About Degaon Village

Degaon is a large village in Purna tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,519, made up of 1,262 males and 1,257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 716.97 hectares hectares.

Degaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Parbhani
Tehsil	Purna
Area (hectares)	716.97 hectares
Population	2,519
Male Population	1,262
Female Population	1,257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Degaon compares

By the 2011 count Degaon is the 16th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 716.97 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

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 5 - 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 28 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Marsul, about 6.8 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	Purna	6.1 km
Nearest town	Pūrna	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Marsul	6.8 km
District headquarters	Parbhani	28 km

Villages closest to Degaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purna 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 2,519. That makes it the 16th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Degaon village has 1,262 males and 1,257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degaon has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Degaon covers 716.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Degaon falls under Purna tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Degaon is Marsul, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 28 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degaon is in Purna tehsil of Parbhani district. Purna is about 6.1 km away. Pūrna is about 6.1 km away. Marsul is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.