# Degam Village, Jambusar, Bharuch (Gujarat) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bharuch/jambusar/degam/

Village · Jambusar, Bharuch 

# Degam

Degam is a village in Jambusar sub-district of Bharuch district, Gujarat, PIN code **392170**. The 2011 Census counted **5,802 people in 955 households**, the 5th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 5,802people (2011)
- 955households
- 70.9%literacy
- 392170PIN code

## Degam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Degam is 392170.** Degam falls in Jambusar sub-district, Bharuch district, Gujarat.

- PIN code392170
- Gram panchayatDegam
- Community development blockJambusar
- Census village code521868

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Degam from nearby towns?

- Jambusar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bharuch (district HQ)78 km by road
- Jambusar (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Degam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Degam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jambusar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jambusar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jambusar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Degam known for?

The main crops are **cotton, sorghum and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 23% of the 5,925 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Degam

Of every 100 households in Degam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Degam · ■ Jambusar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**45%

Tap water ****80%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****36%**

**43%

Television ****10%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Degam?

■ Degam · ■ Jambusar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**915

Working population ****30.6%**

**42.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 60.7% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 374 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 907 (51%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 185 (10%) · **■** Marginal 292 (16%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jambusar

- Kavi10,428 people
- Kahanava8,809 people
- Vedach7,921 people
- Sarod7,854 people
- Kareli5,719 people
- Piludara4,960 people
- Gajera4,793 people
- Devla4,435 people

[All 81 villages in Jambusar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bharuch/jambusar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Degam?392170
- How far is Degam from Bharuch?78 km by road
- What is the population of Degam?5,802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Degam in?Bharuch district (Jambusar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Degam?70.9% (Census 2011)