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Degaon

देगाँव
Dharampuri mandal
Pincode 454449
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Laxmi Bai Benal
Contact: 77****4480
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LGD code
475878
Pincode
454449
Post office
Dharampuri
Population
896
Households
194
Literacy rate
50.7%
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000♂
Workers
497
Distance to district centre
220 km
Distance to mandal centre
228 km
Distance to Bhopal
372 km
Distance to Mumbai
294 km
Nearest railway station
Vikhran Road · 13 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr. Tongaonkar Hospital · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Degaon compares

By population, Degaon ranks #57 of 102 villages in Dharampuri mandal.

Literacy rate
%
50.7%
+0.7% vs mandal average
Degaon
50.7%
Dharampuri mandal
50.0%
Dhar district
49.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
−26 vs mandal average
Degaon
952
Dharampuri mandal
978
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.4 vs mandal average
Degaon
4.6
Dharampuri mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Degaon at a glance

Degaon is a village of 896 people in 194 households (Census 2011) in Dharampuri tehsil, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 57th-largest of 102 villages in Dharampuri tehsil. Literacy is 51%, about the same as the tehsil average of 50% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. It lies 220 km from the Dhar district centre, 20 km from Shindkheda, the nearest town, 13 km from Vikhran Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 454449, served by Dharampuri post office; the LGD village code is 475878. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Tongaonkar Hospital, 16 km away. The sarpanch is Laxmi Bai Benal, and the village votes in Sanwer assembly constituency, represented by MLA Tulsiram Silawat. The population is estimated at 1,056 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Degaon

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DHARAMPURI
Distance to nearest town (km)
3
Distance to district HQ (km)
60
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
367.4
Irrigated area (ha)
276.55
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Degaon

LGD code
475878
Pincode
454449
Post office
Dharampuri
Population (Census 2011)
896
Population (projected 2026)
1,056
Households
194
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
952
Literacy rate
50.7%
Coordinates
21.18439°N, 74.57736°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Indore
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sanwer
Member of Parliament
Shankar Lalwani
Member of Legislative Assembly
Tulsiram Silawat
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Laxmi Bai Benal
Block / Mandal
Dharampuri
Getting there

How to reach Degaon

Mandal centre
Dharampuri · ≈ 228 km
≈ 7 h 48 min by car · 9 h 16 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Dhar · ≈ 220 km
≈ 7 h 31 min by car · 8 h 56 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 24,566 people
Shindkheda · ≈ 20 km
≈ 41 min by car · 49 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal372 kmcapital
  • Mumbai294 km
  • Hyderabad589 km
  • Delhi868 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationVikhran Road13 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr. Tongaonkar Hospital16 km
  • Petrol pumpHP30 km
  • CollegeG. H. Mahajan A.C.S. junior college, Taloda56 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Taloda57 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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