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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Basti, Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Basti district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Basti.svg
| map_caption = Location of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Basti, Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Basti division|Basti]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 2688
| area_footnotes = <ref name="Basti_district">{{cite web|url=https://basti.nic.in/|title=District Basti
|publisher = National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India|access-date=27 October 2018}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 2,464,464<ref name="Basti_district"/>
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 67.2 per cent
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 963<ref name="Basti_district"/>
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Basti (Lok Sabha constituency)|Basti]]
| leader_title2 = [[Member of parliament (India)|MP]]
| leader_name2 = [[Harish Dwivedi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = UP-51
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 28]]
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 1166 mm
| website = http://basti.nic.in
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'''Basti district''' is one of the [[districts of Uttar Pradesh]] [[States and territories of India|state]], India, and a part of [[Basti Division]]. [[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti]] city is the district headquarters.

== Origin of name and history ==
Basti came from the original name Vasisthi. The sage [[Vasishtha]]'s ashram was situated in this area.<ref name="Origin of name">{{cite web | url=http://basti.nic.in/ | title=Origin of name | publisher=Basti Govt | access-date=13 March 2014}}</ref> [[Sher Shah Suri]] made a well and a ''sarai'' here and hence receiving the name.{{clarify|date=July 2018}}

In 1801, the town Basti became a ''[[tehsil]]'' headquarter, and in 1865, it was chosen as the headquarters of the newly established Basti district of Gorakhpur Commissionary.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://basti.nic.in/general%20profile/general%20profile.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906144031/http://basti.nic.in/general%20profile/general%20profile.htm |archive-date=6 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Specifically, it happened on 6 May 1865.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

At first, the plan was to use the [[West Rapti River|Rapti]] and [[Jamuwar]] rivers as the boundary between Basti and Gorakhpur districts, but this plan was abandoned.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Basti: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXII of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra And Oudh |date=1907 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=112–4, 164 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.49292 |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> Instead, the boundary cut across existing [[parganas]], with a few areas east of the Jamuwar becoming part of Basti district, while the eastern parts of [[Maghar, India|Maghar]] and [[Binayakpur]] parganas remained in Gorakhpur district.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> New [[tehsil]]s were established, and most of the original 8 parganas were split into two, for a new total of 13 parganas.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> Subordinate to the parganas were 131 [[tappa]]s, which were of significant administrative significance.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The resulting setup was the following:

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ Tehsils, parganas, and tappas in Basti district, c. 1900<ref name="Gazetteer"/>
|-
! Tahsil !! Parganas !! Tappas
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Domariaganj]] || [[Rasulpur]] ||
* Awainia
* Karhi
* Halaur
* Sagara
* Chhapia
* Adampur
* Bhanpur
* Sehari
|-
| [[Bansi West]] ||
* Dhebhaura
* Khajahni
* Dewaichpar
* Khankot
* Kop
* Budhi
* Hir
* Kot
* Khuniaon
* Khaira
* Barikpar
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Bansi]] || [[Bansi East]] ||
* Banjaraha
* Ghaus
* Aikhin
* Barhon
* Dabra
* Sirwant
* Nandapar
* Tharauli
* Gharwaspar
* Bargadua
* Sohas
* Suhela
* Untapar
* Nagwa
* Naksauli
* Kondri
* Hata
* Pachahr
* Chaur
* Chhatisi
* Bisongaon
* Bhir
* Patharhat
* Patna Hasanpur
* Gulaur
* Kesarha
* Kodaran
* Asnar
* Masna
|-
| [[Binayakpur]] ||
* Bhatinpar
* Netwar
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Harraiya]] || [[Amorha]] ||
* Bangaon
* Puraina
* Sikandarpur
* Ramgarh
* Dubaulia
* Belwa
|-
| [[Basti West]] ||
* Sheopur
* Atroh
* Ratanpur
* Hardi
|-
| [[Nagar West]] ||
* Ganeshpur
* Khuriar
* Manwarpara
* Nawai
* Uji
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti]] || [[Basti East]] ||
* Haveli
* Kothila
* Umra
* Sikandarpur
* Pandia
* Karar
* Deoraon
|-
| [[Nagar East]] ||
* Haveli Nagar
* Dobakhra
* Kalwari
* Kanela
* Kurha
* Pipra
* Pilai
|-
| [[Maghar West]] ||
* Ghosiari
* Bauskhor
* Rudhauli
|-
| [[Mahuli West]] ||
* Kapri Mahson
* Koraon
* Karri
* Dehi
* Mahtauli
* Kabra
* Bargaon Pagar
* Jagannathpur
* Kudraha
* Charkaila
* Sheobakhri
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Khalilabad, India|Khalilabad]] || [[Maghar East]] ||
* Haveli South
* Maghar
* Rampur Paili
* Un
* Amanabad
* Churaib
* Ujiar
* Dewapar
* Atrawal
* Phulethu
* Bakuchi
* Belhar
* Gopalpur
* Sakra
* Majaura
* Bakhira
* Mehndawal
|-
| [[Mahuli East]] ||
* Auradand
* Bankot
* Muradpur
* Ajaon
* Naudand
* Kuchri
* Simri
* Taraf Belghatia
* Satahra
* Mahthi
* Buzurgwar
* Tariapar
* Mahabra
* Deokali
* Karsand
* Fidaipur
* Manda
* Tama
* Chandraoti
* Sirsi
* Baragaon
|}

[[Amorha Khas]] is a historical place situated at a distance of 41 km from the district headquarters. Its old name is Ambodha, and it was once a province (state) of Raja Zalim Singh. Raja Zalim Singh's Mahal is here, old wall of mahal is still there with the mark of a bullet used by the English. The famous temple [[Ramrekha Mandir]] is here. [[Ramrekha Temple]] is one of the most ancient Hindu Mandir of Lord Ram and Goddess Sita. Lord Shri Ram stayed here for one day during his journey of Janakpur-Ayodhya. Lord Shri Rama and Sita with Lakshmana journeyed towards Ayodhya by the road called Ram Janki Marg (present-day State Highway 72) near Chhawani.<ref name="google"/><ref name="google2"/><ref name="google3"/>

In the freedom struggle of 1857, about 250 martyrs of [[Amorha]] State were hanged by the British Government from [[peepal tree]]s located at [[Chhawani]].<ref name="basti.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://basti.nic.in/Tourist%20gen%20info/placeof%20interest.htm|title=Places of Interest|work=basti.nic.in|access-date=9 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629215843/http://basti.nic.in/Tourist%20gen%20info/placeof%20interest.htm|archive-date=29 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Battles and Honours of the Royal Navy|author=Thomas, D.|date=1998|publisher=Leo Cooper|isbn=9780850526233|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M9KkAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA16|page=16|access-date=2017-01-14}}</ref><ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=The final settlement report on the Gonda district|author=Benett, W.C.|date=1878|volume=23|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i6gIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA22|page=22|access-date=2017-01-14}}</ref><ref name="google3">{{cite book|title=Statemaking and Territory in South Asia: Lessons from the Anglo–Gorkha War (1814–1816)|author=Michael, B.A.|date=2014|publisher=Anthem Press|isbn=9781783083220|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iTKNBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA151|page=151|access-date=2017-01-14}}</ref>

==Geography==
The district lies between the parallels of 26° 23' and 27° 30' North Latitude and 82° 17' and 83° 20' East longitude. Its maximum length from north to south is about 75 km. and breadth from east to west about 70 km. The district lies between newly created district Sant Kabir Nagar on the east and Gonda on the west on the south, the Ghaghra river near [[Amorha Khas]] previously known as [[Amorha]] Province or State of Raja Zalim Singh separates it from the Faizabad (Ayodhya) and newly created district Ambedkar Nagar. On the north it is bounded by district Sidharth Nagar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://basti.nic.in/general%20profile/Geography%20of%20basti.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630092420/http://basti.nic.in/general%20profile/Geography%20of%20basti.htm |archive-date=30 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url = http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=26.80351&lon=82.7416&zoom=13&q1=Basti%252C%2520Basti%252C%2520Uttar%2520Pradesh
|title = Yahoo maps location of Basti
|publisher = Yahoo maps
|access-date = 2009-03-29
}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M9KkAwAAQBAJ|title=Battles & Honours of Royal Navy|first=David|last=Thomas|date=17 December 1998|publisher=Pen and Sword|isbn=9780850526233|access-date=25 July 2016|via=Google Books}}</ref>

=== Flora and fauna ===

The forest cover of the district has dwindled with increasing use of land for agriculture. There are areas with high prevalence of [[mango]] (''[[Mangifera indica]]''), [[Madhuca longifolia|mahua]] (''Madhuca longifolia''), [[Shorea robusta|sal]] (''Shorea robusta''), and [[bamboo]] (''[[Bambusa arundinacea]]'') trees. Some of the wild animals of the district are the [[nilgai]] (''Boselaphus tragocamelus''), antelok (''Anelok cervicapra''), [[pig]] (''[[Sus scrofa]]''), [[wolf]] (''Canis lupus''), [[jackal]] (''Conis aureus''), [[fox]] (''[[Vulpes bengalensis]]''), [[hare]] (''Lepus ruficandatus''), [[monkey]] (''[[Macaca mulatta]]''), [[wild cat]] (''[[Felis bengalensis]]'') and the [[porcupine]] (''Hystric leucura''). Several species of game birds are also seen, including the [[peafowl]] (''[[Pavo cristatus]]''), the black [[partridge]] (''Frencolinus francolinus'') and the gray partridge (''Francalinus pondicervanus''). A number of migratory water fowls visit the water bodies of the district in winter, such as the [[goose]] (''[[Anser anser]]''), [[common teal]] (''Anas crecca''), [[red-crested pochard]] (''Netta rufina''), white-eyed pochard (''Aythya rufa'') and the [[wigeon]] (''[[Mareca penelope]]''). The [[cobra]] (''[[Naja naja]]''), [[krait]] (''[[Bungarus caeruleus]]''), and [[rat-snake]] (''[[Ptyas mucosus]]'') are commonly found. The Indian crocodile or naka (''[[Crocodylus palustris]]''), and the [[ghariyal]] (''Gavialis gangeticus'') are also found in the [[river Ghaghra]]. The common fish species are [[rohu]] (''Lebeo rohita''), bhakur (''[[Catla catla]]''), nain (''Cirrhina mrigala''), [[Wallago attu|parhin]] (''Wallagonia attu''), krunch (''[[Labeo calbasu]]''), and tengan (''Mystus seenghala'').<ref name="Origin of name"/>

== Demographics ==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=6,56,285|13=1911|14=6,50,693|15=1921|16=6,84,396|17=1931|18=7,38,712|19=1941|20=7,76,969|21=1951|22=8,48,764|23=1961|24=10,10,706|25=1971|26=11,42,299|27=1981|28=13,66,434|29=1991|30=16,86,327|31=2001|32=20,84,814|33=2011|34=24,64,464|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}

===Religion===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Basti district (2011)<ref name="basticensus">{{cite web |title=Basti District : Census 2011 data |url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/uttar-pradesh/basti-population.html |publisher=Census India 2011|access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Hinduism]]
|value1 = 84.52
|color1 = Orange
|label2 = [[Islam]]
|value2 = 14.79
|color2 = Green
|label3 = [[Buddhism]]
|value3 = 0.4
|color3 = Gold
|label4 = [[Christianity]]
|value4 = 0.14
|color4 = Blue
|label5 = [[Sikhism]]
|value5 = 0.04
|color5 = Yellow
|label6 = Not Stated
|value6 = 0.11
|color6 = Black
}}

According to the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Basti district had a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,464,464, of which only 5.6% lived in urban areas. This ranked it the 178th most populous district in India. The district had a population density of {{convert|917|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 18.21%. Basti had a [[human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 963 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 67.22%. The child sex ratio of Basti was 922 females for every 1000 males.<ref name="basticensus"/>

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
| caption=Basti District: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
|label1 = Hindi
|value1 = 80.24
|color1 = Orange
|label2 = Awadhi
|value2 = 14.29
|color2 = Tomato
|label3 = Bhojpuri
|value3 = 3.21
|color3 = Yellow
|label4 = Urdu
|value4 = 2.14
|color4 = Green
|label5 = Others
|value5 = 0.12
|color5 = Gray
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 97.77% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 2.14% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

The district Basti may be considered as the demarcation of the Hindi dialects [[Awadhi]] and [[Bhojpuri]]. In cities and urban areas, due to increase in the educated population, [[Hindi|Modern Standard Hindi]] is also spoken in daily conversations. The social media population for electoral district Basti, Uttar Pradesh is for Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. The Twitter population for Basti is 53119. Total Facebook users of Basti are 554912. Total Instagram accounts in Basti are 456822. The YouTube accounts in Basti are 541813.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | editor = Gopeshwar Tripathi | encyclopedia = Ethnologue: Languages of the World | title = Bhojpuri: A language of India | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bho | access-date = 2011-09-30 | edition = 16th | year = 2009 | publisher = SIL International | location = Dallas, Texas}}</ref>

=== Indian diaspora ===

During the mid to mid 1800s to the early 1900s many people from the district of Basti migrated through the [[Indian indenture system]] to [[Fiji]], [[Mauritius]] and [[South Africa]], as well as to [[Guyana]], [[Jamaica]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Suriname]], and other [[Caribbean]] countries. Most of them stayed and carried their traditions in those then European colonies.<ref>http://girmit.org/?page_id=1242</ref> The former [[President of Guyana]], [[Cheddi Jagan]]'s parents were from Basti district.<ref>https://jagan.org/Biography/CJ Bio/cj_biography4.html</ref> In Trinidad, the name of the Indian majority village, Basta Hall, is derived from Basti.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://southasia.ucla.edu/diaspora/indians-in-the-carribean/at-home/|title=At Home in Trinidad}}</ref>

== Medical services and hospitals ==

*[[Autonomous State Medical College, Basti]] (U.P.)<ref>{{Cite web|title=GMC Basti Medical College|url=http://asmcbasti.edu.in/|access-date=2020-10-20|website=asmcbasti.edu.in}}</ref>

== Administration ==
[[File:DM Office Basti.jpg|thumb|IAS Saumya Agarwal is taking oath in DM Office Basti]]
[[File:राजा ज़ालिम सिंह राज्य, अमोढ़ा (Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh).jpg|thumb|Raja Zalim Singh Smarak Sthal, Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh (राजा ज़ालिम सिंह स्मारक स्थल, अमोढ़ा, बस्ती उ0प्र0)]]
[[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti town]] is the district headquarters of the district.<ref name="Origin of name"/> Basti district, a part of Basti division, is formed of four tehsils: Basti Sadar, [[Harraiya]], Bhanpur and [[Rudhauli]] and 14 development blocks,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/basti-15245916.html|title = शुभम नगर चंगेरवा बना जनपद का 15वां ब्लाक}}</ref> 139 Nyay Panchayats, two Parganas named [[Amorha]] and Nagar as well as 10 Gram Sabhas. The [[Community development block in India|development blocks]] included are:

* [[Amorha]] (Pargana)
* Nagar (Pargana)
* [[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti]]
* Bahadurpur
* Bankati
* Dubauliya
* Gaur
* [[Harraiya]] (Tahsil)
* Kaptanganj
* Kudaraha
* ParasRampur
* Ramnagar
* [[Rudhauli]] (Tehsil)
* Saltaua Gopal Pur
* Sau Ghat
* Vikram Jot

== Economy ==

The district is noted for its cotton textiles and sugar industries. Cottage industries and small-scale industries including the manufacturing units of brassware, iron and carpentry goods, agricultural implements, bricks, agro-products, foot-wear, soaps, candles, and pottery are present here. Basti is also known for its bamboo, eucalyptus (''Eucalyptus teritrornis''), mango and shisham (''Dalbergia sissoo'') populations. Four sugar factories are housed in the district. Sugarcane, maize, paddy, pulses, wheat, barley, and potato are commonly cultivated. Most of the population depends for their livelihood on agricultural practices. The district is well-connected through NH 28 which reflects on its good economy. The city is well-connected through railways also.

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Basti one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 }}</ref> City is also known for nationwide youth organisation National Association of Youth founded by Bhavesh Kumar Pandey and run from Basti.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nayindia.org/ | title=NAY | access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref> The organization organizes Basti Mini Marathon every year since 2012.

== Transportation ==

=== By air ===
[[Faizabad Airport|Faizabad]] ([[Ayodhya]]) and [[Gorakhpur Airport|Gorakhpur]] airports are the nearby airports.

=== By railways ===
[[File:Basti Railway Platform.jpg|thumb|Basti Railway Platform]]
[[Basti railway station]] lies on the main line connecting [[Lucknow]] with [[Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh|Gorakhpur]] and places in Bihar and Assam in the east passes through the south of the district. The main line has 7 railway stations which are, from east to west, Munderwa,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.munderwa.in|title=Welcome – Munderwa|access-date=4 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711144408/http://munderwa.in/|archive-date=11 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Orwara, Basti, Govindnagar, Tinich, Gaur, and Babhnan within the district.

=== By roadways ===
[[File:NH_28.jpg|right|thumb|NH 28 passing near [[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti]] facilitates inter-district road transport]]
Basti is well connected with the nearby cities of [[Faizabad]], [[Ayodhya]], [[Gorakhpur]] and [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]].

There is a daily Intercity express between [[Gorakhpur]], [[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti]], [[Ayodhya]], [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]], and Lucknow. National Highway 2a part of the East West Corridor project of Government of India and [[National Highways Authority of India|NHAI]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to NHAI|url=http://www.nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075250/http://www.nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> also passes through Basti.

[[File:Ramrekha Mandir, Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India (रामरेखा मन्दिर - अमोढ़ा).jpg|thumb|Ramrekha Mandir, Amorha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India (रामरेखा मन्दिर – अमोढ़ा)]]

== Landmarks ==
[[File:Bhadeshwar Nath Temple.jpg|thumb|Bhadeshwar Nath Temple Basti<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhadeshwer Nath {{!}} District Basti Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://basti.nic.in/tourist-place/bhadeshwer-nath/|access-date=2021-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref>]]
* [[Amorha Khas]] is situated at a distance of 41 km from the district headquarters. Its old name was Ambodha, and it was once a province (state) of Surajbansi Rajput Raja Zalim Singh. Zalim Singh's Mahal is here, Old wall of mahal is still there with the mark of a bullet used by the English. Also a temple [[Ramrekha Mandir]] is here.<ref name="google" /><ref name="google2" /><ref name="google3" />
* [[Chhawani]] is a police station and is situated at a distance of 40 km from the district headquarters. It was the main shelter for Indian fighters during the 1857 mutiny.<ref name="basti.nic.inb">{{cite web|url=http://basti.nic.in/Tourist%20gen%20info/placeof%20interest.htm|title=Places of Interest|work=basti.nic.in|access-date=9 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629215843/http://basti.nic.in/Tourist%20gen%20info/placeof%20interest.htm|archive-date=29 June 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Vikramjot]] is a Block and small market of the Basti district 46 km away from the headquarters of Basti district.
* [[Harraiya]] is one of the tehsils in Basti district and also a legislative assembly.
* [[Ramrekha Mandir]] is one Hindu Mandir of Lord Ram & Goddess Sita.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/basti-12226638.html|title=रामरेखा मेले में उमड़े श्रद्धालु, लगाई डुबकी,बोले-जय श्रीराम|website=Dainik Jagran|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226073855/https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/basti-12226638.html|archive-date=26 December 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Makhauda Dham]] is a Hindu religious spot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/faizabad-news/saints-team-leaves-ayodhya-for-84-kosi-circuit-in-makhauda-dham-1277418/|title=84 कोसी परिक्रमा के लिए अयोध्या से संतों का दल रवाना हुआ मखौड़ा धाम|website=www.patrika.com|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103170216/https://www.patrika.com/faizabad-news/saints-team-leaves-ayodhya-for-84-kosi-circuit-in-makhauda-dham-1277418/|archive-date=3 January 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/basti-13212125.html|title=पर्यटन मंत्रालय ने किया अमोढ़ा व मखौड़ा का सर्वे|website=Dainik Jagran|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103170216/https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/basti-13212125.html|archive-date=3 January 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/basti/the-growth-of-mythological-sites|title=पौराणिक स्थलों का होगा विकास- Amarujala|website=Amar Ujala|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120115804/http://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/basti/the-growth-of-mythological-sites|archive-date=20 January 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Education ==
[[File:Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (Former President of India) at Govt. Inter College, Basti.jpg|alt=Former President of India Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam as Chief Guest at Govt Inter College, Basti|thumb|Established in 1911, the Government Inter College, Basti celebrated its centenary year on 11 February 2011. Former '''[[List of presidents of India|President of India]] [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]''' graced the event as Chief Guest.]]The district have medical college named [[Maharshi Vashishtha Autonomous State Medical College Basti|Autonomous State Medical College]]<ref>[http://asmcbasti.edu.in/ Maharishi Vashishtha Medical College]</ref> and one Rajkiya Engineering College in Government Polytechnic, Basti.<ref>[http://gpbasti.com/ Rajkiya Engineering College in Government Polytechnic]</ref>
[[File:MVASMC Basti.jpg|thumb|MVASMC Basti is providing top notch medical education in whole state.]]The district follows a usual 10+2+3 pattern of education as elsewhere in India. Some notable schools and institutions of the district are :
* [[Central Academy]] (affiliated to [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]])
* [[Government Intermediate College|Government Inter College]] (GIC), Basti (affiliated to [[Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh|BHSIEUP]])
* [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]<ref>[http://www.kvbasti.org.in/ Kendriya Vidyalaya]</ref>(affiliated to [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]])
* [[St. Basil's School]] (affiliated to [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|CISCE]])
* [[Sarla International Academy]] (affiliated to [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|CBSE]])


== Notable people ==
Notable people from the district include:


* [[Arvind Kumar Chaudhary]] – former [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Basti (Lok Sabha constituency)]].
* [[Ram Prasad Chaudhary]] – former cabinet minister in UP Government.
* [[Harish Dwivedi]] – [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] elected at the [[2014 Indian general elections]] from the [[Basti (Lok Sabha constituency)]].[Member of parliament].
* [[Jagdambika Pal]] – former chief minister of UP Government
* [[Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena]] – Hindi poet who received the government [[Sahitya Academy]] prize
* [[Brijesh Shandilya]] - [[playback singer]] from Basti [[Uttar Pradesh]].
* [[Ramchandra Shukla]] – regarded as the first codifier of the history of Hindi literature in a scientific system
* [[Obaid Siddiqi]] – biologist (geneticist), referred to as the founder of modern biology in India; founded TIFR (Molecular Biology Dep.) and NCB, Bangalore
*[[Yogendra Singh]], [[sociologist]]
* [[Rita Baranwal]]
* [[Raj Kishor Singh]] – former cabinet minister in UP Government.



==See also==
* [[Sagra (Uttar Pradesh)|Sagra]]
*[[Mugraha, Uttar Pradesh|Mugraha]]
*[[Walterganj]]
*[[Sherwadeeh]]
*[[Basti Khabar]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://basti.nic.in Official website of Basti district]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170930011413/https://munderwa.in/ Munderwa, Basti District]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165659/http://cgwb.gov.in/NR/hydro/dist56.pdf Introduction – Basti District]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110209151730/http://ict.agri.net.in/DistrictSumm.aspx?dnm=504 Agriculture Basti]
* [http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/uttarpradesh/districts/basti.htm Basti District map]
* [http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/District/Basti.htm District Court of Basti]
* [https://bastikhabar.online/basti-district-development-officers-mobile-number// Basti District Block Officers]
* [https://bastikhabar.online/municipalities-in-basti// Municipalities in Basti]
* [https://bastikhabar.online/major-bank-branches-in-basti-district-bank-names-and-full-address-view-here// Major Bank Branches in Basti District]

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| North = [[Siddharthnagar district]]
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| South = [[Ambedkar Nagar district]]
| Southwest = [[Faizabad district]]
| West = [[Gonda district]]
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