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About Degam Village

Degam is one of the larger villages in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Navsari, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,580, made up of 2,788 males and 2,792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1312.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 396530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Degam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degam village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Navsari
Tehsil Chikhli
Pincode 396530
Area (hectares) 1312.98 hectares
Population 5,580
Male Population 2,788
Female Population 2,792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Degam compares

By the 2011 count Degam is the 15th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,481 residents. Its 1312.98 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

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 <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chasa, Chikhli, Chimanpada and Chitali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Degam

As per the Census of India 2011, Degam village had a population of 5,580. That makes it the 15th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,481 residents.

Degam village has 2,788 males and 2,792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degam has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Degam is 396530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Degam covers 1312.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Degam falls under Chikhli tehsil of Navsari district in Gujarat.

The census record for Degam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Degam.

Degam is in Chikhli tehsil of Navsari district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Degam today is likely to be higher.

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