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About Degaon Village

Degaon is a mid sized village in Mukhed tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,793, made up of 914 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431719, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Degaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Mukhed
Pincode 431719
Area (hectares) 477 hectares
Population 1,793
Male Population 914
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 58th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents. Its 477 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

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 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 72 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Bodhan, about 36 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 Deglur 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukhed 31 km
Nearest railway station Bodhan 36 km
District headquarters Nanded 72 km

Villages closest to Degaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukhed 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 1,793. That makes it the 58th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents.

Degaon village has 914 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degaon has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Degaon is 431719. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Degaon covers 477 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Degaon falls under Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Degaon is Bodhan, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance for Degaon.

Degaon is about 72 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degaon is in Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district. Deglur is about 2.1 km away. Mukhed is about 31 km away. Bodhan is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lonal (6.7 km), Lingapur (7.8 km) and Adlur (8.0 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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