About Degam Village

Degam is one of the larger villages in Jambusar tehsil, in the district of Bharuch, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,802, made up of 3,026 males and 2,776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5925.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 392170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Degam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degam village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Bharuch
Tehsil	Jambusar
Pincode	392170
Area (hectares)	5925.1 hectares
Population	5,802
Male Population	3,026
Female Population	2,776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Degam compares

By the 2011 count Degam is the 5th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,897 residents. Its 5925.1 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Degam

Degam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Degam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Degam from other places

Degam lies about 68 km from Bharuch, and the nearest railway station is Kavi, about 4.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Degam
Nearest railway station	Kavi	4.2 km
Nearest town	Khambhāt	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jambusar	26 km
District headquarters	Bharuch	68 km

Villages closest to Degam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jambusar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Degam

As per the Census of India 2011, Degam village had a population of 5,802. That makes it the 5th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,897 residents.

Degam village has 3,026 males and 2,776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degam has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Degam is 392170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Degam covers 5925.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Degam falls under Jambusar tehsil of Bharuch district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Degam is Kavi, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Degam.

Degam is about 68 km from Bharuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degam is in Jambusar tehsil of Bharuch district. Kavi is about 4.2 km away. Khambhāt is about 15 km away. Jambusar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.