# Kalam Village, Vagra, Bharuch (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Vagra, Bharuch 

# Kalam

Kalam is a village in Vagra sub-district of Bharuch district, Gujarat, PIN code **392140**. The 2011 Census counted **1,576 people in 331 households**, the 19th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 1,576people (2011)
- 331households
- 77.7%literacy
- 392140PIN code

## Kalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalam is 392140.** Kalam falls in Vagra sub-district, Bharuch district, Gujarat.

- PIN code392140
- Gram panchayatKalam
- Community development blockVagra
- Census village code522021

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

## How far is Kalam from nearby towns?

- Vagra (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bharuch (district HQ)32 km by road
- Bharuch (nearest town)32 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 Kalam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vagra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bharuch
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vagra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Kalam known for?

The main crops are **cotton pigeon pea, wheat and sorghum**. About 77% of the 995 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kalam

Of every 100 households in Kalam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kalam · ■ Vagra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**73%

Use banking services ****31%**

**54%

Television ****46%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****30%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**76%

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 Kalam?

■ Kalam · ■ Vagra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**870

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**948

Working population ****37.5%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 69.3% for women. 57% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 161 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 318 (54%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (10%) · **■** Marginal 53 (9%)

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 Vagra

- Kaladara1,663 people
- Luvara1,663 people
- Keshwan1,625 people
- Pipalia1,609 people
- Jageshwar1,571 people
- Ambheta1,552 people
- Ochchhan1,527 people
- Khojbal1,513 people

[All 68 villages in Vagra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bharuch/vagra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalam?392140
- How far is Kalam from Bharuch?32 km by road
- What is the population of Kalam?1,576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalam in?Bharuch district (Vagra sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kalam?77.7% (Census 2011)