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES		: PERUGAMANI-3KM
PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS		: NANGAVARAM-1KM
ALLOPATHY				: NANGAVARAM-1KM
HOMEOPATHY			: NANGAVARAM-1KM
MEDICAL SHOP			: NANGAVARAM-1KM
VETERINARY HOSPITAL			: NANGAVARAM-1KM
MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE		: PERUGAMANI-3KM

7.	DRINKING WATER FACILITIES
COMMUNITY WELL			:1
HAND PUMP(BORE WELL)			:5
O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK)		:1 - 30,000 LTR.
PUBLIC TAPS			:12
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			: 3
TEA SHOP				: 4
GROCERY SHOP			: KOUNDANPATTI-1KM
FAIR-PRICE SHOP			: NANGAVARAM-1KM
WEEKLY MARKET			: NEITHALUR COLONY-2KM
FERTILISER SHOP			: KULUMANI-3KM

10.	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
NATIONALISED BANK :	UCO BANK, NANGAVARAM
 
AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY	: NANGAVARAM-1KM
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			: MRS. LAXMI
PANCHAYAT PRESIDENT			: MR. AIYNANAN
WARD MEMBER			: MR. ARUMUGAM

	DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB:

	SNO.		NAME		MEMBERS 		YEAR
	1.  	WARD MAHALIR MANDRAM	28		1996

	DETAILS OF YOUTH CLUB	: NIL
	KABADI TEAM		:YES
	OTHER ASSOCIATION		:NIL
	FOLK ARTS GROUPS		:NIL
	CHILDREN'S CLUB		:NIL
	SPORTS CLUB		:NIL
	DETAILS OF NGO'S		:WARD
 
13.  DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD

HERBAL TRAINING	- 1 [1996-97] & -2 [1999-2000]

14.	PLACE OF WORSHIP

TEMPLE		:1
CHURCH		:NIL
MOSQUE		:NIL

15.	ENVIRONMENT STATUS

COMMON TREES IN THE AREA	: COCONUT, MANGO, BANANA
HERBAL GARDEN		: NIL

SOCIAL FORESTRY (ROAD SIDE)	: NIL
SCHOOL CAMPUS		: NIL
COMMON LAND		: NIL

16.	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT

	AGRICULTURE, DAILY WAGES, FLOWER SALES