About Degaon Village

Degaon is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 518 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Degaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Risod
Pincode	444502
Area (hectares)	591 hectares
Population	944
Male Population	518
Female Population	426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	822
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Degaon compares

By the 2011 count Degaon is the 73rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 591 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

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 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 34 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 30 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	Risod	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kekatumar	30 km
District headquarters	Washim	34 km

Villages closest to Degaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Risod 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 944. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Degaon village has 518 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degaon has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Degaon is 444502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Degaon covers 591 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 Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Degaon is Kekatumar, about 30 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 10+ km distance for Degaon.

Degaon is about 34 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degaon is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 10 km away. Kekatumar is about 30 km away. Washim is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.