Degana
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Degana is a town and surrounding tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

 located in the Nagaur district
Nagaur District
Nagaur District is one of the 33 districts of the state of Rajasthan in western India.Area of the district is 17,718 km2. The city of Nagaur is the district headquarters.- Geography :...

 of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The town is situated roughly southeast of 90 km from Nagaur
Nagaur
Nagaur is a city in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagaur District. The Nagaur city lies about midway between Jodhpur and Bikaner. It was founded by the Naga Kshatriyas.- History :...

, at a junction of State Highways 59 and 60. Jat, Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

, Maheshwari
Maheshwari
Maheshwari are a business community of Vaishnava, originating from Khandela, Rajasthan in western India. They are a sub-group within the Marwaris community. The community is found throughout North India.- History & Origin :...

 and Meghwal
Meghwal
The Megh , Meghwal or Meghwar people live primarily in northwest India, with a small population in Pakistan. As of 2008, their total population was estimated at 2,807,000, of whom 2,760,000 lived in India...

 founded the village about 150 years back.

A Railway Junction was made in the pre-independence era on the Jaipur-Jodhpur railway track solely for the reason of having a Railway-Node for better operational control as there was a stretch of more than 30 km without any station in-between. With the passage of time, a town came into being by drawing more and more habitation in the last 50 years around the Railway Station owing to the better connectivity to more significant city centers like Jaipur, Jodhpur and Bikaner. The town now has headquarters for administrative units of the tehsil.

Demography

Degana Gram Panchayat has a population of about 24000 and excludes other village population. There are 13000 voters in Degana.
The main occupations of people are agriculture and animal based. Village area is 17000 Acres out of which 2000 acres (8.1 km²) land is irrigated. Some villagers are employed in eight masonry stone mines around the village. Some people of the village are also associated with Marble
Marble
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 industry in Makrana
Makrana
Makrana is a town in the Nagaur district of Indian state of Rajasthan. Makrana is famous for the white stone as marble mined from the mines around it. It is said that the Taj Mahal was built from Makrana marble. Makrana is a small town, but it has plenty of marble outcrops. Most of the residents...

 and Kishangarh
Kishangarh
Kishangarh is a city and a municipality in Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It lies 18 miles north-west of Ajmer. It is well connected via Indian Railways and National Highway #8. It is the birth place of the Kishangarh style of painting, which is known for the beautiful depiction...

. Village is fully developed with all modern facilities. Approximately 500 people are working abroad.

Religious sites

Village has the temples of Shitala Mata, Chaumunda mata, Charbhuja
Charbhuja
Charbhuja is a famous temple of the lord Vishnu in the Garhbor village in the Kumbhalgarh tehsil of Rajsamand district in the state of Rajasthan, India.-Geography and Location:...

, Deonarayan, Vanankatesh, Shiv Mandir
Shiv Mandir
Shiv Mandir is a Hindu temple situated in Umerkot in Sindh, Pakistan. This temple is divine and sacred among the Hindus residing in lower Sindh. The temple has magnificent Shiv Lingam, which is indeed on of the best in the whole world. Lenged says that the Lingam kep growing itself until locals...

, Gaytari Mandir, Veer Teja ji Mandir, Dharmshala hanuman mandir etc. There is an annual cattle-fair in village from Rajathani month Asoja Krishna 1 to 10 Dashahara. Village also has got three Mosques, One Eidgaah for Muslims. Also Muslim Dargaah (Kasnau Baba - Ilahibaksh baba).

Geography

Degana is located at 26.895052°N 74.322166°E. It has an average elevation of 353 metres (1161 ft).

Villages In Degana Tehsil

Aakeli -B, Achhojai, Achla Ka Khet, Alniyawas
Alwas, Antroli Kalan, Antroli Khurd, Asan(khinwatana) Bachhwari
Bachhwas, Bamna Kalan, Bamna Khurd, Banwara, Banwarla
Bari Ghati, Barna
Barna
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, Basni Jaga, Bedas Kalan, Bhadwasi
Bharli, Bhawal Charna
Bhawal Charna
Bhawal Charna , is a village in Degana tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.- History :This village has a famous "BHAWAL MATAJI" Temple on a hill in forest area. There is a Dam also known as "MATAJI BAANDH ". It is a picnic place in Degana tehsil. It is a really nice and naturally well...

, Bhawariya, Bherunda, Bichpuri,
Bikharniya Kalan, Bikharniya Khurd, Bofli, Butati,
Chak Chiknas, Chak Dhani, Chanda Roon Chandni
Chandni
Chandni is a Hindi film released in 1989. The film stars Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor and Vinod Khanna, and was directed by Yash Chopra....

, Charanwas, Chardas, Chiknas, Chochiyas, Choliyas, Chosali,
Chua, Chui
Chui
-Places:In Kyrgyzstan:*Chui Province*Chui RiverIn South America:*Chuí, Rio Grande do Sul*Chui Stream, on the Brazil-Uruguay borderIn SwahiliChui means Leopard...

, Churiyas, Dawoli Khari,
Dagra, Dagri
Dagri
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, Degana, Deogarh
Deogarh
Deogarh may refer to:* Debagarh, Orissa, also known as Debagarh, a city in Debagarh District, India* Deoghar, Jharkhand, also known as Deogharh, a city in India, home to the Vaidyanath temple...

, Deola Kalan,
Deola Mada, Dhadhariya Kalan, Dhanipura, Dodiyana,
Doodhras, Dookiyasar, Doongras, Dugor Achla,
Dugorchiknas, Dugordasa ( Rathore nagri ), Gaimaliyawas, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

, Gol
Gol
Gol can refer to:* Volkswagen Gol, a car made by Volkswagen do Brasil* Gol Transportes Aéreos Brazilian airline, company* Gol Acheron, a character in the Jak and Daxter videogame series* Gol, Norway, a municipality in Buskerud, Norway...

,
Gonarda, Gonardi, Goredi Chancha (CT), Goredi Karna,
Gothra, Gulabpura
Gulabpura
Gulabpura is a city and a municipality in Bhilwara district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.- Geography :Gulabpura is located at . It has an average elevation of 397 metres...

, Gundisar, Gunsali, Gurha Jagmalota,
Gurha Jodha, Hanuman Nagar(khinwatana) Habchar, Harsor,
Himmat Nagar, Idwa,
Igyasani, Itawara Bhoja, Itawara Ladkhani, Jakhera,
Jalsoo Kalan, Jalsoo Khurd, Jalsoo Nanak, Jaswantpura
Jaswantpura
Jaswantpura is a village in the Jalore District of Rajasthan, India. It holds the headquarters of panchayat samiti of the same name and is part of the Bhinmal sub division. It is named after the ruler of Marwar Maharaja Jaswant Singh. Prior to 1947, it was the headquarters of the pargana by the ...

,
Jawa Sisodiya, Jetpura Kalan, Jetpura Khurd, Jhagarwas, Jodhras,
Kuvariya Khera, Kalan Ka Was, Kalni Kumaran, Kalyanpura
Kalyanpura
Kalyanpura is a village situated in Udupi district in the state of Karnataka.The village is on the banks of Swarna river which supplies water to nearby town of Udupi.Santekatte on NH 17 is a locality of Kalyanpur.The name is derived because of weekly market held on the road side of NH-17.The...

,
Kanwal, Karasora, Kartasar, Keriya Rawan, Khanpura,
Khariya Kalan, Khariya Khurd, Kharolwas, Khatolai,
Kheri Champa, Kherwa, Khindas, Khivtana, Khiyas,
Khuri Kalan, Khuri Khurd, Killa
Killa
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, Kirad, Kitalsar,
Kod
Kod
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, Kodiya, Kutiyasani Kalan, Kutiyasani Khurd,
Ladpura
Ladpura
Ladpura is a village in Nagaur district of Rajasthan state in northwestern India, about 15 km west Pushkar and 26 km west of Ajmer. The village falls under the Riyan Bari sub division and Degana Tehsil.- Geography :...

, Lakheena, Langod, Lawadar, Luniyas,
Maharana
Maharana
Maharana is a variation on the Indian royal title Maharaja, also meaning 'Great king' in Hindi. It is composed of Maha- 'great' and the royal title Rana, a variation on Raja.-Salute states :...

, Mandal Deva, Mandal Jodha, Mandelpura,
Manjhee, Mathaniya
Mathaniya
Mathaniya is a village located in Jodhpur District, Rajasthan, India.it is 25 km away from Jodhpur at Nagaur roadit is famous for Karni mata temple which was first temple of goddesess...

, Meora, Mithriya, Miyasar,
Modriya, Mogas, Mori Kalan, Moriyana, Narsingh Basni,
Nathawara, Nathawari, Nenas, Nimbari Chandawatan,
Nimbari Kalan, Nimbari Kothariyan, Nimbola Biswa,
Nimbola Kalan, Nimbola Khurd, Nimbola Purohitan, Noond,
Oriyana, Pachranda Khurd, Paliyas, Palri Kalan,
Pandwala, Patniya, Peepliya, Polas Vishnoiyan, Poonas,
Pundlota, Puniyas, Rajapura
Rajapura
Rajapura was the capital of Kalinga king Chitrangada. Duryodhana's wife was the daughter of Chitrangada. He abducted the Kalinga princess with the help of his friend Karna. Kamboja Kingdom also had its capital named as Rajapura.-Rajapura at Present:...

, Rajlota, Rajod,
Rakiyasani, Raliyawata, Ramgarh
Ramgarh
Ramgarh Raj was a major Zamindari in the era of the British Raj.The areas that would later comprise the Ramgarh Raj had initially belonged to the Raja of Chhota Nagpur. Around the year AD 1368, the area witnessed unrest for reasons not now known. The Raja deputed two brothers by name Baghdeo and...

, Ramsari, Ranas
Rånäs
Rånäs is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 449 inhabitants in 2005....

,
Rata Dhoondha, Rawaliyawas, Rawatkhera, Rewat
Rewat
Rewat is a small village in northern India, having the colony of 500-600 houses.Much of the population belong to the Rajput caste.The main industry in and around this village is that the mining of tungsten. 1st in this village. Highest in the world of tungsten excavation is here.The chouhans are...

,
Rohisara, Sandas
Sandas
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, Saneriya, Sanju
Sanju
Sanju can refer to:* Sanju, an alternative spelling of village Sanjoo in Degana tehsil, India* Sanju, a male/female name/nickname common in India...

 (Sanjoo), Sanwaliyawas,
Sarsanda
Sarsanda
Sarsanda is a Village in the Aantroli Kalan Gram Panchayat of the Degana Tehsil of the Nagaur District of the Rajasthan State of India. It is 117 km driving distance from Nagaur, at .- Community :...

, Sathana Kalan, Sathana Khurd, Sathanni,
Shahpura
Shahpura
See Shahpura for disambiguationShahpura is a city and a municipality in Bhilwara district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.- Geography :Shahpura is located at . It has an average elevation of 364 metres .- Demographics :...

, Shekhpura
Shekhpura
Shekhpura is a census town in Patiala district in the Indian state of Punjab.-Demographics: India census, Shekhpura had a population of 1932. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Shekhpura has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male...

, Sindhlas, Sirasana, Soodwar,
Sukhwasni, Sundari
Sundari
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, Suraj Garh, Suriyas, Surpura,
Tamroli, Tehla
Tehla
Tehla is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia.-Geography:The village lies at an altitude of 172 metres and covers an area of 19.093 km²...

, Thanwala, Thata, Tilanesh, Udiyas

Education

There is a Govt. Senior Secondary School with Science, Commerce and Arts faculties situated at Degana-Chandaroon Road. School was developed by Shri Bhanwar Lal Karwa, Chandarun and Hon'ble Citizens of Degana Junction and Chandaroon Village. Degana town has Girls school up to Senior classes and Girls school attached with Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University for ARTS Subject situated at Sadar Bazar, Deagna Junction. Now town has an English medium school name as Rana International School. The most of one is Sharda Bal Niketan. Also there two degree colleges in Degana Marwar college and Sharada Mahavidyala offering science and Arts course.

Transport

As described above, Degana is a town populated around a railway junction 165 km west of Jaipur on Jaipur-Jodhpur Broad-gauge railway line of North-Westorn Railway. It has a good connectivity with Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....

 (165 km), Jodhpur
Jodhpur
Jodhpur , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located west from the state capital, Jaipur and from the city of Ajmer. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar...

(149 km), Delhi (473 km) and Bikaner (218 km) through the railway network. Its location is Latitude 26° 53' 45" N and Longitude 74° 19' 15" E.

An old meter-gauge segment initiating from Degana Junction now has been converted to Broad-gauge and has elevated the importance of this Station. This segment runs through Deedwana and joins the Bikaner-Delhi line at Ratangarh
Ratangarh
Ratangarh is a town in the Churu district in Rajasthan, India. Ratangarh was previously called Kolasar. It is famous for grand havelis with frescoes, which is an architectural speciality of the Shekhawati region...

. Direct trains are available on a daily basis to Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kota, Delhi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Puri and Kolkata.

Degana is also connected to nearby cities through the two State Highways and many MDR (Major District Roads) but sadly with almost negligible presence of State Transport services on this network. The town falls on midway on the State Highway from Ajmer
Ajmer
Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...

 to Nagaur
Nagaur
Nagaur is a city in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagaur District. The Nagaur city lies about midway between Jodhpur and Bikaner. It was founded by the Naga Kshatriyas.- History :...

 SH-60 and another State Highway Ajmer to Deedwana SH-59.
Private bus services links it to Ajmer, Nagaur,Deedwana, Merta and Makrana (via-Mithariya) but with unpleasant service and oligopolistic system of private bus operators running on approx hourly basis.

Politics and governance

The Degana Assembly Constituency is representsted in Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha by Sh. Ajay Singh Kilak of Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 who defeated Sh. Richh Pal Singh Mirdha sitting MLA and stalwart of Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 by a narrow margin in 2008 Assembly elections. Degana assembly consituency presently forms part of newly created Parliamentary Constituency Rajsamand
Rajsamand
Rajsamand is a town of Rajasthan state of western India. The city is named for Rajsamand Lake, an artificial lake created in the 17th century by Rana Raj Singh of Mewar. It is the administrative headquarters of Rajsamand District.-Geography:...

 representated by Sh. Gopal Singh of Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

.

The town has Sub-Division Headquarter with SDM, Tehsil headquarter with 237+ revenue villages and Judicial Headquarter with ADJ court.

Degana Panchayat Samiti is chaired by Pradhan sh Rampal Mahiya of Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

. There are 47 Gram Panchayats each with a Sarpanch, several Ward-Panch and a Gram Sevak as official secretary.
There is one famous 'Degana Krishi Upaj Mandi 'in degana .The 'Krishi Mandi samiti is chaired by Sh SITARAM NIMBARI CHANDAWATA of [bhartiya janta party]. Krishi mandi samiti works under agriculture ministry Govt of Rajasthan .It work for farmer welfare and agriculture development in the constituency .

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