SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE

1.	VILLAGE PARTICULARS	

NAME OF THE VILLAGE		:PILLUR
YEAR OF ADOPTION		:1994-1995
PANCHAYAT			:PILLUR
REVENUE VILLAGE 		:VADASERI
BLOCK			:THOGAMALAI
TALUK			:KULITHALAI
DISTRICT			:KARUR
DIRECTION AND DISTANCE
	    FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI :WEST-28KM

ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION	:PILLUR VILLAGE
			VADASERI-PO
			THOGAMALAI-VIA, KARUR-DT
PINCODE			 :621 313

CONTACT PERSONS AT THE 	:MR. A.RAGAVAN, UNION COUNCILOR
	VILLAGE LEVEL:	 MRS.R.KALAIARASI, WOMEN'S CLUB PRESIDENT

2.	POPULATION DETAILS
MALE		FEMALE   		TOTAL
577       		634		1211

RELIGION
HINDU  	CHRISTIAN		MUSLIM		TOTAL
879	332		-		1211

MAJOR COMMUNITIES	:OORALI GOUNDERS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COMMUNITY	FC	BC	MBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MALE		-	313	149     	115	-	 577
FEMALE		-	354   	163      	117	-	 634
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOTAL		-	667	312	232	-	1211
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

3.	EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI	:YES, GOVERNMENT 
2. PRIMARY SCHOOL		:YES, GOVERNMENT 
3. MIDDLE SCHOOL		:YES, GOVERNMENT 
4. HIGH SCHOOL		:INAMKULATHUR-5KM, GOVERNMENT 
5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL		:INAMKULATHUR-5KM, GOVERNMENT 
6. COLLEGE			:TRICHY-28KM
7. TECHNICAL		:MANAPARAI-15KM
8. LIBRARY			:INAMKULATHUR-5KM

4.	AGRICULTURE

SOIL TYPE			:BLOCK COTTON SOIL
SOURCE OF IRRIGATION		:BOREWELL, TANK 
MAJOR CROPS		:PADDY, SUGARCANE, GROUNDNET
MARKETTING CENTRE FOR
  AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS	:MANAPARAI-15KM
5.	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

TOWN BUS			:YES
POST OFFICE		:VADASERI
TELEPHONE			:YES
POLICE STATION		:THOGAMALAI-15KM
FIRE SERVICE STATION		:MANAPARAI-15KM
CINEMA THEATRE		:INAMKULATHUR-5KM
FLOUR AND RICE MILL		:ALAMPATTIPUTHUR-3KM

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

6.	HEALTH FACILITIES
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE	: INAMKULATHUR-5KM
SUB CENTRE		: YES
HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES	: MANAPARAI-15KM
PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS	: ALAMPATTIPUTHUR-3KM
ALLOPATHY			: ALAMPATTIPUTHUR-3KM
HOMEOPATHY		: ALAMPATTIPUTHUR-3KM
MEDICAL SHOP		: ALAMPATTIPUTHUR-3KM
VETERINARY HOSPITAL		: INAMKULATHUR-5KM
MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE	: INAMKULATHUR-5KM

7.	DRINKING WATER FACILITIES
COMMUNITY WELL		: 1
HAND PUMP			: 2
O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK)	: 1 - 20,000 LTR.
PUBLIC TAPS		: 5
HOUSE TAP CONNECTION	: 15

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	: 2
TEA SHOP		: 2
GROCERY SHOP	: 2
FAIR-PRICE SHOP	: MUTHUNAMPATTI-2KM
WEEKLY MARKET	: INAMKULATHUR-5KM
FERTILISER SHOP	: ALAMPATTIPUTHUR-3KM

10.	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
NATIONALISED BANK :	BANK OF INDIA, KAVALKARANPATTI-6KM

AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY: VADASERI-5KM
 11.	PUBLIC AMENITIES

TOTAL STREET LIGHTS	:15 [SODIUM-2, TUBE-13]
TYPE OF ROAD		:GRAVEL

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

12.	VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS	

	DETAILS OF PANCHAYAT ELECTED MEMBERS :
UNION COUNCILOR	      		: MR.A. RAGAVAN
PANCHAYAT  PRESIDENT    		: MRS.R.SUBBULAKHSMI
WARD MEMBER		      	: MR.N. RENGARAJ

	DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB:
	SNO.		NAME		MEMBERS 		YEAR
	1.	ANNAI TERESA WOMEN'S CLUB       	25           		1996   

	DETAILS OF YOUTH CLUB:
 	SNO.		NAME		MEMBERS 		YEAR
	1.   VILLAGE YOUTH CLUB                		20           		1996 

	KABADI TEAM		:YES
	OTHER ASSOCIATION		:FARMERS CLUB
	FOLK ARTS GROUPS		:NIL
	CHILDREN'S CLUB		:NIL
	SPORTS CLUB		:NIL
	DETAILS OF NGO'S		:CRHD

13.  DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD
	
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS   		 - 25 [1994-95]
HEALTH & FIRST AID         		- 3  [1993-94]
HERBAL MEDICINE PREPARATION		- 3  [1995-96]
CATTLE  MANAGEMENT        		 - 10 [1994-95]

14.	PLACE OF WORSHIP

TEMPLE		:3
CHURCH		:2
MOSQUE		:NIL

15.	ENVIRONMENT STATUS

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

16.	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT

		AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE LABOURES, ARTIFICIAL GEM-POLISHING