# Shekta Village, Paithan, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/paithan/shekta/ Village · Paithan, Aurangabad # Shekta Shekta is a village in Paithan sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,241 people in 505 households**, the 35th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 2,241people (2011) - 505households - 70.2%literacy - 980females per 1,000 males ## Shekta PIN code and other codes Shekta falls in Paithan sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPaithan - Census village code549403 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? - Paithan (sub-district HQ)39 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)26 km by road - Paithan (nearest town)39 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Shekta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bilkin - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bilkin - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 98% of the 783 hectares of village land is sown, and 521 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, 77 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shekta · ■ Paithan rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **69% Toilet within the home ****9%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **76% Tap water ****48%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **86% Use banking services ****86%** **61% Television ****55%** **40% Mobile phone ****64%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****30%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **27% Own their home ****95%** **91% 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 · ■ Paithan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858** **867 Working population ****59.3%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 56.9% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 744 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (15%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 198 (15%) · **■** Marginal 173 (13%) 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 Paithan - Dadegaon Jahagir2,343 people - Dongaon2,309 people - Khadgaon2,290 people - Akhatwada2,257 people - Apegaon2,204 people - Bramhangaon2,193 people - Solanapur2,119 people - Parundi2,008 people [All 189 villages in Paithan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/paithan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shekta from Aurangabad?26 km by road - What is the population of Shekta?2,241 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekta in?Aurangabad district (Paithan sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shekta?70.2% (Census 2011)