# Degaon Village, Sakri, Dhule (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Sakri, Dhule 

# Degaon

Degaon is a village in Sakri sub-district of Dhule district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,605 people in 305 households**, the 97th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 1,605people (2011)
- 305households
- 67.0%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Degaon PIN code and other codes

Degaon falls in Sakri sub-district, Dhule district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSakri
- Census village code526418

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?

- Sakri (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Dhule (district HQ)64 km by road
- Nawapur (nearest town)60 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pimplener
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhule
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 71% of the 546 hectares of village land is sown, and 333 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, 48 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Degaon · ■ Sakri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**61%

Tap water ****90%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**84%

Use banking services ****51%**

**35%

Television ****23%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**50%

Own their home ****92%**

**92%

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 · ■ Sakri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**946

Working population ****59.5%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 55.9% for women. 57% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 465 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 433 (45%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (4%) · **■** Marginal 14 (1%)

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 Sakri

- Pokare1,680 people
- Dhaner1,667 people
- Amkhel1,651 people
- Jamade1,642 people
- Umbhare1,566 people
- Gartad1,560 people
- Ganeshpur1,537 people
- Dholipada1,534 people

[All 225 villages in Sakri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/sakri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Degaon from Dhule?64 km by road
- What is the population of Degaon?1,605 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Degaon in?Dhule district (Sakri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Degaon?67.0% (Census 2011)