SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE


1.	VILLAGE PARTICULARS	

NAME OF THE VILLAGE			:   MELANAGAMANGALAM
YEAR OF ADOPTION			:   1991-1992
PANCHAYAT				:   NAGAMANGALAM
REVENUE VILLAGE 			:   NAGAMANGALAM
BLOCK				:   MANIKANDAM
TALUK				:   SRIRANGAM
DISTRICT				:   TIRUCHIRAPALLI
DIRECTION AND DISTANCE
	           FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI	:   SOUTH-20KM
ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION		:   MELANAGAMANGALAM  VILLAGE
				    NAGAMANGALAM-PO
				    E.PUDUR-VIA, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-DT
PINCODE				:   620 012 

CONTACT PERSONS AT THE 		:    MR. VENKATACHALAM, VILLAGE LEADER
	VILLAGE LEVEL		

2.	POPULATION DETAILS 

	MALE		FEMALE   	  	TOTAL
	101	          		105               		206

   	RELIGION

	HINDU  	CHRISTIAN 		MUSLIM		TOTAL
	 206	    -             -             	-	 	206

 	MAJOR COMMUNITIES			:    VELLALAR, NAIDU
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	COMMUNITY	FC	BC	MBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	MALE		-	101	-      	-	-	101
	FEMALE		-	105	-	-	-	105
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	TOTAL		-	206	-	-	-	206	
	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3.	EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI			:    YES, GOVERNMENT 
2. PRIMARY SCHOOL				:    YES, GOVERNMENT 
3. MIDDLE SCHOOL				:     NAGAMANGALAM-.5KM, ST. MARY'S
4. HIGH SCHOOL				:     NAGAMANGALAM-.5KM, JERICO
5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL				:     NAZARATH-5KM, ST. THOMAS
6. COLLEGE					:     TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-20KM
7. TECHNICAL				:     TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-20KM
8. LIBRARY					:     TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-20KM

4.	AGRICULTURE

SOIL TYPE					:     RED SOIL
SOURCE OF IRRIGATION				:     WELL
MAJOR CROPS				:      PADDY, SUGARCANE &GROUNDNET 
MARKETTING CENTRE FOR
AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS			:      TIRUCHIRAPPALLI- 20KM
5.	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

TOWN BUS					:     NAGAMANGALAM-.5KM
POST OFFICE				:     NAGAMANGALAM-.5KM
TELEPHONE					:     NAGAMANGALAM-.5KM
POLICE STATION				:     MANIKANDAM UNION OFFICE-2KM
FIRE SERVICE STATION				:     TIRUCHIRAPPLLI-20KM
CINEMA THEATRE				:     CROWFORD-15KM
FLOUR AND RICE MILL				:     ALUNTHUR-2KM

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

6.	HEALTH FACILITIES

PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE			:      INAMKULATHUR-10KM
SUB CENTRE				:      NAGAMANGALAM-.5KM
HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES			:      INAMKULATHUR-10KM
PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS			:      NAGAMANGALAM-.5KM
ALLOPATHY					:      UNION OFFICE-3KM
HOMEOPATHY				:       NAGAMANGALAM-.5KM
MEDICAL SHOP				:       MANIKANDAM UNION OFFICE-3KM
VETERINARY HOSPITAL				:       MANIKANDAM UNION OFFICE-3KM
MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE			:       INAMKULATHUR-19KM

7.	DRINKING WATER FACILITIES

COMMUNITY WELL				:       NIL
HAND PUMP(BORE WELL)				:        3
O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK)			:        1 - 30,000 LTR
PUBLIC TAPS				:        3
HOUSE TAP CONNECTION			:        5

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					:         NAGAMANGALAM-.5KM
GROCERY SHOP				:         NAGAMANGALAM-.5KM 
FAIR-PRICE SHOP				:         NAGAMANGALAM-.5KM 
WEEKLY MARKET				:         NAGAMANGALAM-.5KM
FERTILISER SHOP				:         NAGAMANGALAM-.5KM

10.	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

NATIONALISED BANK 				:          PANJAB NATIONAL BANK
			      			FATIMANAGAR-5KM
AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY		:          NAGAMANGALAM-.5KM
11.	PUBLIC AMENITIES

TOTAL STREET LIGHTS				:           10 [SODIUM-1, TUBE-9]
TYPE OF ROAD				:           METAL

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

12.	VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS	

	DETAILS OF PANCHAYAT ELECTED MEMBERS 
UNION COUNCILOR				:        MR. MAHALI
PANCHAYAT PRESIDENT				:        MR. VELLAISAMY
WARD MEMBER				:        MR. RENGANAYAKI

	DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB		:        NIL
	DETAILS OF YOUTH CLUB		:         NIL
	KABADI TEAM			:         NIL
	OTHER ASSOCIATION			:         NIL
	FOLK ARTS GROUPS			:         NIL
	CHILDREN'S CLUB			:         RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, 
					     	MELANAGAMANGALAM

13.  DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS    			- 3 [1998-99]
HERBAL MEDICINE PREPARATION			- 5 [1995-96]
INCOME GENERATION PROGRAM			- 4 [1997-98]

14.	PLACE OF WORSHIP

	TEMPLE				:      1
	CHURCH				:      NIL
	MOSQUE				:      NIL

15.	ENVIRONMENT STATUS

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

16.	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT

AGRICULTURE  COOLY, CONTRUCTION LABOURES, TRADITION MUD POT MAKING