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About Bastī

Basti is located at . It has an average elevation of 95 metres (312 feet). The district Basti lies between the parallels of 26° 55' and 27° 32' north latitude and 82° 2' to 83° 22 east longitude. The total area of the district is 4,935 square kilometres. India census, Basti had a population of 1,058,788. Males constitute 52%( 538761)of the population and females 48%(539015). In Basti District Female Sex Ratio is 904 against state average 912. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in basti is around 898 compared to Uttar Pradesh state average 902 . Literacy rate in bastipur city is 79%. The majority language spoken here are Bhojpuri & Hindi with Urdu being understood by most people as well; English speakers are few but increasing every year due to growing number of educated youth from this region who work abroad or within India itself for better prospects..