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About Basta Village

Basta is one of the larger villages in Tirwa tehsil, in the district of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,870, made up of 3,115 males and 2,755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 722.32 hectares hectares.

Basta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kannauj
Tehsil Tirwa
Area (hectares) 722.32 hectares
Population 5,870
Male Population 3,115
Female Population 2,755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 15th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 722.32 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 865.

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 5 - 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 Basta from other places

Basta lies about 72 km from Kannauj, and the nearest railway station is Sandila, about 20 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 Basta
Tehsil headquarters Tirwa 12 km
Nearest town Sandīla 19 km
Nearest railway station Sandila 20 km
District headquarters Kannauj 72 km

Villages closest to Basta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basta village had a population of 5,870. That makes it the 15th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Basta village has 3,115 males and 2,755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basta has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 865.

Basta covers 722.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basta falls under Tirwa tehsil of Kannauj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basta is Sandila, about 20 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 km distance for Basta.

Basta is about 72 km from Kannauj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basta is in Tirwa tehsil of Kannauj district. Tirwa is about 12 km away. Sandīla is about 19 km away. Sandila is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (2.2 km), Jallapur (2.2 km) and Binorarampur (2.9 km).

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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