# Degam Village, Porbandar, Porbandar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/porbandar/porbandar/degam/ Village · Porbandar, Porbandar # Degam Degam is a village in Porbandar sub-district of Porbandar district, Gujarat, PIN code **360579**. The 2011 Census counted **4,454 people in 935 households**, the 9th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 4,454people (2011) - 935households - 71.3%literacy - 360579PIN code ## Degam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Degam is 360579.** Degam falls in Porbandar sub-district, Porbandar district, Gujarat. - PIN code360579 - Gram panchayatDegam - Community development blockPorbandar - Census village code514213 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? - Porbandar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Porbandar (district HQ)8 km by road - Porbandar (nearest town)8 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Degam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Porbandar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Porbandar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Porbandar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - 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 **ground nut, wheat and cotton**. About 66% of the 1,305 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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, 83 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Degam · ■ Porbandar rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **90% Toilet within the home ****28%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **62% Tap water ****0%** **25% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **87% Use banking services ****48%** **70% Television ****55%** **50% Mobile phone ****64%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****44%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****16%** **17% Own their home ****93%** **90% 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 · ■ Porbandar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **910 Working population ****42.3%** **46.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 62.0% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 832 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (19%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 451 (24%) · **■** Marginal 223 (12%) 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 Porbandar - Kadachh5,130 people - Bakharla4,779 people - Mander4,683 people - Modhvada4,540 people - Kuchhdi4,348 people - Garej3,726 people - Ratiya3,679 people - Fatana3,623 people [All 74 villages in Porbandar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/porbandar/porbandar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Degam?360579 - How far is Degam from Porbandar?8 km by road - What is the population of Degam?4,454 (Census 2011) - Which district is Degam in?Porbandar district (Porbandar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Degam?71.3% (Census 2011)