# Shekta Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad 

# Shekta

Shekta is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **696 people in 152 households**, the 136th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 696people (2011)
- 152households
- 72.6%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Shekta PIN code and other codes

Shekta falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGangapur
- Census village code549292

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

## How far is Shekta from nearby towns?

- Gangapur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gangapur (nearest town)12 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 Shekta?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gangapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gangapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gangapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Shekta known for?

About 90% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 364 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 Shekta

Of every 100 households in Shekta in 2011, 26 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekta · ■ Gangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**83%

Use banking services ****23%**

**64%

Television ****12%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**27%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****70%**

**22%

Own their home ****89%**

**90%

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 Shekta?

■ Shekta · ■ Gangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**856

Working population ****49.7%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 56.6% for women. 55% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (28%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (9%) · **■** Marginal 92 (27%)

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 Gangapur

- Shahapur Kadim730 people
- Lanzi719 people
- Dighi712 people
- Sarifpur706 people
- Murshidabad694 people
- Diwashi671 people
- Kobapur669 people
- Rahimpur656 people

[All 221 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekta from Aurangabad?40 km by road
- What is the population of Shekta?696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekta in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shekta?72.6% (Census 2011)