# Kalgam Village, Umbergaon, Valsad (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Umbergaon, Valsad 

# Kalgam

Kalgam is a village in Umbergaon sub-district of Valsad district, Gujarat, PIN code **396140**. The 2011 Census counted **10,687 people in 2,182 households**, the 4th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 10,687people (2011)
- 2,182households
- 85.7%literacy
- 396140PIN code

## Kalgam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalgam is 396140.** Kalgam falls in Umbergaon sub-district, Valsad district, Gujarat.

- PIN code396140
- Gram panchayatKalgam
- Community development blockUmbergaon
- Census village code523642

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

## How far is Kalgam from nearby towns?

- Umbergaon (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Valsad (district HQ)85 km by road
- Vapi (nearest town)25 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 Kalgam?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kalgam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3
- ●Maternity & child welfare 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Fansa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vapi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhilad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kalgam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, green gram and mango**. About 73% of the 2,148 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Kalgam

Of every 100 households in Kalgam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kalgam · ■ Umbergaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**75%

Tap water ****4%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**71%

Use banking services ****67%**

**58%

Television ****52%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kalgam?

■ Kalgam · ■ Umbergaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**918

Working population ****41.8%**

**40.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 79.8% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 664 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,048 (23%) · **■** Household industry 22 (0%) · **■** Other work 2,136 (48%) · **■** Marginal 597 (13%)

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

- Khattalwada21,036 people
- Maroli15,678 people
- Fansa14,459 people
- Nargol8,045 people
- Mohan6,225 people
- Manda6,022 people
- Anklas5,855 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalgam?396140
- How far is Kalgam from Valsad?85 km by road
- What is the population of Kalgam?10,687 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalgam in?Valsad district (Umbergaon sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kalgam?85.7% (Census 2011)
