# Basti Village, Maunath Bhanjan, Mau (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maunath Bhanjan, Mau 

# Basti

Basti is a village in Maunath Bhanjan sub-district of Mau district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,109 people in 178 households**, the 172nd largest of 404 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 1,109people (2011)
- 178households
- 74.1%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basti

Of every 100 households in Basti in 2011, 25 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Basti · ■ Maunath Bhanjan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****61%**

**75%

Television ****16%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Basti?

■ Basti · ■ Maunath Bhanjan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**913

Working population ****38.6%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 61.6% for women. 45% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (18%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 64 (15%) · **■** Marginal 238 (56%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Maunath Bhanjan

- Rajmalpur1,193 people
- Malpur Lohrai1,186 people
- Dekwara1,122 people
- Lkkhupur1,115 people
- Abbupur1,089 people
- Aturaul Pandey1,086 people
- Kandheri1,073 people
- Bilowa1,065 people

[All 426 villages in Maunath Bhanjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mau/maunath-bhanjan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basti?1,109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basti in?Mau district (Maunath Bhanjan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Basti?74.1% (Census 2011)