SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE

1.	VILLAGE PARTICULARS	

NAME OF THE VILLAGE			:MELAPACHAKUDI
YEAR OF ADOPTION			:1993-1994
PANCHAYAT				:PACHAKUDI
REVENUE VILLAGE 			:PACHAKUDI
BLOCK				:VIRALIMALAI
TALUK				:KULATHUR
DISTRICT				:PUDUKOTTAI-DT
DIRECTION AND DISTANCE
    FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 		:NORTH-20KM

ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION		:MELAPACHAKUDI VILLAGE
 				 FATIMANAGAR-PO
				 VIRALIMALAI-VIA, PUDUKOTAI-DT
PINCODE				:621 316

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

2.	POPULATION DETAILS
MALE		FEMALE   		TOTAL
127		129       		256

RELIGION
HINDU  	CHRISTIAN 		MUSLIM		TOTAL
256	-		-		 256         

MAJOR COMMUNITIES	:VALLALAR,PALLAR
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COMMUNITY	FC	BC	MBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MALE		-	 97	-	30	-	127
FEMALE		-	103 	-	26	-	129
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOTAL		-	200	-	56	-	256
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3.	EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI		:YES, GOVERNMENT 
2. PRIMARY SCHOOL			:YES, GOVERNMENT 
3. MIDDLE SCHOOL			:AKKALANYAKANPATTI-1KM, GOVERNMENT
4. HIGH SCHOOL			:ALUNTHUR, ST. PATRICK'S
5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL			:VIRALIMALAI, GOVERNMENT 
6. COLLEGE				:TRICHY & MANAPARAI 
7. TECHNICAL			:TRICHY & VIRALIMALAI
8. LIBRARY				:VIRALIMALAI

4.	AGRICULTURE

SOIL TYPE				:RED SOIL
SOURCE OF IRRIGATION			:WELL
MAJOR CROPS			:PADDY,  GROUNDNET
MARKETTING CENTRE FOR
AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS		: VIRALIMALAI

5.	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

TOWN BUS				:NIL
POST OFFICE			:FATIMANAGAR-3KM
TELEPHONE	   			:FATIMANAGAR-3KM
POLICE STATION           			:VIRALIMALAI-9KM
FIRE SERVICE STATION			:VIRALIMALAI-9KM
CINEMA THEATRE			:VIRALIMALAI-9KM
FLOUR AND RICE MILL			:VIRALIMALAI-9KM

OTHERS
COMMUNITY HALL			:NIL
COMMUNITY T.V.			:YES
PANCHAYAT BUILDING			:YES
ANY OTHER PUBLIC BUILDING		:PHC SUB-CENTRE

6.	HEALTH FACILITIES
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE		: VIRALIMALAI-9KM
SUB CENTRE			: YES
HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES		: FATIMANAGAR-3KM
PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS		: FATIMANAGAR-3KM
ALLOPATHY				: FATIMANAGAR-3KM
HOMEOPATHY			: FATIMANAGAR-3KM
MEDICAL SHOP			: VIRALIMALAI-9KM
VETERINARY HOSPITAL			: RASANAYAKKANPATTI-2KM
MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE		: VIRALIMALAI-9KM

7.	DRINKING WATER FACILITIES
COMMUNITY WELL			: NIL
HAND PUMP				: 3
O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK)		: 1 - 30,000 LTR
PUBLIC TAPS			: 3
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				: FATIMANAGAR-3KM
GROCERY SHOP			: FATIMANAGAR-3KM
FAIR-PRICE SHOP			: FATIMANAGAR-3KM
WEEKLY MARKET			: NAGAMANGALAM-6KM
FERTILISER SHOP			: FATIMANAGAR-3KM

10.	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

NATIONALISED BANK 			: 	PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK
					FATIMANAGAR-3KM

AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY	: FATIMANAGAR-3KM

 11.	PUBLIC AMENITIES

TOTAL STREET LIGHTS			:10 [SODIUM-2, TUBE-8]
TYPE OF ROAD			:METAL

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

12.	VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS	

	DETAILS OF PANCHAYAT ELECTED MEMBERS :
UNION COUNCILOR			: MR.M. CHINNASAMY
PANCHAYAT PRESIDENT			: MRS.RAJESWARI
WARD MEMBER			: MR.S.KANNAN, MS. CHITHRA

	DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB	: NIL

	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		:P.S.A, PERAMBUR

13.  DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD

HERBAL MEDICINE TRANNING    		 - 3 [1995-96]
INCOME GENERATING TRAINNING  		- 10[1996-97]

14.	PLACE OF WORSHIP

TEMPLE		:1
CHURCH		:NIL
MOSQUE		:NIL

15.	ENVIRONMENT STATUS

COMMON TREES IN THE AREA		:NEEM, TAMARIND, PONGAMIA
HERBAL GARDEN			:YES

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

16.	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT

	AGRICULTURE  COOLY, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, INDUSTRIAL LABOURES