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About Degaon Village

Degaon is a large village in Naigaon tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,621, made up of 1,853 males and 1,768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1415.14 hectares hectares.

Degaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Naigaon
Area (hectares) 1415.14 hectares
Population 3,621
Male Population 1,853
Female Population 1,768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 10th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 1415.14 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

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 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 38 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Umri, 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
Tehsil headquarters Naigaon 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Umri 21 km
Nearest town Mukher 26 km
District headquarters Nanded 38 km

Villages closest to Degaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naigaon 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 3,621. That makes it the 10th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Degaon village has 1,853 males and 1,768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degaon has about 954 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 948.

Degaon covers 1415.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Degaon falls under Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Degaon is Umri, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Degaon.

Degaon is about 38 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 Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district. Naigaon is about 4.3 km away. Umri is about 21 km away. Mukher is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palasgaon (2.1 km), Takalgaon (2.6 km) and Kokalegaon (3.2 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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