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About Degaon Village

Degaon is a mid sized village in Dharampuri tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 459 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.4 hectares hectares.

Degaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Dharampuri
Area (hectares) 367.4 hectares
Population 896
Male Population 459
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Degaon compares

By the 2011 count Degaon is the 57th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,350 residents. Its 367.4 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Degaon

Degaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Degaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 82 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 21 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
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 21 km
Nearest town Rajpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharampuri 32 km
District headquarters Dhar 82 km

Villages closest to Degaon

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

Common questions about Degaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Degaon village had a population of 896. That makes it the 57th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,350 residents.

Degaon village has 459 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degaon has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Degaon covers 367.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Degaon falls under Dharampuri tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Degaon is Hathi gate station, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Degaon.

Degaon is about 82 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degaon is in Dharampuri tehsil of Dhar district. Hathi gate station is about 21 km away. Rajpur is about 22 km away. Dharampuri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gyaspur Khedi (4.0 km), Basvi (12 km) and Dongargaon (12 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Degaon today is likely to be higher.

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