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About Bastia Village

Bastia is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 105 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.6 hectares hectares.

Bastia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bastia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 26.6 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 105
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bastia compares

By the 2011 count Bastia is the 337th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 26.6 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Bastia

Bastia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bastia as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bastia from other places

Bastia lies about 174 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Ganj Khawaja, 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 Bastia
Nearest railway station Ganj Khawaja under 2 km
Nearest town Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 35 km
District headquarters Basti 174 km

Villages closest to Bastia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bastia village had a population of 216. That makes it the 337th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Bastia village has 105 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bastia has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Bastia covers 26.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bastia falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bastia is Ganj Khawaja, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bastia.

Bastia is about 174 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bastia is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Ganj Khawaja is about under 2 km away. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar is about 5.6 km away. Bhanpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karaili (5.5 km), Kharahara Japti (7.3 km) and Kharahra Shukul (7.3 km).

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

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