# Degaon Village, Risod, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Risod, Washim 

# Degaon

Degaon is a village in Risod sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra, PIN code **444502**. The 2011 Census counted **944 people in 220 households**, the 75th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%.

- 944people (2011)
- 220households
- 81.3%literacy
- 444502PIN code

## Degaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Degaon is 444502.** Degaon falls in Risod sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code444502
- Community development blockRisod
- Census village code531341

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?

- Risod (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)35 km by road
- Risod (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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Risod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Risod
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Washim
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 89% of the 591 hectares of village land is sown, and 355 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, 78 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Degaon · ■ Risod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**80%

Tap water ****99%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****92%**

**68%

Television ****42%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**31%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 · ■ Risod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**80.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****589**

**825

Working population ****53.0%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 75.1% for women. 50% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 176 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (50%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (12%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 Risod

- Jogeshwari1,072 people
- Jawala1,067 people
- Kinkhed1,058 people
- Karanji971 people
- Kuksa930 people
- Mohaja Ingole873 people
- Bhokarkhed852 people
- Koyali Kh.823 people

[All 99 villages in Risod](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/risod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Degaon?444502
- How far is Degaon from Washim?35 km by road
- What is the population of Degaon?944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Degaon in?Washim district (Risod sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Degaon?81.3% (Census 2011)