Village · Madanpur Rampur, Kalahandi
# Degaon

Degaon is a village in Madanpur Rampur sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code 766031. The 2011 Census counted 635 people in 196 households, the 64th largest of 288 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.
- 635 people (2011)
- 196 households
- 52.8% literacy
- 766031 PIN code

## Degaon PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Degaon is 766031. Degaon falls in Madanpur Rampur sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.
- PIN code 766031
- Gram panchayat Rinja
- Community development block Karlamunda
- Census village code 422459

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Degaon from nearby towns?
- Madanpur Rampur (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Kesinga (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Degaon?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Risida
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Risida
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Degaon known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 65% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Degaon

Of every 100 households in Degaon in 2011, 6 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Degaon · ■ Madanpur Rampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 6% 18%
- Toilet within the home 3% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 93%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99%
- Use banking services 55% 35%
- Television 2% 9%
- Mobile phone 12% 16%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 47% 36%
- Own their home 69% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Degaon?

■ Degaon · ■ Madanpur Rampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.8% 64.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1082 1000
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1061 942
- Working population 53.2% 48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 43.2% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 50 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 128 (38%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 10 (3%) · ■ Marginal 149 (44%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Madanpur Rampur
- Terchapala 666 people
- Burat 652 people
- Pujiladu 648 people
- Panda Padar 646 people
- Talkuna 633 people
- Lobengarh 625 people
- Benaguda 614 people
- Telisarabahali 612 people

All 310 villages in Madanpur Rampur

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- Degaon · Village, Naigaon, Nanded · 3,621 people
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- Degaon · Village, Balapur, Akola · 3,370 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Degaon? 766031
- How far is Degaon from Bhawanipatna? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Degaon? 635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Degaon in? Kalahandi district (Madanpur Rampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Degaon? 52.8% (Census 2011)

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