Basti is one of district of Uttar Pradesh in India. There are 4 Tehsils, 3348 villages and 3 towns in Basti district.
As per the Census India 2011, Basti district has 382212 households, population of 2464464 of which 1255272 are males and 1209192 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 390969 which is 15.86% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Basti district is around
963 compared to
912 which is average of Uttar Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Basti district is 56.56% out of which 65.3% males are literate and 47.48% females are literate. The total area of Basti is 2688 sq.km with population density of 917 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 94.4% of population lives in Urban area and 5.6% lives in Rural area. There are 20.85% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.15% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Basti district.
Basti Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2464464 | 100% |
| Hindu | 2082976 | 84.52% |
| Muslim | 364510 | 14.79% |
| Buddhist | 9753 | 0.4% |
| Christian | 3493 | 0.14% |
| Religion not stated | 2626 | 0.11% |
| Sikh | 900 | 0.04% |
| Jain | 107 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 99 | 0% |
Basti Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 25.96 | 2662.04 |
| Number of households | 21575 | 360637 |
| Total Population | 138097 | 2326367 |
| Population (%) | 52.45% | 49.15% |
| Male Population | 72426 | 1182846 |
| Female Population | 65671 | 1143521 |
| Sex Ratio | 907 | 967 |
| Literacy (%) | 72.75% | 55.59% |
List of Tehsils in Basti
Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh
| Tehsil | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Harraiya | 950401 | 1213.33 | 783 | 966 |
| Basti | 949461 | 828.53 | 1146 | 942 |
| Bhanpur | 358572 | 417.33 | 859 | 992 |
| Rudhauli | 206030 | 228.81 | 900 | 1001 |
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