# Degaon Village, Dharampuri, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/dharampuri/degaon/ Village · Dharampuri, Dhar # Degaon Degaon is a village in Dharampuri sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **896 people in 194 households**, the 57th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%. - 896people (2011) - 194households - 56.4%literacy - 952females per 1,000 males ## Degaon PIN code and other codes Degaon falls in Dharampuri sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockDharampuri - Census village code475878 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? - Dharampuri (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Dhar (district HQ)60 km by road - Dharampuri (nearest town)3 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? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Degaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dharampuri - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dharampuri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dhamnod - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 **cotton and wheat**. About 92% of the 367 hectares of village land is sown, and 277 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, 99 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Degaon · ■ Dharampuri rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **89% Toilet within the home ****49%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **64% Tap water ****5%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **89% Use banking services ****35%** **30% Television ****32%** **27% Mobile phone ****51%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **43% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 · ■ Dharampuri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%** **59.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **978 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1676** **927 Working population ****55.5%** **48.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.8% for men and 44.7% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 307 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (9%) · **■** Marginal 52 (10%) 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 Dharampuri - Lunhera Khurd974 people - Hathnawar951 people - Dongargaon905 people - Dugni901 people - Panchghati850 people - Lohari809 people - Khatadgaon784 people - Piplaj755 people [All 102 villages in Dharampuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/dharampuri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Degaon from Dhar?60 km by road - What is the population of Degaon?896 (Census 2011) - Which district is Degaon in?Dhar district (Dharampuri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Degaon?56.4% (Census 2011)