# Degaon Bk. Village, Ardhapur, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/ardhapur/degaon-bk/ Village · Ardhapur, Nanded # Degaon Bk. Degaon Bk. is a village in Ardhapur sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,635 people in 490 households**, the 11th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 2,635people (2011) - 490households - 78.0%literacy - 877females per 1,000 males ## Degaon Bk. PIN code and other codes Degaon Bk. falls in Ardhapur sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockArdhapur - Census village code544666 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Degaon Bk. from nearby towns? - Ardhapur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)10 km by road - Nanded (nearest town)10 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 Bk.? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Degaon Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nanded - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nanded - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nanded - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Bk. known for? Products made here include sugar. About 71% of the 729 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 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 Bk. Of every 100 households in Degaon Bk. in 2011, 89 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Degaon Bk. · ■ Ardhapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **84% Toilet within the home ****39%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **56% Tap water ****47%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **86% Use banking services ****88%** **57% Television ****52%** **38% Mobile phone ****77%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **25% Own their home ****65%** **89% 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 Bk.? ■ Degaon Bk. · ■ Ardhapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850** **887 Working population ****44.9%** **43.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 67.3% for women. 53% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 535 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (19%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 324 (27%) · **■** Marginal 80 (7%) 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 Ardhapur - Pimpalgaon Mahadeo3,307 people - Degaon Kurhada2,785 people - Loni Kh.2,749 people - Kondha2,705 people - Umri2,578 people - Chenapur2,436 people - Delub Bk.2,343 people - Loni Bk.2,207 people [All 56 villages in Ardhapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/ardhapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Degaon Bk. from Nanded?10 km by road - What is the population of Degaon Bk.?2,635 (Census 2011) - Which district is Degaon Bk. in?Nanded district (Ardhapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Degaon Bk.?78.0% (Census 2011)