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Basti: 24.6 lakh people, one story

People
24,64,464
Area
2,688 km²
Literacy
67.22%
Sex ratio
963
Big number24.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 917 to every km².See the numbers →

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BastiUttar Pradesh

The history, places and schemes of Basti are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Basti in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population24.6 lakh#41/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Area2,688 km²#46/71 in Uttar Pradesh
Population density917 per km²#29/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 829
Sex ratio963 females per 1000 males#10/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)929 girls per 1000 boys#10/71 in Uttar Pradesh▲ state 902
Literacy rate67.22%#44/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 67.68
Female literacy56.23%#41/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 57.18
Urban population5.6%#66/71 in Uttar Pradesh▼ state 22.3

People & society

67.2% can read. 963 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.977.3
Female literacy
56.257.2
Scheduled Castes
20.920.7
Scheduled Tribes
0.10.6
Living in towns
5.622.3

Gender literacy gap: 21.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.5%
  • Muslim 14.8%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Buddhist 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    74 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.8 lakh workers, 31.8% of all people

    This district
    Uttar Pradesh
    • Cultivators 37.9%
    • Farm labourers 36.0%
    • Household industry 4.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 21.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 20% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      19.826.8
      Latrine at home
      11.426.0
      Tap water
      23.119.9
      LPG / PNG
      6.913.8
      Phone
      51.148.8
      Television
      14.124.2
      Bicycle
      56.849.4
      Two-wheeler
      12.214.3

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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