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About Bastiya Village

Bastiya is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 346 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.49 hectares hectares.

Bastiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bastiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 37.49 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 346
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bastiya compares

By the 2011 count Bastiya is the 277th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 37.49 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bastiya

Bastiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bastiya as Available within 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 Bastiya from other places

Bastiya lies about 29 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 19 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 Bastiya
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 12 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 19 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 23 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 29 km

Villages closest to Bastiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bastiya village had a population of 732. That makes it the 277th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Bastiya village has 346 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bastiya has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Bastiya covers 37.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bastiya falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bastiya is Maghar, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bastiya.

Bastiya is about 29 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bastiya is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 12 km away. Maghar is about 19 km away. Khalīlābād is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhughara (under 2 km), Banhaita (under 2 km) and Kanhauli (under 2 km).

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

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