# Degaon Village, Kesinga, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kesinga, Kalahandi 

# Degaon

Degaon is a village in Kesinga sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766011**. The 2011 Census counted **1,547 people in 345 households**, the 26th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 1,547people (2011)
- 345households
- 53.1%literacy
- 766011PIN code

## Degaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Degaon is 766011.** Degaon falls in Kesinga sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766011
- Gram panchayatDeogaon
- Community development blockKesinga
- Census village code422386

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?

- Kesinga (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kesinga (nearest town)15 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Utkela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kesinga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and moong**. About 76% of the 548 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 15 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Degaon · ■ Kesinga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****54%**

**31%

Television ****11%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Kesinga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**929

Working population ****52.9%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 39.2% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (4%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 30 (4%) · **■** Marginal 486 (59%)

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 Kesinga

- Turlakhaman1,673 people
- Kashrupada1,655 people
- Chichirla1,639 people
- Tundala1,607 people
- Boria1,518 people
- Bineikela1,509 people
- Kuten1,470 people
- Dumermunda1,464 people

[All 127 villages in Kesinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kesinga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Degaon?766011
- How far is Degaon from Bhawanipatna?40 km by road
- What is the population of Degaon?1,547 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Degaon in?Kalahandi district (Kesinga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Degaon?53.1% (Census 2011)