# Degaon Village, Tarapur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tarapur, Munger 

# Degaon

Degaon is a village in Tarapur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **872 people in 176 households**, the 37th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 872people (2011)
- 176households
- 91.8%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Degaon PIN code and other codes

Degaon falls in Tarapur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhaira
- Community development blockTarapur
- Census village code243144

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

## How far is Degaon from nearby towns?

- Tarapur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)52 km by road
- Munger (nearest town)52 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 Degaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Degaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rangaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Degaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 93% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Degaon

Of every 100 households in Degaon in 2011, 30 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Degaon · ■ Tarapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****86%**

**53%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Degaon?

■ Degaon · ■ Tarapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**940

Working population ****32.0%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 88.6% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (16%) · **■** Marginal 154 (55%)

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 Tarapur

- Dharampur982 people
- Deogaon923 people
- Kalayanpur915 people
- Daulataganj874 people
- Khudia744 people
- Rasulpur648 people
- Gorgawan561 people
- Shahabad529 people

[All 78 villages in Tarapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/tarapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Degaon from Munger?52 km by road
- What is the population of Degaon?872 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Degaon in?Munger district (Tarapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Degaon?91.8% (Census 2011)