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About Basti Village

Basti is a large village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,148, made up of 2,157 males and 1,991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333 hectares hectares.

Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 333 hectares
Population 4,148
Male Population 2,157
Female Population 1,991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Basti compares

By the 2011 count Basti is the 11th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 333 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Basti

The census records public bus service for Basti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basti from other places

Basti lies about 22 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Harnaut, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Basti
Nearest railway station Harnaut under 2 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 8.5 km
District headquarters Nalanda 22 km

Villages closest to Basti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harnaut tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Basti village had a population of 4,148. That makes it the 11th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Basti village has 2,157 males and 1,991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basti has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Basti covers 333 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basti falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basti is Harnaut, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basti.

Basti is about 22 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basti is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Harnaut is about under 2 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 8.5 km away. Nalanda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikpur (under 2 km), Dihri (under 2 km) and Bama Chak (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Basti today is likely to be higher.

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