SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE

1.	VILLAGE PARTICULARS	

NAME OF THE VILLAGE		:POOVAYEEPATTI
YEAR OF ADOPTION		:1986-1987
PANCHAYAT			:VADASERI
REVENUE VILLAGE 		:VADASERI
BLOCK			:THOGAMALAI
TALUK			:KULITHALAI
DISTRICT			:KARUR
DIRECTION AND DISTANCE
	    FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI :SOUTH&WEST-25 KM
ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION	:POOVAYEEPATTI VILLAGE
			VADASERI-PO
			THOGAMALAI-VIA, KARUR-DT
PINCODE			 :621 313

CONTACT PERSONS AT THE 	:MR. MELAYAGOUNDER, VILLAGE LEADER
	VILLAGE LEVEL	:MRS.R.DHANAM, WOMEN'S CLUB PRESIDENT

2.	POPULATION DETAILS
MALE		FEMALE   		TOTAL
350          		362		712

RELIGION

HINDU  	CHRISTIAN 		MUSLIM		TOTAL
712	-		-            		712

MAJOR COMMUNITIES	: OORALI GOUNDER
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COMMUNITY	FC	BC	MBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MALE		-	298	-	52	-	350
FEMALE		-	294    	-	68	-	362
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOTAL		-	592	-	120	-	712
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3.	EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI	:YES/NGO, VRO
2. PRIMARY SCHOOL		:VADASERI-3KM, GOVERNMENT 
3. MIDDLE SCHOOL		:PILLUR-4KM, GOVERNMENT 
4. HIGH SCHOOL		:R.T MALAI-6KM, GOVERNMENT 
5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL		:MANAPARAI-15KM
6. COLLEGE			:TRICHY-25KM
7. TECHNICAL		:MANAPARAI-15KM
8. LIBRARY			:VADASERI-3KM

4.	AGRICULTURE

SOIL TYPE				:RED SOIL
SOURCE OF IRRIGATION			:WELL 
MAJOR CROPS			:GROUNDNET,KAMBU& CHOLAM
MARKETTING CENTRE FOR
  AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS		:MANAPARAI-15KM
5.	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

TOWN BUS				:NIL, 2KM VADASERI-TRICHY MAIN ROAD 
POST OFFICE			:VADASERI-3KM
TELEPHONE				:VADASERI-3KM
POLICE STATION			:THOGAMALAI-18KM
FIRE SERVICE STATION			:THOGAMALAI-18KM
CINEMA THEATRE			: KAVALKARANPATTI-6KM
FLOUR AND RICE MILL			: VADASERI-3KM

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

6.	HEALTH FACILITIES

PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE		: KAVALKARANPATTI-6KM
SUB CENTRE			: NIL
HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES		: MANAPARAI-15KM
PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS		: KAVALKARANPATTI-6KM
ALLOPATHY				: KAVALKARANPATTI-6KM
HOMEOPATHY			: YES. ONE PERSON
MEDICAL SHOP			: KAVALKARANPATTI-6KM
VETERINARY HOSPITAL			: KAVALKARANPATTI-6KM
MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE		: TRICHY-25KM

7.	DRINKING WATER FACILITIES

COMMUNITY WELL			: 1
HAND PUMP				: 4
O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK)		: 1 - 20,000 LTR.
PUBLIC TAPS			: 6
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		: 1
TEA SHOP			: 1
GROCERY SHOP		: VADASERI-3KM
FAIR-PRICE SHOP		: VADASERI-3KM
WEEKLY MARKET		: INAMKULATHUR-5KM
FERTILISER SHOP		: VADASERI-3KM

10.	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
NATIONALISED BANK 			:	BANK OF INDIA
					KAVALKARANPATTI-6KM
AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY	: 	VADASERI-3KM

11.	PUBLIC AMENITIES

TOTAL STREET LIGHTS		:8 [SODIUM-1, TUBE-7]
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	    		: MRS. LATHA VELUSAMY
PANCHAYAT  PRESIDENT    		: MR.K.R. VIJAYAN
WARD MEMBER		    	: MR.G. THANGAVEL

	DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB:
	SNO.		NAME		MEMBERS 		YEAR
	1.	POOVAYEEPATTI WOMEN'S CLUB	20		1988

	DETAILS OF YOUTH CLUB:
	SNO.		NAME		MEMBERS 		YEAR
	1.	POOVAYEEPATTI YOUTH CLUB	18		1994

	KABADI TEAM		:YES. TWO SENIOR & JUNIOR
	OTHER ASSOCIATION		:NIL
	FOLK ARTS GROUPS		:NIL
	CHILDREN'S CLUB		:NIL
	SPORTS CLUB		:NIL
	DETAILS OF NGO'S		:VRO

13.  DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS      		- 12 [1990-1991]
HEALTH & FIRST AID           		- 2  [1994-1995]
FISH FARMING                  			- 10 [1993-1994]
POULTY                       			- 20 [1993-1994]
CATTLE  MANAGEMENT           		- 8  [1993-1994]
TAILORING                     			- 15 [1992-1993]

14.	PLACE OF WORSHIP

TEMPLE		:2
CHURCH		:NIL
MOSQUE		:NIL

15.	ENVIRONMENT STATUS

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

16.	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT
	AGRICULTURE COOLY
	ARTIFICIAL GEM-POLISHING