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]
Geographyedit
The district lies between the parallels of 26° 23' and 27° 30' North and 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 and newly created district named Ambedkar Nagar. While on the north, it is bounded by district Sidharth Nagar.[10]
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]
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^Thomas, D. (1998). Battles and Honours of the Royal Navy. Leo Cooper. p. 16. ISBN9780850526233. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
^Benett, W.C. (1878). The final settlement report on the Gonda district. Vol. 23. p. 22. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
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This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh India For its namesake district see Basti district For other places with the same name see Basti Basti is a city municipal board and administrative headquarters of Basti district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Basti district is a part of Basti division It is situated 202 kilometres east of state capital Lucknow Basti VaishishthiCityBastiLocation in Uttar Pradesh IndiaShow map of Uttar PradeshBastiBasti India Show map of IndiaCoordinates 26 48 N 82 44 E 26 80 N 82 74 E 26 80 82 74Country IndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictBastiPopulation 2011 1 Total114 657Language OfficialHindi 2 Additional officialUrdu 2 RegionalAwadhi BhojpuriTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST Vehicle registrationUP 51Websitewww wbr basti wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Education 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editBasti 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 editThe district lies between the parallels of 26 23 and 27 30 North and 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 and newly created district named Ambedkar Nagar While on the north it is bounded by district Sidharth Nagar 10 Basti is basically between Ayodhya and Gorakhpur Demographics editReligions in Basti city 2011 11 Religion PercentHindus 74 50 Muslims 24 50 Christians 0 41 Distribution of religions 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 1 Education editAutonomous State Medical College Basti Rajkiya Engineering College in Government Polytechnic BastiSee also editBasti district Basti division Gorakhpur AyodhyaReferences edit a b Census of India Basti www censusindia gov in Retrieved 9 October 2019 a b 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 Rizavi Saiyada Najamula Raza 2004 Zamindars and Revenue Farmers of Eastern Uttar Pradesh From Mughal to Colonial Rule Anamika Publishers amp 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Basti Uttar Pradesh amp oldid 1145382088, 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