SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE
1.	VILLAGE PARTICULARS	

NAME OF THE VILLAGE			:VENKATATHANPATTI
YEAR OF ADOPTION			:1999-2000
PANCHAYAT				:PUTHUR
REVENUE VILLAGE 			:PUTHUR
BLOCK				:THOGAMALAI
TALUK				:KULITHALAI
DISTRICT				:KARUR
DIRECTION AND DISTANCE
	    FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI	:WEST-35KM

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

CONTACT PERSONS AT THE 		:MR.D.ARUMUGAM UDAIYAR(COUNCILOR)
VILLAGE LEVEL			:MR.V.RAMASAMY(PUTHUR ORGANIZER)
				 MR. PERUMAL(SERETARY OF MPCS)	

2.	POPULATION DETAILS
MALE		FEMALE   		TOTAL
302		306		608

RELIGION
HINDU  	CHRISTIAN		MUSLIM		TOTAL
538	52		18		608   

MAJOR COMMUNITIES	: PALLAN, UDAYAR
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COMMUNITY	FC	BC	MBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MALE		-	202	-	 98	-	300
FEMALE		-	206	-	102	-	308
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TOTAL			408		200		608
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3.	EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI		:YES, GOVERNMENT 
2. PRIMARY SCHOOL			:YES, ARUNAGIRI VILAS P.S.
3. MIDDLE SCHOOL			:KEELAVELIYUR-4KM, GOVERNMENT 
4. HIGH SCHOOL			:KEELAVELIYUR-4KM, GOVERNMENT 
5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL			:THOGAMALAI-12KM, GOVERNMENT 
6. COLLEGE				:TRICHY-35KM
7. TECHNICAL			:ALAGAPURI-12KM, PRIVATE
8. LIBRARY				:MELAVELIYUR-2KM
 
4.	AGRICULTURE
SOIL TYPE				:RED SOIL, GRAVEL SOIL
SOURCE OF IRRIGATION    		:WELL, TUBE WELL, TANKS
MAJOR CROPS	   		:RICE, VEGITABLES, SUGARCANE
MARKETTING CENTRE FOR
  AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS		:MANAPARAI-22KM
5.	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

TOWN BUS				:YES
POST OFFICE			:PUTHUR-7KM
TELEPHONE				:KEELAVELIYUR-4KM
POLICE STATION			:THOGAMALAI-12KM
FIRE SERVICE STATION			:MANAPARAI-22KM
CINEMA THEATRE			:KEELAVELIYUR-4KM
FLOUR AND RICE MILL			:KEELAVELIYUR-4KM

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

6.	HEALTH FACILITIES

PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE		: KAVALKARANPATTI-7KM
SUB CENTRE			: NIL
HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES		: KAVALKARANPATTI-7KM
PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS		: KAVALKARANPATTI-7KM
ALLOPATHY				: KAVALKARANPATTI-7KM
HOMEOPATHY			: NIL
MEDICAL SHOP			: KEELAVELIYUR-4KM
VETERINARY HOSPITAL			: KAVALKARANPATTI-7KM
MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE		: KAVALKARANPATTI-7KM

7.	DRINKING WATER FACILITIES

COMMUNITY WELL			: NIL
HAND PUMP(BORE WELL)			: 1
O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK)		: 1 - 20,000 LTR
PUBLIC TAPS			: 15
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			: 2
TEA SHOP				: 3
GROCERY SHOP			: YES
FAIR-PRICE SHOP			: YES
WEEKLY MARKET			: KAVALKARANPATTI-7KM 
FERTILISER SHOP			: KEELAVELIYUR-4KM

10.	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
NATIONALISED BANK 			: BANK OF INDIA, KAVALKARANPATTI-7KM 
AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY	: KEELAVELIYUR-4KM
11.	PUBLIC AMENITIES

TOTAL STREET LIGHTS			:10 [TUBE-10]
TYPE OF ROAD			:TAR

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

12.	VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS	

DETAILS OF PANCHAYAT ELECTED MEMBERS :
UNION COUNCILOR     			: MR.D.ARUMUGAM
PANCHAYAT  PRESIDENT		: MR. NALLUSAMY
WARD MEMBER			: MRS.S.FATHIMA, MR.K.PALANIVEL 

	DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB:
	SNO.		NAME		MEMBERS 		YEAR
	1.   	SOORIYAGANDHI  		20		1994
	2.   	LISA(PPDS)			20		1998

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

13.  DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD
	
FIRST AID & HEALTH			- 5 WOMEN [1999-2000]
WOMEN LEADERSHIP			- 3 WOMEN	  "

14.	PLACE OF WORSHIP

TEMPLE			:2
CHURCH			:1
MOSQUE			:NIL


15.	ENVIRONMENT STATUS

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

16.	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT

AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE COOLY, DAILY WAGES, GEM POLISHING