Jikthan, Gangapur
Jikthan (जिकठाण) is a village and Village Panchayat of the Gangapur Taluka in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, which falls under Gangapur block. Shamabi Gani Shaikh is the President of Jikthan Village Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address shamabishaikh2@gmail.com and mobile number 96372xxx70. The Secretary is Suresh Tukaram Kalwane, who can be reached at email address gpjikthan@gmail.com and mobile number 94214xxx68. The Panchayat address is Grampanchayat Jikthan, Jikthan, Pincode - 431133. You can reach there by taking a bus till Jikthan Fata bus stop which is around 2 km away. The Panchayat has library facility, internet facility and Wi-Fi facility. There are one computer, one printer and one scanner available for various works. It also has a CSC center.
As on January 2025, the current population of Jikthan is 2.2 thousands out of which 1.1 thousands are males and rest 1.1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 990 females per 1000 males. There are around 289 teenagers in Jikthan. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 1.3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 543 people belonging to scheduled caste and 6 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 461 households in Jikthan, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.1 thousands. The pincode of Jikthan is 431133 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Waluj Sub Post office
- Ambelohal Branch Post office
- Jikthan Branch Post office
- Pendapur Branch Post office
- Shendurwada Branch Post office
Schools
Jikthan has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
Hospitals
Jikthan has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Waluj Sub-Center
- Sawkheda Sub-Center
- Ambelohal Sub-Center
- Turkabad Sub-Center
- Shendurwada Primary Health Center
Banks
Jikthan has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Bank of Baroda Waluj, Aurangabad, MH
- Central Bank of India Waluj
- Bank of Maharashtra Turkabad
- Bank of Maharashtra Dhoregaon
- Solapur Janata Sahakari Bank Waluj
Covered villages
Jikthan Village Panchayat manages total 2 villages.
- Jikthan
- Mirzapur