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About Basti Village

Basti is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 36 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246469, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246469
Area (hectares) 11.55 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 36
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basti compares

By the 2011 count Basti is the 185th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 11.55 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Basti

Basti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 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 31 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 94 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
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 4.1 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 31 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 48 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 94 km

Villages closest to Basti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ukhimath 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 75. That makes it the 185th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Basti village has 36 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basti has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Basti is 246469. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basti covers 11.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basti falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Basti is Rishikesh, about 94 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 village for Basti.

Basti is about 31 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basti is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 4.1 km away. Rudraprayag is about 31 km away. Srīnagar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansuna (under 2 km), Tyuri (under 2 km) and Kunjalpur (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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