# Kachigam Village, Umbergaon, Valsad (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Umbergaon, Valsad 

# Kachigam

Kachigam is a village in Umbergaon sub-district of Valsad district, Gujarat, PIN code **396007**. The 2011 Census counted **3,375 people in 755 households**, the 15th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 3,375people (2011)
- 755households
- 83.2%literacy
- 396007PIN code

## Kachigam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kachigam is 396007.** Kachigam falls in Umbergaon sub-district, Valsad district, Gujarat.

- PIN code396007
- Gram panchayatKachigam
- Community development blockUmbergaon
- Census village code523656

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

## How far is Kachigam from nearby towns?

- Umbergaon (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Valsad (district HQ)60 km by road
- Umbergaon (nearest town)28 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 Kachigam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kachigam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare 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 school5–10 km · Selvas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Umbergaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Valsad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Kachigam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and pulses**. About 57% of the 596 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Kachigam

Of every 100 households in Kachigam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kachigam · ■ Umbergaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**75%

Tap water ****5%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**71%

Use banking services ****61%**

**58%

Television ****50%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**19%

Own their home ****75%**

**95%

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 Kachigam?

■ Kachigam · ■ Umbergaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**918

Working population ****56.1%**

**40.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 73.5% for women. 64% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 300 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (9%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 953 (50%) · **■** Marginal 461 (24%)

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 Umbergaon

- Valwada3,922 people
- Tumb3,539 people
- Dahad3,524 people
- Tembhi3,488 people
- Karambele3,308 people
- Borigam3,233 people
- Boralai3,193 people
- Kalai3,191 people

[All 43 villages in Umbergaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/valsad/umbergaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kachigam?396007
- How far is Kachigam from Valsad?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kachigam?3,375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kachigam in?Valsad district (Umbergaon sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kachigam?83.2% (Census 2011)