About Degaon Village

Degaon is a mid sized village in Aland tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,539, made up of 787 males and 752 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Degaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degaon village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Aland
Pincode	585316
Area (hectares)	771.89 hectares
Population	1,539
Male Population	787
Female Population	752
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Degaon compares

By the 2011 count Degaon is the 71st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents. Its 771.89 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Degaon

Degaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Degaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 32 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Kurukotta, about 24 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	Aland	15 km
Nearest railway station	Kurukotta	24 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	32 km

Villages closest to Degaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aland 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 1,539. That makes it the 71st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents.

Degaon village has 787 males and 752 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degaon has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Degaon is 585316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Degaon covers 771.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Degaon falls under Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Degaon is Kurukotta, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Degaon.

Degaon is about 32 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degaon is in Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district. Aland is about 15 km away. Kurukotta is about 24 km away. Gulbarga is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.