# Basti Village, Ukhimath, Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Ukhimath, Rudraprayag 

# Basti

Basti is a village in Ukhimath sub-district of Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,074 people in 218 households**, the 15th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%.

- 1,074people (2011)
- 218households
- 78.4%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Basti

Of every 100 households in Basti in 2011, 88 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Basti · ■ Ukhimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**41%

Tap water ****98%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**60%

Use banking services ****74%**

**75%

Television ****72%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 · ■ Ukhimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**83.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**1057

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1099**

**883

Working population ****59.1%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 62.3% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 198 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 29 (5%) · **■** Other work 137 (22%) · **■** Marginal 264 (42%)

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 Ukhimath

- Lwara1,164 people
- Guptkashi1,130 people
- Barasu1,128 people
- Nyalsu1,120 people
- Khumera1,050 people
- Kyunja1,028 people
- Kinjani1,020 people
- Bhetsem1,011 people

[All 248 villages in Ukhimath](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/rudraprayag/ukhimath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Basti?1,074 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Basti in?Rudraprayag district (Ukhimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Basti?78.4% (Census 2011)