About Basti Village

Basti is a small village in Utraula tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 205 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,332 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basti village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Balrampur
Tehsil	Utraula
Pincode	271604
Area (hectares)	56.36 hectares
Population	478
Male Population	205
Female Population	273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,332
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Basti compares

By the 2011 count Basti is the 322nd largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents. Its 56.36 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Basti

Basti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 26 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Gainjahwa, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters	Utraula	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Gainjahwa	25 km
District headquarters	Balrampur	26 km

Villages closest to Basti

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

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Common questions about Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Basti village had a population of 478. That makes it the 322nd largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents.

Basti village has 205 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basti has about 1332 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Basti is 271604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basti covers 56.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basti falls under Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basti is Gainjahwa, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Basti is about 26 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basti is in Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district. Utraula is about 8.4 km away. Gainjahwa is about 25 km away. Balrampur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.