# Basti District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/ District · Uttar Pradesh # Basti district Basti is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 41st of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,464,464 people** in 4 sub-districts, 3 towns and 3,348 villages; 6% lived in towns. The largest town is [Basti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/basti/basti/) (114,657). - 2,464,464people (2011) - 4sub-districts - 3towns - 67.2%literacy ## Who lives in Basti? Basti had **2,464,464 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.2% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 41st of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 963 women for every 1,000 men (above the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 10th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 929 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 6.4 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh. ## How literate is Basti? 67.2% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (close to Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 44th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 77.9% and women at 56.2% — a gap of 21.6 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Basti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/basti/) (69.2%) and lowest in [Bhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/bhanpur/) (64.5%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Basti do for a living? 31.8% of people worked in 2011 (women: 18.6%). Of all workers, 28% farmed their own land, 12% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 14% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 43% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 40% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/) (45% of workers in farming) and the least is [Basti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/basti/) (34% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 28 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 14 (14%) · **■** Marginal 43 (43%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Basti 5.6% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 66th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 3 towns: 3 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Basti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/basti/basti/) with 114,657 people, home to 83% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Basti Basti had 3,348 census villages, 3,160 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 736 people; 20 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Ganeshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/basti/ganeshpur/) (18,013), [Rudhouli Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/rudhauli/rudhouli-kalan/) (11,163), [Nagar Khas](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/basti/nagar-khas/) (10,470), [Mahso Khas](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/basti/mahso-khas/) (9,089) and [Shripalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/basti/shripalpur/) (8,666). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Basti district in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Basti district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > BASTI, a town and district of British India, in the Gorakhpur division of the United Provinces. The town, a collection of villages, is on the river Kuana, 40 m. from Gorakhpur by railway. The population in 1901 was 14,761. The district has an area of 2792 sq. m. It stretches out in one vast marshy plain, draining towards the south-east, and traversed by the Rapti, Kuana, Banganga, Masdih, Jamwar, Ami and Katneihia rivers. The tract lying between these streams consists of a rich alluvial deposit, more or less subject to inundations, but producing good crops of rice, wheat and barley. In 1901 the population was 1,846,153, showing an increase of 3% in the decade. A railway from Gorakhpur to Gonda runs through the district, and the river Gogra is navigable. A large transit trade is conducted with Nepal. The export trade of the district itself is chiefly in rice, sugar and other agricultural produce. - Population in 1901 (as quoted in 1911)14,761 - Population in 2011 (Census)2,464,464 - Change167.0× (+16,596%) Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## Population of Basti compared with Uttar Pradesh ■ Basti · ■ Uttar Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **902 Working population ****31.8%** **32.9% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Basti Of every 100 households in Basti in 2011, 28 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Basti · ■ Electricity for lighting ****28%** Toilet within the home ****16%** No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** Tap water ****33%** Drinking water within premises ****51%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** Use banking services ****88%** Television ****20%** Mobile phone ****70%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****18%** Car / jeep / van ****3%** None of these assets ****7%** Own their home ****98%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Basti Sub-district People Villages Towns [Bhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/bhanpur/) 358,572 435 0 [Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/) 950,401 1527 2 [Basti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/basti/) 949,461 1102 1 [Rudhauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/rudhauli/) 206,030 284 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Basti - Basti · 114,657 - Bhabnan Bazar · 14,282 - Harraiya · 9,158 ## Largest villages in Basti - Ganeshpur · 18,013 - Rudhouli Kalan · 11,163 - Nagar Khas · 10,470 - Mahso Khas · 9,089 - Shripalpur · 8,666 - Ajgaiba Jangal · 7,774 - Marwa Nagar · 7,084 - Kalwari Must · 6,886 - Amarauli Shumali · 6,628 - Jamda Shahi · 6,000 - Amora Khas · 5,977 - Bodawal · 5,894 - Gayghat · 5,734 - Parsa Khurd Bujurg Urf Dariapu · 5,702 - Pipra Khash · 5,343 - Banpur · 5,143 - Belwariya Jangal · 5,116 - Bhanpur · 5,080 - Sikandarpur Khas · 5,054 - Dhawai · 5,025 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Basti?4: Bhanpur, Harraiya, Basti, Rudhauli - What is the population of Basti district?2,464,464 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Basti?Basti