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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Vasava Minaben Vijaybhai
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- LGD code
- 522496
- Pincode
- 393115
- Post office
- Rajpardi
- Population
- 921
- Households
- 200
- Literacy rate
- 64.7%
- Sex ratio
- 998 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 505
Census 2011 · in context
How Umargam compares
By population, Umargam ranks #37 of 59 villages in Valia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.7%
−0.9% vs mandal average
Umargam64.7%
Valia mandal65.6%
Bharuch district72.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
998
+38 vs mandal average
Umargam998
Valia mandal960
Household size
people per home
4.6
Same as the mandal average
Umargam4.6
Valia mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Umargam at a glance
Umargam is a village of 921 people in 200 households (Census 2011) in Valia taluka, Bharuch district, Gujarat, the 37th-largest of 59 villages in Valia taluka. Literacy is 65%, about the same as the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 998 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 393115, served by Rajpardi post office; the LGD village code is 522496. The sarpanch is Vasava Minaben Vijaybhai. The population is estimated at 1,086 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Umargam
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ANKLESVAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 56
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- UMARGAM
- Total area (ha)
- 257.78
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 65
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Umargam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Umargam
- LGD code
- 522496
- Pincode
- 393115
- Post office
- Rajpardi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 921
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,086
- Households
- 200
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 998
- Literacy rate
- 64.7%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Vasava Minaben Vijaybhai
- Block / Mandal
- Valia
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 393115
Other villages in Valia mandal
View all 59+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)