Basic information about the village

Name of the village Tiyambakkam.

Taluk - Ambattur
District - Madhavarram
Panchayat - The structure of the village panchayat is quite different as it works in collaboration with two
other villages. And the village has one head Sarpanch and under the Sarpanch there are other members
also working and the total number of members working under them are Mrs.Jayanthi, Mr. Raja, Mr.
Muthu, Mr. Selvam, Mrs. Tamilarasi, Mr. Babu and Mrs. Ammu Ravichandran is the head Sarpanch.
No of the people in the village 900(approx)
No of houses - 100

Basic information about the respondent and family
Religion Hinduism, Christianity.
Caste - SC
Income They are not willing to share their income.
Household size 5 to 7 members

Religion, festivals and caste
The village god Appiyamman
The festivals celebrated in the village Deepavali, Pongal and New Year.
The dominant caste All SCs
Divisions in the village based on caste No division.
Do they practice untouchability - No
The languages spoken Tamil



The Panchayat
How many times do they meet About five times a year
Where do they meet Panchayats office
What are the purposes they meet for to discuss about the problem in the village and for the
betterment of the people.
The welfare programmes executed by the panchayat related to schools/sanitation/water etc -
The functioning of gram sabha - The Sarpanch has the responsibilities of
1.Looking after street lights, construction and repair work of the roads in the villages and also the
village markets, fairs, festivals and celebrations.
2.Keeping a record of births, deaths and marriages in the village.
3.Looking after public health and hygiene by providing facilities for sanitation and drinking water.
4.Providing for education.
How many times gram sabha meet Thrice a year.

Occupation of the people
Men Daily wages
Women - Housewives
Youngsters Students.
Traditional occupation Agriculture.
Main occupation of the village Daily wages.
Part-time income[petty shops,milk vendors] -

Types of houses Kutcha/hut and tiles

Flooring of the house cement and tiles

Cooking - fire-wood and keroscene
Do you have regular supply of electricity in your village - Yes

Drainage system in the village
Where the waste goes to No proper drainage system.

Education
Schools in the area Only one Primary School run by the Government
Higher education 69 males and 57 females.
College/universities Not available in the village
Mid-day meal progs Available everyday.
Drop out rates No dropouts.
Transportation to school There are no transport available.
Do the students go for higher education - Yes
Number of girls & boys 9 boys and 18 girls in the primary school
Do they go in for their traditional occupation or any other - No
Educational language - Tamil
How many students in the school and in each class Overall there are 30 students.
Do they have the class room All students in one class room
Infrastructure Poor facilities. 1 fan for all kids, there are no benches and students sit on the floor.
Insufficiency of books, no separate class rooms for each standards.
Do any of them travel outside the village for higher education Yes.

Sanitation
How do you dispose their waste The village have poor sanitation facilities and they do not have proper
place to dispose their waste.

Hospitals
There are no government hospitals or any small dispensary available in the village. They have to go to
nearby towns and villages for medical checkup and for medical facilities. The most common disease are
malaria and water borne diseases. Apart from these it is a very healthy village.



Old age
Benefits provided for old people - They provide pension for the old people
Retirement age - At the age of 60years they retired from their work.
Support system - They get from their family and friends.
Pension any - Yes,the government provide pension scheme for them.

Marketing facilitie
They do not have market in the village. For getting their needs and vegetables they have to go to nearby
place (Redhills). They went to other market ones in a week.

Women
Role of women in the family/village - Housewives
Decision making - They can make their own decision. Their voice is heard and their decision is also
accepted.
Work - The women stay at home, they do only house work. They are taking care of their family.
Do they permit widow remarriage - Widow remarriage is not permitted.
Age of marriage for women - They get married between the age of 18-23 years.
Any unequality - They have equal right.
Any separate punishments - No separate punishments for women.
Love marriages or eloping is allowed - Love marriange and sometimes elopment is also taking place.
If no what are the repercussions - Allowed.
Educational opportunities - Men and women have equal educational opportunities.
Self-employment - Men are working as a wage labourer.
Weaving, sewing, basket making pottery - Not practice

Banking
They dont have bank in the village and for their saving and for getting loans they go to the nearby
places where they can get loans and saving is possible. The people living in that village have bank
account in some other place and they went their to deposit their money. Loan is also available for them
and it save to take loan from the bank they are using.
Postal or e-communications
Use of computers anywhere - No one use computer.
How many have cellphones/telephones - Every house have 1 cell phone and the Panchayat have
landline.
How technologically equipped they are- Majority of the house have fridge, television and cell phone.

Transportation
Mode of transport- two wheelers (bike and bicycle)
Availability of public transport bus and share auto

Government assistance
Schemes of the present government - Right now the government does not undertake any schemes but
they do provides pension for the old and widow then they have ration cards, other than that nothing
else.
Implementation of 100 days of work - Yes, they clean the roads and cut soil,agricultural, construction
work is where they get in this scheme.

Portable water
1. What is the main source of drinking water?
Tap water
2. Do they have regular supply of water by Panchayati?
Yes
3. How many times in the day you receive water?
Once a day
4. Do you get clean water for drinking?
Yes.
5. Do you get soft or hard water?
Hard water.

6. Is the water you are drinking is safer for consumption?
Yes,
7. Do you boil water before you drink?
Yes.
8. Do you have tap connection in every household?
No,only some house have.
9. If you get lorry water supplied by Panchayati do you have to wait for a long time?
They do not get lorry water supplied by the Panchayat.
10. If you get water from well or river or other sources, how far you go for collecting water?
They get water supply from the Govt. so they dont have to go to well or river to get water.
11. If you are buying water cans, how much you spend monthly on drinking water?
They dont buy water cans.
12. Do your neighbors face water problem in your locality?
Yes,they get it from water pump,water pump is available.
13. Do you use water in unlimited manner?
No, they hardly waste water.

Water for cultivation
14. Where do you get water supply for cultivation?
The Government supply water for cultivation.
15. Do you face water shortage? If yes is it seasonal or throughout the year
Yes, it is seasonal.
16. How do they face water problems during summer?
There is scarcity of water because there is no proper supply of water.
17. Is water distributed evenly for agricultural purposes?
yes, water is distributed for agricultural purposes.
18. Do you have good irrigation facilities for cultivation?
No.
19. Are you aware of the rain water harvesting?
Yes.
20. How do you conserve water for future generation?
They store water in a huge tanks so that when there is water problem they can get from that
and can use it for the future generation. They conserve water so that it will be available to people for
years to come.
21. How important is it to conserve water?
They must conserve their water so that it will be available to people for years to come. they use
water for many many different things like making electricity, cleaning, cooking, irrigation, etc. it is
important that they save water because it is essential to sustain life.
22. Have you taken any measures to preserve water?
No,they dont but they collect the rain water and use it four their day to day needs.
23. Is water from the villages traded and money made out of it?
No, water from the villages is not traded and money is not made out of it.


SAMPLES:
1. NAME Mr. Machila
NO.OF CHILDREN- 2 child male and female.
OCCUPATION-daily wage labour
RELIGION- Hindu
CASTE- Schedule Caste.

2. NAME- Mr. Shivana Shana
NO.OF CHILDREN-no children (they are newly married)
OCCUPATION- cocile
RELIGION- Hindu
CASTE- Schedule Caste

3. NAME- Mr. Shadu
NO.OF CHILDREN- 1 child (female)
OCCUPATION- Painter
RELIGION- Hindu
CASTE- Schedule Caste

4. NAME- Mr. Salayam
NO.OF CHILDREN- 3 children
OCCUPATION- land broker
RELIGION- Hindu
CASTE- Schedule Caste

5. NAME- Mr. Ramya
NO.OF CHILDREN-2 children
OCCUPATION- Coolie
RELIGION- Hindu
CASTE- Schedule caste.

6. NAME- Mr. Jayachandra
NO.OF CHILDREN- 2 children (1 girl, 1 boy)
OCCUPATION-daily wage
RELIGION- Hindu
CASTE- Schedule caste

7. NAME- Mr. Needipathi
NO.OF CHILDREN-2 children (1 girl,1 boy)
OCCUPATION- daily wage (coolie)
RELIGION- Hindu
CASTE- Schedule caste

8. NAME- Mr. Kuppan
NO.OF CHILDREN-no children
OCCUPATION-daily wage
RELIGION-Hindu
CASTE- schedule caste

9. NAME- Mr. Magesh
NO.OF CHILDREN 3 children (2 girls,1 boy)
OCCUPATION- daily wage (coolie)
RELIGION- Hindu
CASTE- Schedule caste

10. NAME- Mr. Dheena
NO.OF CHILDREN-2 children
OCCUPATION-daily wage
RELIGION- Hindu
CASTE- schedule caste

11. NAME Mrs.Papitha
NO.OF CHILDREN 5 children
OCCUPATION - housewife
RELIGION Hindu converted to Christian.
CASTE Scheduled Caste



12. NAME Mrs.Bhuvaneshwari
NO.OF CHILDREN 3 children
OCCUPATION - Housewife
RELIGION Christian.
CASTE- Scheduled caste

13. NAME Mr. M.A. Ranganath
NO.OF CHILDREN 2 children
OCCUPATION Daily wage labourer.
RELIGION Christian.
CASTE Scheduled Caste.

14. NAME Mr. Parthiban
NO.OF CHILDREN 3 children
OCCUPATION Daily wage Labourer.
RELIGION Christian.
CASTE Scheduled caste.

15. NAME Mrs. Jayanthi
NO.OF CHILDREN 2 children
OCCUPATION housewife
RELIGION Christian
CASTE- Scheduled caste

16. NAME Mr. Kalaiselvi
NO.OF CHILDREN 3 children
OCCUPATION - Painter
RELIGION Hindu CASTE Scheduled caste
17. NAME Mr. Pungodai
NO.OF CHILDREN 1 children (boy)
OCCUPATION daily wage labourer
RELIGION Hindu converted to Christian.
CASTE Scheduled caste

18. NAME Mr. Amudha
NO.OF CHILDREN 4 children
OCCUPATION - Coolie
RELIGION - Christian
CASTE Scheduled Caste

19. NAME Mr. Muthuswamy
NO.OF CHILDREN 2 children
OCCUPATION Daily wage labourer
RELIGION - Christian
CASTE Scheduled Caste.

20. NAME Mr. Munniamma
NO.OF CHILDREN 2 children
OCCUPATION - Painter
RELIGION - Hindu
CASTE Scheduled Caste

21. NAME Mrs. Amrutha
NO.OF CHILDREN 2 children
OCCUPATION - Housewife
RELIGION Hindu converted to Christian CASTE Scheduled caste
22. NAME Mrs. Deviya
NO. OF CHILDREN 3 children
OCCUPATION Housewife
RELIGION Christian
CASTE Scheduled Caste

23. NAME Mr. Thameem
NO. OF CHILDREN 4 children
OCCUPATION daily wage labourer
RELIGION- Christian
CASTE Scheduled caste

24. NAME Mr. Rajakumar
NO. OF CHILDREN -2 children
OCCUPATION - daily wage (coolie)
RELIGION- Hindu
CASTE - Scheduled caste

25. NAME Mrs. Meenakshi
NO. OF CHILDREN -2 children
OCCUPATION - Housewife
RELIGION- Hindu
CASTE - Scheduled caste