# Degawan Village, Khizirsarai, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Khizirsarai, Gaya 

# Degawan

Degawan is a village in Khizirsarai sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,692 people in 460 households**, the 24th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 2,692people (2011)
- 460households
- 72.7%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Degawan PIN code and other codes

Degawan falls in Khizirsarai sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChiraili
- Community development blockKhizirsarai
- Census village code255028

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Degawan from nearby towns?

- Khizirsarai (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)20 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Degawan?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Degawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chiraili
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rupaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Degawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Degawan

Of every 100 households in Degawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Degawan · ■ Khizirsarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****40%**

**46%

Television ****12%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Degawan?

■ Degawan · ■ Khizirsarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**969

Working population ****30.6%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 61.3% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 431 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (6%) · **■** Other work 31 (4%) · **■** Marginal 309 (38%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Khizirsarai

- Pachlakh2,936 people
- Bana2,842 people
- Jamuawan2,774 people
- Pachrukhi2,752 people
- Satawans2,680 people
- Chiraili2,429 people
- Pachmahla2,323 people
- Nagariawan2,320 people

[All 115 villages in Khizirsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/khizirsarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Degawan from Gaya?20 km by road
- What is the population of Degawan?2,692 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Degawan in?Gaya district (Khizirsarai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Degawan?72.7% (Census 2011)