SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE
1.	VILLAGE PARTICULARS	

NAME OF THE VILLAGE			:VADASERI
YEAR OF ADOPTION			:1998-1999
PANCHAYAT				:VADASERI
REVENUE VILLAGE 			:VADASERI
BLOCK				:THOGAMALAI
TALUK				:KULITHALAI
DISTRICT				:KARUR
DIRECTION AND DISTANCE
	    FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 	:SOUTH WEST-27KM

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

CONTACT PERSONS AT THE 		:  DR.A.BALAKRISHNAN, VILLAGE LEADER
	VILLAGE LEVEL		   MR A.ANNADURAI, HM

2.	POPULATION DETAILS
MALE		FEMALE   		TOTAL
1025          		1023             		2048

RELIGION
HINDU  	CHRISTIAN		MUSLIM		TOTAL
2048	-		-            		2048    

MAJOR COMMUNITIES	: OORALI GOUNDERS
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COMMUNITY	FC	BC	MBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MALE		-	220	625      	180	-	1025
FEMALE		-	290    	543      	190	-	1023
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TOTAL		-	510	1168	370	-	2048
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3.	EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI	:YES, GOVERNMENT 
2. PRIMARY SCHOOL		:YES, GOVERNMENT 
3. MIDDLE SCHOOL		:R.T MALAI-3KM, GOVERNMENT 
4. HIGH SCHOOL		:R.T MALAI-3KM, GOVERNMENT 
5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL		:INAMKULATHUR-6KM
6. COLLEGE			:TRICHY-25KM
7. TECHNICAL		:MANAPARAI-18KM
8. LIBRARY			:YES,SUB LIBRARY

4.	AGRICULTURE

SOIL TYPE			:RED SOIL
SOURCE OF IRRIGATION		:WELL, TANK, BOREWELL
MAJOR CROPS		:PADDY, KAMBU, CHOLAM, SUGARCANE
MARKETTING CENTRE FOR
  AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS	:MANAPARAI-18KM
5.	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
TOWN BUS				:YES
POST OFFICE			:YES 
TELEPHONE				:YES
POLICE STATION			:THOGAMALAI-15KM
FIRE SERVICE STATION	:THOGAMALAI-15KM
CINEMA THEATRE			:KAVALKARANPATTI-2KM
FLOUR AND RICE MILL			:YES

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

6.	HEALTH FACILITIES

PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE		: KAVALKARANPATTI-2KM
SUB CENTRE			: NIL
HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES		: MANAPARAI-18KM
PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS		: KAVALKARANPATTI-2KM
ALLOPATHY				: KAVALKARANPATTI-2KM
HOMEOPATHY			: SOMARASAMPETTAI-15KM
MEDICAL SHOP			: KAVALKARANPATTI-2KM
VETERINARY HOSPITAL			: KAVALKARANPATTI-2KM
MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE		: MANAPARAI-18KM

7.	DRINKING WATER FACILITIES

COMMUNITY WELL			: 1
HAND PUMP				: 4
O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK)		: 2 - 20,000 LTR.
PUBLIC TAPS			: 12
HOUSE TAP CONNECTION		: NIL

8.	SANITATION DISPOSAL OF HUMAN EXCRETA

WATER SEAL TYPE PRIVATE/PUBLIC		:YES.(PRIVATE)
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		: 7
TEA SHOP			: 4
GROCERY SHOP		: 2
FAIR-PRICE SHOP		: 1
WEEKLY MARKET		: KAVALKARANPATTI-2KM
FERTILISER SHOP		: 1

10.	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
NATIONALISED BANK 		: BANK OF INDIA, KAVALKARANPATTI-2KM
AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY: VADASERI
 11.	PUBLIC AMENITIES

TOTAL STREET LIGHTS		:15 [SODIUM-3, TUBE-12]
TYPE OF ROAD		:TAR

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.P. CHINNAYAN

DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB:
	SNO.		NAME		MEMBERS 		YEAR
	1.  PAMBALAMMAN WOMEN'S CLUB           	20         		1994   

DETAILS OF YOUTH CLUB	: NIL

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

13.  DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS          	- 24 [1998-99]
HERBAL MEDICINE PREPARATION      	- 3  [1998-99]
FIRST AID & HEALTH               	- 5  [1998-99]
TAILORING                        	- 11 [1998-99]
FOOD ADULTERATION               	 - 12 [1998-99]
CATTLE MANAGEMENT               	 - 65 [1998-99]
EXPOSURE ON A HERBAL GARDEN     	 - 5  [1998-99]
MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL GOODS - 8  [1998-99]
DRY LAND FARMING		- 35 [1998-99]

14.	PLACE OF WORSHIP

TEMPLE		:6
CHURCH		:NIL
MOSQUE		:NIL

15.	ENVIRONMENT STATUS

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

16.	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT
		
	AGRICULTURE ARTIFICIAL GEM-POLISHING