The nearest city is Navsari and the nearest town is Chikhli. Some of the divisions within Degam are named:
Kumbhar Falia — where traditionally the carpenters came from.
Nava falia — the newest area of the village
Parsi failia — mostly made up of Parsi, Mistry - Lad, Patel, Parekh people
Tekra Falia — mostly made up of Gandhi & Desai people
Bari failia — mostly made up of Desai people
Vorwad falia — mostly made up of Gujarati Muslim people
Nava Desai Falia — mostly made up of Mistry, Koli Patel & Desai people
Desai HalpatiWas — mostly made up of Halpati, Rathod people
Adiyawad-DhodiyaWad Faliya — mostly made up of Patel, Halpati, Rathod, Muslim people
There is one small temple in the village along with a few shops. There are no other businesses in the area. This means that the younger generations have to seek work in the nearby towns.
Degam is mainly populated by three main former landowners and farmers known "anavils" who all share the surnames of Desai's, and artisans like potters, carpenters, tailors etc. most of whom share the surnames of Mistry, Prajapati and Lad. The other residents are Gujarati Muslims and people whom the Indian Government determine to be backward classes.
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Degam has recently added to its credit a new community centre at the cost of 1.5 crores entirely out of the resources of Mistrys or Prajapatis resident in Degam and those who emigrated to UK, USA, Canada and South Africa. Degam Group Seva Sahakari Mandali LTD(100 Year Old), Prathmik Aarogya Kendra (PHC), Telephone Exchange, Broad Gauge Railway Station(110 Year Old), stone mines, petrol pump, sugarcane and mango farms.
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