# Degaon Village, Balapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/degaon/ Village · Balapur, Akola # Degaon Degaon is a village in Balapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,370 people in 784 households**, the 11th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%. - 3,370people (2011) - 784households - 89.2%literacy - 970females per 1,000 males ## Degaon PIN code and other codes Degaon falls in Balapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBalapur - Census village code529962 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? - Balapur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Akola (district HQ)20 km by road - Balapur (nearest town)18 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? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Degaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vadegaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vadegaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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? About 86% of the 1,790 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,475 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, 80 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Degaon · ■ Balapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **73% Toilet within the home ****24%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **69% Tap water ****86%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **87% Use banking services ****52%** **55% Television ****32%** **31% Mobile phone ****32%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **43% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 · ■ Balapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%** **86.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **929 Working population ****51.5%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.4% for men and 83.7% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 563 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,070 (62%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (3%) · **■** Marginal 47 (3%) 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 Balapur - Kanheri3,982 people - Andura3,877 people - Hata3,425 people - Ridhora3,393 people - Nimba3,057 people - Nimkarda2,762 people - Batwadi Bk.2,141 people - Khirpuri Bk.2,137 people [All 98 villages in Balapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Degaon from Akola?20 km by road - What is the population of Degaon?3,370 (Census 2011) - Which district is Degaon in?Akola district (Balapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Degaon?89.2% (Census 2011)