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About Basta Village

Basta is a small village in Jalalpur tehsil, in the district of Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 238 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.61 hectares hectares.

Basta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil Jalalpur
Area (hectares) 37.61 hectares
Population 483
Male Population 238
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basta compares

By the 2011 count Basta is the 257th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,670 residents. Its 37.61 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Basta

Basta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basta as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baroli, Barooli Asanundpur, Baroona and Barsat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Basta

As per the Census of India 2011, Basta village had a population of 483. That makes it the 257th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,670 residents.

Basta village has 238 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basta has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Basta covers 37.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basta falls under Jalalpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Basta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Basta is in Jalalpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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