About Degaon Village

Degaon is a large village in Sindkhede tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,525, made up of 1,253 males and 1,272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2187 hectares hectares.

Degaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Dhule
Tehsil	Sindkhede
Area (hectares)	2187 hectares
Population	2,525
Male Population	1,253
Female Population	1,272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Degaon compares

By the 2011 count Degaon is the 27th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 2187 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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 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 34 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Mordad Tanda, about 22 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 town	Parola	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Mordad Tanda	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sindkhede	34 km
District headquarters	Dhule	34 km

Villages closest to Degaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sindkhede 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 2,525. That makes it the 27th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Degaon village has 1,253 males and 1,272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degaon has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Degaon covers 2187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Degaon falls under Sindkhede tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Degaon is Mordad Tanda, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Degaon.

Degaon is about 34 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degaon is in Sindkhede tehsil of Dhule district. Parola is about 9.8 km away. Mordad Tanda is about 22 km away. Sindkhede is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.