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About Basti Village

Basti is a small village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 162 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,253 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.21 hectares hectares.

Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basti village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 46.21 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 162
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,253
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 Basti compares

By the 2011 count Basti is the 455th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 46.21 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Basti

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

How far is Basti from other places

Basti lies about 15 km from Jaunpur. 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 Mariahu 9.8 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 9.8 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 15 km

Villages closest to Basti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 365. That makes it the 455th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Basti village has 162 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basti has about 1253 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Basti covers 46.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basti falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Basti 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 Basti.

Basti is about 15 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basti is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 9.8 km away. Mariāhu is about 9.8 km away. Jaunpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lorika (under 2 km), Mithepar (under 2 km) and Bhagerathpur (under 2 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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