About Degaon Village

Degaon is a mid sized village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 472 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Degaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Tarapur
Area (hectares)	135 hectares
Population	872
Male Population	472
Female Population	400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	847
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Degaon compares

By the 2011 count Degaon is the 37th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Degaon

Degaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Degaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Degaon from other places

Degaon lies about 30 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 11 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 Degaon
Tehsil headquarters	Tarapur	6.2 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	11 km
District headquarters	Munger	30 km

Villages closest to Degaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Degaon village had a population of 872. That makes it the 37th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Degaon village has 472 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degaon has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Degaon covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Degaon falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Degaon is Khariapipra Halt, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Degaon.

Degaon is about 30 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degaon is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Tarapur is about 6.2 km away. Kharagpur is about 7.3 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.