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About Degaon Village

Degaon is a large village in Mohol tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,969, made up of 2,051 males and 1,918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2416 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Degaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Mohol
Pincode 413222
Area (hectares) 2416 hectares
Population 3,969
Male Population 2,051
Female Population 1,918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 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 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,747 residents. Its 2416 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

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 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 37 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Angar, about 9.8 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
Nearest railway station Angar 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohol 16 km
Nearest town Barshi 33 km
District headquarters Solapur 37 km

Villages closest to Degaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohol 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 3,969. That makes it the 16th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,747 residents.

Degaon village has 2,051 males and 1,918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degaon has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Degaon is 413222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Degaon covers 2416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Degaon falls under Mohol tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Degaon is Angar, about 9.8 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 10+ km distance for Degaon.

Degaon is about 37 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degaon is in Mohol tehsil of Solapur district. Angar is about 9.8 km away. Mohol is about 16 km away. Barshi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Waddegaon (under 2 km), Maslechaudhari (4.0 km) and Narkhed (5.0 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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