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- LGD code
- 523674
- Pincode
- 396170
- Post office
- Umargam
- Population
- 4,893
- Households
- 1,049
- Literacy rate
- 70.7%
- Sex ratio
- 904 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,779
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Palgam താരതമ്യം
By population, Palgam ranks #10 of 43 villages in Umbergaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.7%
+2.2% vs mandal average
- Palgam
- 70.7%
- Umbergaon mandal
- 68.5%
- Valsad district
- 68.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
904
−66 vs mandal average
- Palgam
- 904
- Umbergaon mandal
- 970
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Palgam
- 4.7
- Umbergaon mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palgam ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Palgam Gujaratയിലെ Valsad ജില്ല, Umbergaon താലൂക്ക്ൽ 4,893 പേർ 1,049 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Umbergaon താലൂക്ക്ലെ 43 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 10-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 71%, താലൂക്ക് ശരാശരി 69% നേക്കാൾ 2 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 904 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 396170, Umargam പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 523674. ഗ്രാമം Umbergaon നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Patkar Ramanlal Nanubhai. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 5,769, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palgam
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- UMBERGAON
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PALGAM
- Total area (ha)
- 646.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 65.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 35.1
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palgam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Palgam
- LGD code
- 523674
- Pincode
- 396170
- Post office
- Umargam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,893
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,769
- Households
- 1,049
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 904
- Literacy rate
- 70.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Valsad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Umbergaon
- Member of Parliament
- Dhavalbhai Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Patkar Ramanlal Nanubhai
- Block / Mandal
- Umbergaon
- Nearest PHC
- Jivandeep Clinic (44.0 km)
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View all 49+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)