[6][7] Niketan is also a part of Gulshan Thana[8] and Ward No.

Niketan is surrounded by Gulshan-1, Mohakhali,[11] Tejgaon and Hatirjheel areas.

[14][15] The Niketan area is divided into blocks, and the blocks are A through H.[16] There is a park called Shahid Dr. Fazle Rabbi Park right next to Niketan.

[23][24] In November 2019, The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has fined Dhallywood star Shakib Khan Tk10 lakh for illegally constructing a section at his under-construction residential building in this area.

[25][26] In March 2023, two people were burned in an AC blast in this area.