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About Degana Village

Degana is a mid sized village in Amet tehsil, in the district of Rajsamand, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 403 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 854 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Degana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Rajsamand
Tehsil Amet
Pincode 313332
Area (hectares) 854 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 403
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Degana compares

By the 2011 count Degana is the 33rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 630 residents. Its 854 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Degana

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

Degana lies about 33 km from Rajsamand, and the nearest railway station is Kuwanthal, about 7.4 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 Degana
Nearest railway station Kuwanthal 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Amet 8.9 km
District headquarters Rajsamand 33 km
Nearest town Rājsamand 33 km

Villages closest to Degana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Degana village had a population of 799. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 630 residents.

Degana village has 403 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degana has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Degana is 313332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Degana covers 854 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Degana falls under Amet tehsil of Rajsamand district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Degana is Kuwanthal, about 7.4 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 km distance for Degana.

Degana is about 33 km from Rajsamand in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degana is in Amet tehsil of Rajsamand district. Kuwanthal is about 7.4 km away. Amet is about 8.9 km away. Rajsamand 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 Chaukri (under 2 km), Guniya (2.0 km) and Shobhag Pura (2.3 km).

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

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