# Shekta Village, Georai, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/georai/shekta/ Village · Georai, Bid # Shekta Shekta is a village in Georai sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,650 people in 528 households**, the 26th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 2,650people (2011) - 528households - 68.9%literacy - 909females per 1,000 males ## Shekta PIN code and other codes Shekta falls in Georai sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGeorai - Census village code559287 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? - Georai (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Bid (district HQ)40 km by road - Georai (nearest town)36 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? 16 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 · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 school10+ km · Chaklamba - ○Degree college10+ km · Gevrai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gevrai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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? The main crops are **jowar, wheat and bajra**. About 91% of the 1,447 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,272 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, 69 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shekta · ■ Georai rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **78% Toilet within the home ****1%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **31% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****78%** **69% Television ****23%** **34% Mobile phone ****76%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **26% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 · ■ Georai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828** **789 Working population ****59.7%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 57.4% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,038 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 356 (23%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (5%) · **■** Marginal 105 (7%) 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 Georai - Nipani jawalka2,725 people - Bagpimpalgaon2,701 people - Rui2,665 people - Aher Vahegaon2,654 people - Talanewadi2,593 people - Malegaon Kh.2,541 people - Vadgaon Dhok2,491 people - Bhend Takli2,444 people [All 197 villages in Georai](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/georai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shekta from Bid?40 km by road - What is the population of Shekta?2,650 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekta in?Bid district (Georai sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shekta?68.9% (Census 2011)