Basti district
District of Uttar Pradesh in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Basti, Uttar Pradesh.
Basti district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India, and a part of Basti Division. Basti city is the district headquarters.
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Basti district | |
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Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Basti |
Headquarters | Basti |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Basti |
• MP | Harish Dwivedi |
Area | |
• Total | 2,688 km2 (1,038 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,464,464 |
• Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[2] |
• Additional official | Urdu[2] |
• Regional languages | Awadhi • Bhojpuri |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 67.2 per cent |
• Sex ratio | 963[1] |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UP-51 |
Major highways | National Highway 28 |
Average annual precipitation | 1166 mm |
Website | basti |
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