About Kachigam Village

Kachigam is a large village in Umbergaon tehsil, in the district of Valsad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,375, made up of 1,799 males and 1,576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 396007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachigam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachigam village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Valsad
Tehsil	Umbergaon
Pincode	396007
Area (hectares)	596.1 hectares
Population	3,375
Male Population	1,799
Female Population	1,576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachigam compares

By the 2011 count Kachigam is the 15th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,176 residents. Its 596.1 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kachigam

Kachigam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kachigam 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 Kachigam from other places

Kachigam lies about 26 km from Valsad, and the nearest railway station is Vapi, about 4.5 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 Kachigam
Nearest town	Dabhel	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Vapi	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Umbergaon	26 km
District headquarters	Valsad	26 km

Villages closest to Kachigam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Umbergaon 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 Kachigam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachigam village had a population of 3,375. That makes it the 15th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,176 residents.

Kachigam village has 1,799 males and 1,576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachigam has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kachigam is 396007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachigam covers 596.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kachigam falls under Umbergaon tehsil of Valsad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kachigam is Vapi, about 4.5 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 Kachigam.

Kachigam is about 26 km from Valsad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachigam is in Umbergaon tehsil of Valsad district. Dabhel is about 3.4 km away. Vapi is about 4.5 km away. Umbergaon is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.