SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE
1.	VILLAGE PARTICULARS	

NAME OF THE VILLAGE			:THALINGI
YEAR OF ADOPTION			:1988-1989
PANCHAYAT				:THALINGI
REVENUE VILLAGE 			:CHINNAPANIYUR
BLOCK				:THOGAMAALAI
TALUK				:KULITHALAI
DISTRICT				:KARUR
DIRECTION AND DISTANCE
	    FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 	:WEST-30KM

ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION		:THALINGI VILLAGE
				 RANGACHIPATTI -PO
				 NANGAVARAM-VIA, KARUR-639 110

CONTACT PERSONS AT THE 		:MR.KANAGARAJ, YOUTH LEADER
	VILLAGE LEVEL		 MISS.VALARMATHI, WOMEN MEMBER

2.	POPULATION DETAILS
MALE		FEMALE   		TOTAL
440       		439		879

RELIGION
HINDU  	CHRISTIAN		MUSLIM		TOTAL
 873	06		-		879   

MAJOR COMMUNITIES	: OORALI GOUNDER
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COMMUNITY	FC	BC	MBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MALE		1	324	-       	115	-	440
FEMALE		2	312  	-      	125	-	439
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOTAL		3	636	-	240	-	879
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3.	EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI		:ANDIGOUNDANPATTI-1KM, GOVERNMENT 
2. PRIMARY SCHOOL			:YES, GOVERNMENT 
3. MIDDLE SCHOOL			:ALATHUR-2KM, GOVERNMENT 
4. HIGH SCHOOL			:ALATHUR-2KM, GOVERNMENT 
5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL			:SOMARASAMPETTAI-20KM, GOVERNMENT 
6. COLLEGE				:TRICHY-30KM
7. TECHNICAL			:ALAGAPURI-12KM, PRIVATE
8. LIBRARY				:NACHALUR-5KM

4.	AGRICULTURE

SOIL TYPE				:RED SOIL, ALLUVIAL SOIL
SOURCE OF IRRIGATION			:WELL, TUBEWELL, CANALS
MAJOR CROPS			:PADDY, SUGARCANE, OIL SEEDS, COTTON
MARKETTING CENTRE FOR
  AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS		:TRICHY-30KM
5.	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

TOWN BUS				:YES
POST OFFICE			:RANGACHIPATTI-1KM
TELEPHONE				:YES
POLICE STATION			:THOGAMALAI-15KM
FIRE SERVICE STATION			:KULITHALAI-25KM
CINEMA THEATRE			:NACHALUR-5KM
FLOUR AND RICE MILL			:CHINNAPANAIYUR-4KM

OTHERS
COMMUNITY HALL			:NIL
COMMUNITY T.V.			:1
PANCHAYAT BUILDING			:YES
ANY OTHER PUBLIC BUILDING		:NIL

6.	HEALTH FACILITIES

PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE		: NACHALUR-5KM
SUB CENTRE			: NIL
HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES		: NACHALUR-5KM
PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS		: KAVALKARANPATTI-7KM
ALLOPATHY				: KAVALKARANPATII-7KM
HOMEOPATHY			: NIL
MEDICAL SHOP			: KAVALKARANPATTI-7KM
VETERINARY HOSPITAL			: NACHALUR-5KM
MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE		: NACHALUR-5M

7.	DRINKING WATER FACILITIES

COMMUNITY WELL			: YES
HAND PUMP(BORE WELL)			: 2
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			: ANDIGOUNDANPATTI-1KM
FAIR-PRICE SHOP			: YES
WEEKLY MARKET			: NACHALUR-5KM
FERTILISER SHOP			: CHINNAPANIYUR-4KM

10.	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
NATIONALISED BANK 			: BANK OF INDIA, KAVALKARANPATTI-7KM
AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY	: NEITHALUR-7KM
11.	PUBLIC AMENITIES

TOTAL STREET LIGHTS			:10 [SODIUM-1, TUBES-9]
TYPE OF ROAD			:TAR, 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. NATARAJAN
PANCHAYAT  PRESIDENT		: MRS. ALUGURANI NAGARAJAN
WARD MEMBER			: MR. PERUMAL

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

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

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

13.  DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD
	
NIL.

14.	PLACE OF WORSHIP

TEMPLE		:1
CHURCH		:NIL
MOSQUE		:NIL


15.	ENVIRONMENT STATUS

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

16.	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT
					AGRICULTURE
					AGRICULTURE COOLY
					DAILY WAGES
					ARTIFICIAL GEM-POLISHING