# Degaon Village, Purna, Parbhani (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/parbhani/purna/degaon/ Village · Purna, Parbhani # Degaon Degaon is a village in Purna sub-district of Parbhani district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,519 people in 457 households**, the 16th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%. - 2,519people (2011) - 457households - 67.1%literacy - 996females per 1,000 males ## Degaon PIN code and other codes Degaon falls in Purna sub-district, Parbhani district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPurna - Census village code547179 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? - Purna (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Parbhani (district HQ)6 km by road - Purna (nearest town)7 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 · 3 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purna - ○Degree college5–10 km · Purna - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Purna - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 92% of the 717 hectares of village land is sown, and 532 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, 84 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Degaon · ■ Purna rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **70% Toilet within the home ****9%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **85% Tap water ****44%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **95% Use banking services ****71%** **67% Television ****32%** **26% Mobile phone ****64%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **30% Own their home ****94%** **96% 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 · ■ Purna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%** **71.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **896 Working population ****53.1%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 56.0% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 459 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 501 (37%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (7%) · **■** Marginal 277 (21%) 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 Purna - Dhanora motya2,927 people - Dhanora Kale2,814 people - Mategaon2,597 people - Satephal tarf kaulgaon2,528 people - Kanad kheda2,504 people - Kalgaon2,468 people - Pangra tarf lasina2,369 people - Nila2,335 people [All 93 villages in Purna](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/parbhani/purna/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Degaon from Parbhani?6 km by road - What is the population of Degaon?2,519 (Census 2011) - Which district is Degaon in?Parbhani district (Purna sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Degaon?67.1% (Census 2011)