SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE
1. VILLAGE PARTICULARS NAME OF THE VILLAGE : KEERIKALMEDU YEAR OF ADOPTION : 1989-1990 PANCHAYAT : POSAMPATTI REVENUE VILLAGE : POSAMPATTI BLOCK : ANDANALLUR TALUK : SRIRANGAM DISTRICT : TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DIRECTION AND DISTANCE FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI : WEST-17KM ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION : KEERIKALMEDU INAMPULIYUR-PO TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-DT PINCODE : 639 103. CONTACT PERSONS AT THE : MR.P. ARUMUGAM, EX-PRESIDENT, NYK VILLAGE LEVEL : MR.SANNSI, WARD MEMBER 2. POPULATION DETAILS MALE FEMALE TOTAL 976 774 1750 RELIGION HINDU CHRISTIAN MUSLIM TOTAL 1750 - - 1750 MAJOR COMMUNITIES :MUTHURAJA, NAIDU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMMUNITY FC BC MBC SC ST TOTAL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MALE - - 913 63 - 976 FEMALE - - 734 37 - 774 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOTAL - - 1647 103 - 1750 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI : YES, GOVERNMENT 2. PRIMARY SCHOOL : YES, GOVERNMENT 3. MIDDLE SCHOOL : YES, GOVERNMENT 4. HIGH SCHOOL : R.T. MALAI 3KM, GOVERNMENT 5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL : SOMARASAMPETTAI 10KM, GOVERNMENT 6. COLLEGE : TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 17KM 7. TECHNICAL : TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 17KM 8. LIBRARY : VIYALANMEDU 2KM 4. AGRICULTURE SOIL TYPE : RED SOIL SOURCE OF IRRIGATION : WELL & CANAL MAJOR CROPS : PADDY, BANANA, SUGAR CANE MARKETING CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS : TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 5. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES TOWN BUS : YES POST OFFICE : PULIYUR 2KM TELEPHONE : SOMARASAMPETTAI 10KM POLICE STATION : SOMARASAMPETTAI 10KM FIRE SERVICE STATION : TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 17KM CINEMA THEATRE : THAYANUR 1KM FLOUR AND RICE MILL : THAYANUR 1KM OTHERS COMMUNITY HALL : YES COMMUNITY T.V. : YES PANCHAYAT BUILDING : NIL ANY OTHER PUBLIC BUILDING : NIL 6. HEALTH FACILITIES PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE : KULUMANI 5KM SUB CENTRE : POSAMPATTI 1KM HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES : SOMARASAMPETTAI 10KM PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS : NIL ALLOPATHY : SOMARASAMPETTAI 10KM HOMEOPATHY : THAYANUR 1KM MEDICAL SHOP : SOMARASAMPETTAI 10KM VETERINARY HOSPITAL : VIYALANMEDU 1KM MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE : SOMARASAMPETTAI 10KM 7. DRINKING WATER FACILITIES COMMUNITY WELL : 2 HAND PUMP(BORE WELL) : 6 O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK) : 1 - 20,000 LTR. PUBLIC TAPS : 15 HOUSE TAP CONNECTION : 20 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) : OPEN SOAK PIT : NIL OPEN FIELD : YES 9. MARKET FACILITIES PETTY SHOP : 5 TEA SHOP : 3 GROCERY SHOP : 1 FAIR-PRICE SHOP : VIYALANMEDU 1.5KM WEEKLY MARKET : THAYANUR 1KM FERTILIZER SHOP : THAYANUR 1KM 10. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NATIONALISED BANK : BANK OF BARODA KULUMANI 8.5KM AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY : THIRUMURUGAN CO-OP. BANK VIYALANMEDU-1.5KM 11. PUBLIC AMENITIES TOTAL STREET LIGHTS : 15 [SODIUM-1, TUBE-14] TYPE OF ROAD : TAR GRAVEYARD/CREMATION GROUND COMMON TO ALL : NIL CASTE HINDUS : YES SC COMMUNITY : YES 12. VILLAGE ORGANIZATIONS DETAILS OF PANCHAYAT ELECTED MEMBERS UNION COUNCILOR : MR.P. CHINNAYAN PANCHAYAT PRESIDENT : MR.O.M. SOUNDARAJAN WARD MEMBER : MR. SANNASI, VELLAIYAN DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB: SNO. NAME MEMBERS YEAR 1. CATER 30 1996 DETAILS OF YOUTH CLUB: SNO. NAME MEMBERS YEAR 1. NEHRU YOUTH CLUB 60 1991 KABADI TEAM : YES OTHER ASSOCIATION : NIL FOLK ARTS GROUPS : YES CHILDREN'S CLUB : NIL SPORTS CLUB : YES DETAILS OF NGO'S : CATER 13. DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD LEADERSHIP - 10 [1992-99] NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS - 15 [1998-99] SCIENCE TO VILLAGERS - 5 [1995-96] TREE PLANTATION - 25 [1993-94] NATURE CONSERVATION - 55 [1994-95] GEM POLISHING - 5 [1995-96] 14. PLACE OF WORSHIP TEMPLE : 1 CHURCH : NIL MOSQUE : NIL 15. ENVIRONMENT STATUS COMMON TREES IN THE AREA : NEEM, VADAMATAGI, BANANA, COCONUT HERBAL GARDEN : NIL SOCIAL FORESTRY (ROAD SIDE) : YES SCHOOL CAMPUS : YES COMMON LAND : YES 16. NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURE, DAILY WAGES, GEM-POLISHING