SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE

1.	VILLAGE PARTICULARS

NAME OF THE VILLAGE			:POTHAVUR
YEAR OF ADOPTION			:1994-1995
PANCHAYAT				:POOTHAVUR
REVENUE VILLAGE 			:POOTHAVUR
BLOCK				:ANDHANALLUR
TALUK				:SRIRANGAM
DISTRICT				:TRICHY
DIRECTION AND DISTANCE
	    FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI	:20KM

ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION		:POTHAVUR VILLAGE
				 INAMPALIYUR-PO
 				 KULUMANI-VIA, TRICHY-DT
PINCODE			 	:639 103

CONTACT PERSONS AT THE 		:MR.GNANESAN (YOUTH LEADER)
VILLAGE LEVEL			:MRS.B.MARIAMMAL(WOMEN LEADER)
			 
2.	POPULATION DETAILS
MALE	FEMALE   	TOTAL
541	560             	1101

RELIGION
HINDU  	CHRISTIAN		MUSLIM		TOTAL
1101	-		-	        	1101   

MAJOR COMMUNITIES	: AMBALAKARAN
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COMMUNITY	FC	BC	MBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MALE		-	536	-	15	-	541
FEMALE		-	544    	-      	16	-	560
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOTAL		-	1080	-	31	-	1101
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3.	EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI	:YES, GOVERNMENT 
2. PRIMARY SCHOOL		:YES, GOVERNMENT 
3. MIDDLE SCHOOL		:YES, GOVERNMENT 
4. HIGH SCHOOL		:SOMARASAMPETTAI-10KM, GOVERNMENT 
5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL		:SOMARASAMPETTAI-10KM, GOVERNMENT 
6. COLLEGE			:TRICHY-20KM
7. TECHNICAL		:ALAGAPURI-7KM, PRIVATE
8. LIBRARY			:SOMARASAMPETTAI-10KM

4.	AGRICULTURE

SOIL TYPE			:RED SOIL
SOURCE OF IRRIGATION    	:WELL, RIVER
MAJOR CROPS	         	:BANANA, FLOWERS, VEGETABLES, SUGARCANE
MARKETING CENTRE FOR
  AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS	:TRICHY-20KM
5.	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

TOWN BUS			:YES
POST OFFICE		:INAMPULIYUR-4KM
TELEPHONE			:YES
POLICE STATION		:SOMARASAMPETTAI-10KM
FIRE SERVICE STATION		:TRICHY-20KM
CINEMA THEATRE		:THAYANUR-4KM
FLOUR AND RICE MILL		:VIALANMEDU-2KM

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

6.	HEALTH FACILITIES
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE	: SEPLAPATTI-4KM
SUB CENTRE		: NIL
HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES	: SEPLAPATTI-4KM
PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS	: SOMARASAMPETTAI-10KM
ALLOPATHY			: SOMARASAMPETTAI-10KM
HOMEOPATHY		: NIL
MEDICAL SHOP		: VIYALANMEDU-2KM
VETERINARY HOSPITAL		: VIYALANMEDU-2KM
MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE	: SEPLAPATTI-4KM

7.	DRINKING WATER FACILITIES
COMMUNITY WELL		: NIL
HAND PUMP(BORE WELL)		: 6
O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK)	: 1 - 20,000 LTR
PUBLIC TAPS		: 15
HOUSE TAP CONNECTION	: 25

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		: 2
TEA SHOP			: 5
GROCERY SHOP		: 3
FAIR-PRICE SHOP		: YES
WEEKLY MARKET		: THAYANUR-4KM 
FERTILIZER SHOP		: VIYALANMEDU-2KM

10.	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
NATIONALIZED BANK 			: UCO BANK, SOMARASAMPETTAI-10KM 

AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY	: NEITHALUR-8KM
11.	PUBLIC AMENITIES

TOTAL STREET LIGHTS		: 30 [TUBE-29, SODIUM-1]
TYPE OF ROAD		: TAR

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

12.	VILLAGE ORGANIZATIONS	

DETAILS OF PANCHAYAT ELECTED MEMBERS :
UNION COUNCILOR      		: MR.KARUPPAN
PANCHAYAT  PRESIDENT    	: MR. SUBRAMANIAN B.A 
WARD MEMBER             		: MRS.SEGATHAMBAL, 								  MR.SUBRAMANIAN,       
			  MR.MOHANRAJ 

	DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB:
	SNO.	NAME		MEMBERS 		YEAR
	1.  ANNAI INDIRA		40		1999
	2.  CATER			35		1997

	DETAILS OF YOUTH CLUB:
	SNO.	NAME		MEMBERS 		YEAR
	1.   ILANTHENTRAL		40		1999		  	  
	KABADI TEAM         	:YES
	OTHER ASSOCIATION	:NIL
	FOLK ARTS GROUPS	:NIL
	CHILDREN'S CLUB	:NIL
	SPORTS CLUB	:NIL
	DETAILS OF NGO'S	:CATER, TRICHY.

13.  DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD
	
ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS - 5 WOMEN [1998-99]
LEADERSHIP TRAINING  - 20 WOMEN[1995-96]
	
14.	PLACE OF WORSHIP

TEMPLE		:1
CHURCH		:NIL
MOSQUE		:NIL

15.	ENVIRONMENT STATUS

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

16.	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT

	AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE COOLY
	DAILY WAGES, GEM-POLISHING