 Despite limited resources in Chijgam, many residents of the tiny village become doctors, software engineers, chartered accountants, and the like.Former villagers now reside in the USA, Canada, UK, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, South Africa, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and New Zealand.Chijgam was established around 1850 by Makanbhai Patel and few other families who migrated from Mutwaad.