# Degan Village, Kantabanji, Balangir (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kantabanji, Balangir 

# Degan

Degan is a village in Kantabanji sub-district of Balangir district, Odisha, PIN code **767040**. The 2011 Census counted **381 people in 95 households**, the 51st largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%.

- 381people (2011)
- 95households
- 53.9%literacy
- 767040PIN code

## Degan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Degan is 767040.** Degan falls in Kantabanji sub-district, Balangir district, Odisha.

- PIN code767040
- Gram panchayatBelpada
- Community development blockBangomunda
- Census village code421224

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Degan from nearby towns?

- Kantabanji (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Balangir (district HQ)65 km by road
- Kantabanji (nearest town)30 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 Degan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Degan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Muribahal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saintala
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Degan known for?

About 80% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Degan

Of every 100 households in Degan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Degan · ■ Kantabanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****31%**

**24%

Television ****34%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**0%

None of these assets ****15%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Degan?

■ Degan · ■ Kantabanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%**

**54.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****659**

**947

Working population ****41.7%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 38.0% for women. 52% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 149 (94%)

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 Kantabanji

- Siletpara413 people
- Simnabahal410 people
- Barajura403 people
- Sindhpali395 people
- Kasamal369 people
- Tentulikhunti338 people
- Sardhapur337 people
- Bahaduki325 people

[All 56 villages in Kantabanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/balangir/kantabanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Degan?767040
- How far is Degan from Balangir?65 km by road
- What is the population of Degan?381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Degan in?Balangir district (Kantabanji sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Degan?53.9% (Census 2011)