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About Degun Village

Degun is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 840 males and 825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Degun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Degun village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur II
Pincode 732125
Area (hectares) 175.43 hectares
Population 1,665
Male Population 840
Female Population 825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Degun compares

By the 2011 count Degun is the 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents. Its 175.43 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Degun

Degun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Degun as Available within village. 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 Degun from other places

Degun lies about 28 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 3.7 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 Degun
Nearest railway station Bhaluka Road 3.7 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur II 28 km
District headquarters Maldah 28 km

Villages closest to Degun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harischandrapur II 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 Degun

As per the Census of India 2011, Degun village had a population of 1,665. That makes it the 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents.

Degun village has 840 males and 825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Degun has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Degun is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Degun covers 175.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Degun falls under Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Degun is Bhaluka Road, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance for Degun.

Degun is about 28 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Degun is in Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 3.7 km away. Sāhibganj is about 27 km away. Harischandrapur II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagannathpur (2.6 km), Bhaluka (3.2 km) and Talgachhi (3.3 km).

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

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