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About Degdas Village

Degdas is a mid sized village in Amber tehsil, in the district of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 279 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 303704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Degdas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degdas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaipur
Tehsil Amber
Pincode 303704
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 279
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Degdas compares

By the 2011 count Degdas is the 164th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,671 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Degdas

Degdas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Degdas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Degdas from other places

Degdas lies about 22 km from Jaipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhaton-Ki-Gali, about 10 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 Degdas
Nearest railway station Bhaton-Ki-Gali 10 km
Nearest town Chaumu 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Amber 14 km
District headquarters Jaipur 22 km

Villages closest to Degdas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amber 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 Degdas

As per the Census of India 2011, Degdas village had a population of 506. That makes it the 164th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,671 residents.

Degdas village has 279 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degdas has about 814 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 Degdas is 303704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Degdas covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Degdas falls under Amber tehsil of Jaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Degdas is Bhaton-Ki-Gali, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Degdas.

Degdas is about 22 km from Jaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degdas is in Amber tehsil of Jaipur district. Bhaton-Ki-Gali is about 10 km away. Chaumu is about 11 km away. Amber is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Degdas (under 2 km), Chonp (under 2 km) and Badanpura (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Degdas today is likely to be higher.

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