Shekta, Gangapur

Shekta (शेकटा) is a village located in the Gangapur Taluka of Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. The village falls in Gangapur block and comes under Vajanapur Village Panchayat.

As on April 2025, the current population of Shekta is 795 out of which 407 are males and rest 388 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 953 females per 1000 males. There are around 111 teenagers in Shekta. It has literacy rate of 61% which means around 486 persons can read and write. Total 152 people belonging to scheduled caste and 15 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 174 households in Shekta, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 395. The pincode of Shekta is 423702 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Lasur Station Sub Post office
• Sillegaon Branch Post office
• Ranjagaon Pol Branch Post office
• Sidhanath Wadgaon Branch Post office
• Rahegaon Branch Post office

Schools

Shekta has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Zppsg Shekta

Hospitals

Shekta has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Khadaknarala Sub-Center
• Lasurstation Primary Health Center
• Siddhnath Wadgaon Sub-Center
• Lasur Station Sub-Center
• Phulshivra Sub-Center

Banks

Shekta has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Central Bank of India Lasur Station
• HDFC Bank Lasur Station
• The Nasik Merchants Cooperative Bank Lasur Station
• State Bank of India Lasur Station
• Yes Bank Chikhli Urban Coop Bank Lasur Station