Rural Study

Nesapakkam,
Maduranthakam

Nesapakkam village is located in Maduranthakam taluka of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. Kancheepuram and Maduranthakam
are the district & sub-district headquarters of Nesapakkam village respectively. As per 2009 stats, Nesapakkam village is also a gram panchayat.

The total geographical area of village is 167.81 hectares. Nesapakkam has a total population of 671 peoples, out of which male population is
348 while female population is 323. Literacy rate of nesapakkam village is 59.61% out of which 67.82% males and 50.77% females are literate.
There are about 185 houses in Nesapakkam village
Location
Nessapakkam
• Nearest Centre / space for basic facilities is Pavunjur – 3 km

• Basic services of Water Supply and Electricity, Street lights are available.

• Agriculture Dependent Community

• Seasonal Jobs only

• 100 nal vellai thittam ensures Jobs for villagers.

• Very few villagers have resources to carry out farming during the summer months. Those that have

resources such has a well on their land and Motor pumps carry out farming throught out the year.

The other are dependent on the rains for irrigation.

Significance
Nearby Villages of Nesapakkam

•Puliyaranankottai
•Z Endathur
•Melakandai
•Athivakkam
•Dharmapuram
•Ariyanur
•Venmari
•Chinnavenmani
•Ozhavetti
•Netrambakkam
•Peruveli

Madurantakam is nearest town to nesapakkam for all major

economic activities, which is approximately 25km away.

Context
Panchayat Office

Skill enchancement centre

The Anganvadi

School Premises
 Meals Preparation Kitchen and Rest rooms

Dilapidated Primary School Building Fully Functioning Library

Periya Colony
Glimpses of Periya Colony
Glimpses of Periya Colony
Glimpses of Periya Colony
• Through the Government Schemes of Swatch Bharat Mission each

household is/was provided Rs. 12000/- towards the construction of toilet.

• Though the service has been provided or set up the vilagers still practice

going out to open areas for their needs and the facility / space built

remains unused .

• The Money provided sometimes is used for other needs as majority of the

population is BPL

Govt Scheme – SBM

• The government Provides upto Rs. 2,75,000 for each household to help

construct their own house .

• This in most cases may be only partially used due to unavailability of

more funds

Government Housing
Drainage path
• The Following Facilities have been requested by the Villagers and Panchayat

President

I. Mini Clinic for Emergencies ( The Nearest primary health centre is 15 kms away –

Erumbedu )

II. PDS – Ration shop as the Structure is Damaged

III. Community centre for public gathering and celebrations

IV. Skill development Centre

V. Public Amenities Building

VI. A Gangai Amman Temple

VII. School Building

Inferences