# Palgam Village, Umbergaon, Valsad (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/valsad/umbergaon/palgam/ Village · Umbergaon, Valsad # Palgam Palgam is a village in Umbergaon sub-district of Valsad district, Gujarat, PIN code **396170**. The 2011 Census counted **4,893 people in 1,049 households**, the 10th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 4,893people (2011) - 1,049households - 83.6%literacy - 396170PIN code ## Palgam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palgam is 396170.** Palgam falls in Umbergaon sub-district, Valsad district, Gujarat. - PIN code396170 - Gram panchayatPalgam - Community development blockUmbergaon - Census village code523674 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palgam from nearby towns? - Umbergaon (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Valsad (district HQ)55 km by road - Umbergaon (nearest town)4 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 Palgam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Palgam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Umbergaon - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Umbergaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhilad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Palgam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sapota and mango**. About 48% of the 647 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Palgam Of every 100 households in Palgam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palgam · ■ Umbergaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **89% Toilet within the home ****14%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **75% Tap water ****32%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **71% Use banking services ****34%** **58% Television ****55%** **49% Mobile phone ****68%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****15%** **19% Own their home ****80%** **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 Palgam? ■ Palgam · ■ Umbergaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **77.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003** **918 Working population ****36.4%** **40.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 76.2% for women. 60% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 78 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,233 (69%) · **■** Marginal 437 (25%) 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 - Mohan6,225 people - Manda6,022 people - Anklas5,855 people - Zaroli5,469 people - Valwada3,922 people - Tumb3,539 people - Dahad3,524 people - Tembhi3,488 people [All 43 villages in Umbergaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/valsad/umbergaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palgam?396170 - How far is Palgam from Valsad?55 km by road - What is the population of Palgam?4,893 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palgam in?Valsad district (Umbergaon sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Palgam?83.6% (Census 2011)