About Degave Village

Degave is a mid sized village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,501, made up of 723 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1154.46 hectares hectares.

Degave Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degave village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Sawantwadi
Area (hectares)	1154.46 hectares
Population	1,501
Male Population	723
Female Population	778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,076
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Degave compares

By the 2011 count Degave is the 31st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 1154.46 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Degave

Degave is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Degave 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. The nearest villages by name are Charathe, Chaukul, Dabhil and Dandeli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Degave

As per the Census of India 2011, Degave village had a population of 1,501. That makes it the 31st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Degave village has 723 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degave has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1043.

Degave covers 1154.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Degave falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Degave notes the nearest railway station 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 Degave.

Degave is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.