SHEPHERD VILLAGE PROFILE

1.	VILLAGE PARTICULARS	

NAME OF THE VILLAGE			:KOTHAMANGALAM
YEAR OF ADOPTION			:1994-1995
PANCHAYAT				:PERATIYUR
REVENUE VILLAGE 			:PERATIYUR
BLOCK				:MANIKANDAM
TALUK				:SRIRANGAM
DISTRICT				:TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

DIRECTION AND DISTANCE
	    FROM TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 	:SOUTH-13KM
ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION		:KOTHAMANGALAM VILLAGE
 				 SUBRAMIYAR KOVIL STREET
				 RAMJINAGAR-PO, TIRUCHIRAPPALI-DT
PINCODE				:620 009

CONTACT PERSONS AT THE 		:MR.P.AYYASAMY, VILLAGE LEADER
	VILLAGE LEVEL		:MRS. MANIMEGALAI, WOMEN LEADER

2.	POPULATION DETAILS
MALE		FEMALE   		TOTAL
134		147		281

RELIGION

HINDU  	CHRISTIAN 		MUSLIM		TOTAL
281	-		-         	   	 281

MAJOR COMMUNITIES	: VELLALAR, ASARI, VANNAN
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COMMUNITY	FC	BC	MBC	SC	ST	TOTAL
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MALE		-	2	-	132	-	134
FEMALE		-	2	-	145	-	147
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TOTAL		-	4	-	277	-	281
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3.	EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

1. PRE SCHOOL/BALWADI		:YES, GOVERNMENT 
2. PRIMARY SCHOOL			:YES, GOVERNMENT 
3. MIDDLE SCHOOL			:YES, GOVERNMENT 
4. HIGH SCHOOL			:PUNGANUR-1.5KM, ST. JOSEPH'S
5. HR. SEC. SCHOOL			:TRICHIRAPPALLI-10KM 
6. COLLEGE				:TRICHIRAPPALLI-10KM
7. TECHNICAL			:KALIKUDI-1KM
8. LIBRARY				:RAMJINAGAR-1KM

4.	AGRICULTURE
SOIL TYPE				:RED SOIL
SOURCE OF IRRIGATION			:RIVER IRRIGATION
MAJOR CROPS			:PADDY 
MARKETTING CENTRE FOR
  AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS		:TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-10KM

5.	TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

TOWN BUS				:NIL
POST OFFICE			:NIL
TELEPHONE				:NIL
POLICE STATION			:CHOLANNAGAR-1.5KM
FIRE SERVICE STATION			:TRICHIRAPPALLLI-10KM
CINEMA THEATRE			:RAMJINAGAR-.5KM
FLOUR AND RICE MILL			:YES
OTHERS
COMMUNITY HALL			:NIL
COMMUNITY T.V.			:YES
PANCHAYAT BUILDING			:NIL
ANY OTHER PUBLIC BUILDING		:NIL

6.	HEALTH FACILITIES

PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE		: INAMKULATHUR
SUB CENTRE			: RAMJINAGAR-.5KM
HOSPITAL WITH BED FACILITIES		: RAMJINAGAR-.5KM
PRIVATE CLINIC WITH DOCTORS		: RAMJINAGAR-.5KM
ALLOPATHY				: RAMJINAGAR-.5KM
HOMEOPATHY			: RAMJINAGAR-.5KM
MEDICAL SHOP			: RAMJINAGAR-.5KM
VETERINARY HOSPITAL			: PUNGANUR-1.5KM
MATERNITY HEALTH CENTRE		: RAMJINAGAR-.5KM

7.	DRINKING WATER FACILITIES
COMMUNITY WELL			: NIL
HAND PUMP				: 2
O.H.T.(OVER HEAD TANK)		: 1 - 30,000 LTR
PUBLIC TAPS			: 3
HOUSE TAP CONNECTION		: 8

8.	SANITATION DISPOSAL OF HUMAN EXCRETA

WATER SEAL TYPE PRIVATE/PUBLIC		:NIL
PIT TYPE				:YES
OPEN DEFECATION 			:YES

DISPOSAL OF WASTE WATER
DRAINAGE(OPEN/CLOSED)		:OPEN
SOAK PIT				:YES
OPEN FIELD				:YES

9.	MARKET FACILITIES

PETTY SHOP			: 1
TEA SHOP				: 1
GROCERY SHOP			: YES
FAIR-PRICE SHOP			: RAMJINAGAR-.5KM
WEEKLY MARKET			: NIL
FERTILISER SHOP			: RAMJINAGAR-.5KM

10.	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

NATIONALISED BANK 			: UCO BANK, SUBRAMANIYARKOVIL-.5KM

AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY	: PUNGANUR-3KM

11.	PUBLIC AMENITIES

TOTAL STREET LIGHTS			:10 [SODIUM-2, TUBE-8]
TYPE OF ROAD	     		:TAR

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

12.	VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS	
	DETAILS OF PANCHAYAT ELECTED MEMBERS :
	UNION COUNCILOR		: MR. ARUMUGAM
	PANCHAYAT PRESIDENT		: MR. O.BALU
	WARD MEMBER		: MR. KANNAN

	DETAILS OF WOMEN CLUB:
	SNO.		NAME		MEMBERS 		YEAR
	1.   	UDAYAM 			23          		1998
	2.   	SAKTHI			19		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		:NIL

13.  DETAILS OF TRAININGS GIVEN BY SHEPHERD

HERBAL MEDICINE PREPARATION 		-2[1995-96]
ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS       		-5[1996-97], [1998-99]
INCOME GENERATING SKILLS    		-10[1998-99]
LEADERSHIP            			-2[1998-99]
	CAPACITY BUILDING           	-2[1997-98]

14.	PLACE OF WORSHIP

TEMPLE				:1
CHURCH				:NIL
MOSQUE				:NIL

15.	ENVIRONMENT STATUS

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

16.	NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT

	AGRICULTURE COOLY, SPINNING MILLS WORKS