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About Basti Village

Basti is a large village in Muhammadabad Gohna tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,096, made up of 1,079 males and 1,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 275101, 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 Mau
Tehsil Muhammadabad Gohna
Pincode 275101
Area (hectares) 29.49 hectares
Population 2,096
Male Population 1,079
Female Population 1,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Basti compares

By the 2011 count Basti is the 50th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 29.49 hectares work out to about 71 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Basti

Basti is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Basti as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basti from other places

Basti lies about 13 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Haldharpur, about 1.6 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
Nearest railway station Haldharpur 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Muhammadabad Gohna 13 km
District headquarters Mau 13 km

Villages closest to Basti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Muhammadabad Gohna 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 2,096. That makes it the 50th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Basti village has 1,079 males and 1,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basti has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Basti is 275101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basti covers 29.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 71 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Basti falls under Muhammadabad Gohna tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basti is Haldharpur, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Basti is about 13 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basti is in Muhammadabad Gohna tehsil of Mau district. Haldharpur is about 1.6 km away. Muhammadabad Gohna is about 13 km away. Mau is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kazipur Basti (under 2 km), Siyabasti (under 2 km) and Dholana (1.7 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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