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

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Village · Washim, Washim 

# Degaon

Degaon is a village in Washim sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **579 people in 129 households**, the 100th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%.

- 579people (2011)
- 129households
- 78.3%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Degaon PIN code and other codes

Degaon falls in Washim sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockWashim
- Census village code531223

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?

- Washim (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)20 km by road
- Washim (nearest town)20 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?

8 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Washim
- ○Degree college10+ km · Washim
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Washim
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 352 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, 95 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Degaon · ■ Washim rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****79%**

**65%

Television ****24%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Washim rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**80.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**830

Working population ****53.5%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 66.0% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (77%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 13 (4%)

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 Washim

- Anjankhed651 people
- Ganeshpur612 people
- Giwha607 people
- Kamathwada591 people
- Dodki559 people
- Bitoda Teli553 people
- Pardi Ekburji552 people
- Atkali547 people

[All 128 villages in Washim](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/washim/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Degaon from Washim?20 km by road
- What is the population of Degaon?579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Degaon in?Washim district (Washim sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Degaon?78.3% (Census 2011)