About Degaon Village

Degaon is a large village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,370, made up of 1,711 males and 1,659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1789.58 hectares hectares.

Degaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Balapur
Area (hectares)	1789.58 hectares
Population	3,370
Male Population	1,711
Female Population	1,659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
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 11th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 1789.58 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

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 18 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gaigaon, about 12 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	Balapur	10 km
Nearest town	Bālāpur	10 km
Nearest railway station	Gaigaon	12 km
District headquarters	Akola	18 km

Villages closest to Degaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balapur 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 3,370. That makes it the 11th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Degaon village has 1,711 males and 1,659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degaon has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Degaon covers 1789.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Degaon falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Degaon is Gaigaon, about 12 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 18 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degaon is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Balapur is about 10 km away. Bālāpur is about 10 km away. Gaigaon is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.