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{{About|the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India|its namesake district|Basti district}} | {{About|the municipality in Uttar Pradesh, India|its namesake district|Basti district}} | ||
{{Other places3|Basti (disambiguation){{!}}Basti}} | {{Other places3|Basti (disambiguation){{!}}Basti}} | ||
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| demographics1_info1 | | demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=21 December 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> | ||
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| demographics1_info3 | | demographics1_info3 = [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]], [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] | ||
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| postal_code | | postal_code = 272001 | ||
| registration_plate | | registration_plate = UP-51 | ||
| website = {{URL|www.basti.nic.in}} | |||
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'''Basti''' is a city, [[municipal board]] and administrative headquarters of [[Basti district]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. | '''Basti''' is a city, [[municipal board]] and administrative headquarters of [[Basti district]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The district is part of [[Basti division]]. It is situated 202 kilometres east of the state capital, [[Lucknow]]. | ||
Basti was originally known as Vaishishthi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.majorcitiesofworld.com/where-is-basti-in-uttar-pradesh-india/|title=Where is Basti, Information about Basti, Where is Basti Located in Uttar Pradesh, India | ==History== | ||
Basti was originally known as Vaishishthi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.majorcitiesofworld.com/where-is-basti-in-uttar-pradesh-india/|title=Where is Basti, Information about Basti, Where is Basti Located in Uttar Pradesh, India|access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref> The origin of the name Vaishishthi is attributed to the fact that this area was the [[ashram]] of Rishi (sage) [[Vashistha]] in ancient period. [[Rama]] with his younger brother [[Lakshmana]] had been here for some time with Rishi Vashistha. | |||
The tract comprising the present district was remote and much of it was covered with forest. But gradually the area became inhabitable, for want of recorded and reliable history it cannot, with any degree of certainty, be said how the district came to be known by its present name on account of the original habitation (Basti) having been selected by the | The tract comprising the present district was remote and much of it was covered with forest. But gradually the area became inhabitable, for want of recorded and reliable history it cannot, with any degree of certainty, be said how the district came to be known by its present name on account of the original habitation (Basti) having been selected by the Kalhans Raja Udai Raj Singh as a seat of his Raj, an event which probably occurred in the 16th century. In 1801, Basti became the Tehsil headquarters and in 1865 it was chosen as the headquarters of the newly established district. The region was under the rule of Kalhans dynasty based at modern [[Chaukhara]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Desai |first1=A. R. |title=Rural Sociology in India |date=1994 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7154-154-6 |page=714 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MKWWu7TLAb8C&dq=Basti+kalhans+chaukhara&pg=PA714 |language=en}}</ref> Maharaja Kesri Singh was the last ruler of Kalhans dynasty based at [[Chaukhara]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rizavī |first1=Saiyada Najamula Razā |title=Zamindars and Revenue Farmers of Eastern Uttar Pradesh: From Mughal to Colonial Rule |date=2004 |publisher=Anamika Publishers & Distributors |isbn=978-81-7975-053-7 |page=46 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T5RafkUBcvMC&dq=Kesri+Singh+kalhans+last+chaukhara&pg=PA46 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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=14 January 2017}}</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=14 January 2017}}</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=14 January 2017}}</ref> | 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=14 January 2017}}</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=14 January 2017}}</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=14 January 2017}}</ref> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
The district lies between the parallels of 26° 23' and 27° 30' North | 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 the 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 district Faizabad and the newly created district, Ambedkar Nagar. While on the north, it is bounded by district Siddharth Nagar.<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 = 29 March 2009 }}</ref> | ||
[[Basti district|Basti]] is basically between [[Ayodhya]] and [[Gorakhpur]]. | [[Basti district|Basti]] is basically between [[Ayodhya]] and [[Gorakhpur]]. | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
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|title=Religions in Basti city (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11394/download/14507/DDW09C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> | |||
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|74.50}} | |||
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Uttar Pradesh|Muslims]]|green|24.50}} | |||
{{bar percent|[[Christians]]|blue|0.41}} | |||
|caption=Distribution of religions | |||
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{{see also|List of cities in Uttar Pradesh}} | {{see also|List of cities in Uttar Pradesh}} | ||
As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Basti had a total population of 114,657, of which 60,095 were males and 54,562 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 13,349. The total number of literates in Basti was 84,389, which constituted 73.6% of the population with male literacy of 78.3% and female literacy of 68.5%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Basti was 83.3%, of which male literacy rate was 88.6% and female literacy rate was 77.5%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 17,036 and 275 respectively. Basti had 17894 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Basti |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=207521 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=9 October 2019}}</ref> | As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Basti had a total population of 114,657, of which 60,095 were males and 54,562 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 13,349. The total number of literates in Basti was 84,389, which constituted 73.6% of the population with male literacy of 78.3% and female literacy of 68.5%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Basti was 83.3%, of which male literacy rate was 88.6% and female literacy rate was 77.5%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 17,036 and 275 respectively. Basti had 17894 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Basti |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=207521 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=9 October 2019}}</ref> | ||
==Notable people== | |||
* [[Obaid Siddiqi]], FRS (1932–2013), neurogeneticist, born in Basti | |||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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[[File:Maharshi Vashishtha Autonomous State Medical College.jpg|thumb|[[Maharshi Vashishtha Autonomous State Medical College Basti]]]] | |||
The district has a medical college, [[Maharshi Vashishtha Autonomous State Medical College Basti]], and an engineering college, Rajkiya Engineering College. Notable schools and institutions of the district are : | |||
* [[St. Basil's School]] (affiliated to [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|CISCE]]) | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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*[[Gorakhpur]] | *[[Gorakhpur]] | ||
*[[Ayodhya]] | *[[Ayodhya]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:43, 6 February 2026
Basti
Vaishishthi | |
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  Basti Location in Uttar Pradesh, India  Basti Basti (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°48′N 82°44′E / 26.80°N 82.74°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Basti |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 114,657 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[2] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[2] |
| • Regional | Awadhi, Bhojpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-51 |
| Website | www |
Basti is a city, municipal board and administrative headquarters of Basti district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district is part of Basti division. It is situated 202 kilometres east of the state capital, Lucknow.
History[edit | edit source]
Basti was originally known as Vaishishthi.[3] The origin of the name Vaishishthi is attributed to the fact that this area was the ashram of Rishi (sage) Vashistha in ancient period. Rama with his younger brother Lakshmana had been here for some time with Rishi Vashistha.
The tract comprising the present district was remote and much of it was covered with forest. But gradually the area became inhabitable, for want of recorded and reliable history it cannot, with any degree of certainty, be said how the district came to be known by its present name on account of the original habitation (Basti) having been selected by the Kalhans Raja Udai Raj Singh as a seat of his Raj, an event which probably occurred in the 16th century. In 1801, Basti became the Tehsil headquarters and in 1865 it was chosen as the headquarters of the newly established district. The region was under the rule of Kalhans dynasty based at modern Chaukhara.[4] Maharaja Kesri Singh was the last ruler of Kalhans dynasty based at Chaukhara.[5]
In the freedom struggle of 1857, about 250 martyrs of Amorha state were hanged by the British Government from peepal trees located at Chhawani.[6][7][8][9]
Geography[edit | edit source]
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 the 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 district Faizabad and the newly created district, Ambedkar Nagar. While on the north, it is bounded by district Siddharth Nagar.[10]
Basti is basically between Ayodhya and Gorakhpur.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As of 2011 Indian Census, Basti had a total population of 114,657, of which 60,095 were males and 54,562 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 13,349. The total number of literates in Basti was 84,389, which constituted 73.6% of the population with male literacy of 78.3% and female literacy of 68.5%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Basti was 83.3%, of which male literacy rate was 88.6% and female literacy rate was 77.5%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 17,036 and 275 respectively. Basti had 17894 households in 2011.[1]
Notable people[edit | edit source]
- Obaid Siddiqi, FRS (1932–2013), neurogeneticist, born in Basti
Education[edit | edit source]
The district has a medical college, Maharshi Vashishtha Autonomous State Medical College Basti, and an engineering college, Rajkiya Engineering College. Notable schools and institutions of the district are :
- St. Basil's School (affiliated to CISCE)
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Census of India: Basti". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ↑ "Where is Basti, Information about Basti, Where is Basti Located in Uttar Pradesh, India". Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ↑ Desai, A. R. (1994). Rural Sociology in India. Popular Prakashan. p. 714. ISBN 978-81-7154-154-6.
- ↑ Rizavī, Saiyada Najamula Razā (2004). Zamindars and Revenue Farmers of Eastern Uttar Pradesh: From Mughal to Colonial Rule. Anamika Publishers & Distributors. p. 46. ISBN 978-81-7975-053-7.
- ↑ "Places of Interest". basti.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ Thomas, D. (1998). Battles and Honours of the Royal Navy. Leo Cooper. p. 16. ISBN 9780850526233. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ Benett, W.C. (1878). The final settlement report on the Gonda district. Vol. 23. p. 22. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ Michael, B.A. (2014). Statemaking and Territory in South Asia: Lessons from the Anglo–Gorkha War (1814–1816). Anthem Press. p. 151. ISBN 9781783083220. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ "Yahoo maps location of Basti". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Uttar Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.