Eyyakunam village

EYYAKUNAM VILLAGE

INTRODUCTION:

* EYYAKUNAM VILLAGE is located in Gingee taluk (now Melmalayanur taluk) ,Villupuram district. 

* It is situated in between

gingee fort(17km) and melmalayanur temple(4km).

* It is divided into six zones;-  

1.EYYAKUNAM-MAIN  

2.EMBALAM  3.SATHAPUTHUR    4.KOSAPALAYAM 5.THADHAMPATTI  

6.LAKESIDE

* It has three important natural places:-  

1.EYYAKUNAM LAKE  2.EYYAKUNAM MOUNTAIN  

3.EYYAKUNAM (SATHAPUTHUR) FOREST

LOCATION:  

Latitude: 12.22185 Longitude: 79.6707

Pin Code: 604204

District: Villupuram

State: Tamil Nadu

Country: India

AREA : Nearly 13,000 acres.

P0PULATION: 12,320 (MALE:6,415 FEMALE:5,905)

LANGUAGE : TAMIL  IS PRIMARY LANGUAGE.

CHARACTERISTIC  FEATURES:

1. EYYAKUNAM LAKE:

*It is situated in north-east of eyyakunam village. It is near to the thorapadi&melmappattu villages.

* It is totally covered by 60 acres. under the downstream of lake, the agriculture field is there. this field is mainly dependent on the lake water but in this lake, lot of trees & bushes are there.

2. EYYAKUNAM MOUNTAIN:

 * It is situated in midst of the village. it is totally covered by about 70 acres(i.e.nearly 1/3rd area of Thiruvannamalai mountain).it always looks greenly because lot of trees & plants are grown there. There is plenty of medicinal plants are available which is used by the local people. Also nearly 200 Monkeys are living there.

3. EYYAKUNAM

(SATHAPUTHUR) FOREST:

* It is located in north west of the village, just 2kms from Melmalayanur. it is totally covered by about 100 acres

but also there is some people living there which is called as sathuputhur village. So this forest is simply called as sathaputhur forest.

EDUCATION:

           There are 3 schools in eyyakunam village.

      1. upto 8th standard Government school is located in eyyakunam- main, near to the mountain.

      2. Upto 5th standard government school is located in sathuputhur village.

      3. Primary school in embalam village.

All the schools are teached by tamil medium only. Nearly 100+ students wants to continue their higher education(9^th to 12^th), so they moved to about 5kms in melmalayanur or Gingee town. In surroundings there is not any government college but also not private colleges for  DTED & Arts.

BRIEF HISTORY:

                            The age of the village is not properly measured but by seeing the old temples may be of about 200 to 250 years. Main settlement of the village is due to the various reasons. The village is located above the downstream of the lake. Main occupation of the villagers was agriculture. So this agriculture field is located near  to the village. The main agriculture products are paddy, groundnut, Sugar cane, vegetables, Watermelon, etc….. Coconut is a long term crop.

There is also a milk dairy where daily about 3500 liters of milk is collected from villagers.

PRESENT CONDITION:

Economic Condition: fair

Avg. Income of Households: 3000 rupees per month.

Avg. Cost of Living of Households: 4500 rs per month.

Livelihood (Major Occupation): agriculture

Education Status: not so good.

Overall Literacy Ratio: 80%

Male – female Literacy Ratio: 2:1.5

Social Condition: lagging to get government schemes

Religion: Hinduism only

Caste System:  Most backward class (vanniyar)

Community Occupation: agriculture

Dwellings: houses are made by soil but now the buildings are built with cement.

Food Consumption Patterns: rice is main food.

Idea of entertainment : watching tvs, watching plays. 

Entertainment facilities: no thetres

Community / Public spaces (Name & No’s): Nearly 10 temples

Markets:  nil

Religious Structures: hindu temples only

Marriage halls: one

Infrastructure Condition:

Transport: Bus facilities are there but not proper in roads because it was damaged.

Communication (telephone, internet): Using mobile services only but not available internet facilities.

Water and Sanitation: not povided

Access to Electricity: Electricity is available

MAIN PROBLEMS:

·      Water is the main problem for both housing and agricuilture purposes.

·      Road facilities are very poor.

·       Lack of scientific techniques in agriculture work.

·        No industries around the village.

·        Entertainment facilities are not available here.

1.  Electricity- This is the most sustainable way to lite the dark spaces of the settlement.

2.   The terrain being contoured has the possibility of soil erosion and rain water runoff, So the dry stone masonry is done along all the field boundaries.

3. The early stone houses are now replaced  with the brick masonry, and the bricks  are moulded out of their own farmland’s red soil. This is the solution to  the transportation of heavy loads of bricks from foothills to the top, by foot.While the cement and the corrugated cement sheets are carried up to the top by manpower.

  4.  Also, to deal with the climatic conditions on the top of the hill, the construction materials used prove to be weather-proof and sustainable.

Eg: Screens of weaved Karal/Kud strips (sometimes covered by the cowdung), over the window openings, as partitions and sometimes over roof as skylights; locally available murrum is beaten to level surface topped with cowdung paste, over the floors of the house and the verandahs.

agriculture field 

SOLUTON:

              There are lot of problems in the village but main problem is scarcity of water. For drinking purposes not getting safe and  healthy water.  But there is lot of wells are there , where the villagers get the water for drinking  & housekeeping purposes. But for the growth of the crops the important need is water. In rainy seasons there is available water for the growth of crops. But in summer water is a not available because no sources for water.

·       CONSTRUCTION OF IRRIGATION CANALS FROM MELMALAYANUR  LAKE TO EYYAKUNAM LAKE VIA MELMAMPPATTU VILLAGE.

·       RAIN WATER HARVESTING PLAN FOR INCREASING UNDERGROUND WATER.

·       CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROADS TO GINGEE TOWN    FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

CONCLUSION:

Eyyakunam village is basically agricuture.  So above solutions are important for development of this village.