Situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Basti covers an area of 2718.3 sq. km. The district is located between 26° 23' and 27° 30' of North Latitudes. In east the district stretches from 82° 17' to 83° 20' East longitude.
The population in the District is 27, 50,764 according to the census of 1991.
There are many small scale industries which offer employment to the local people. Basti is rich in bamboo, Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus teritrornis), mango and shisham (Dalbergia sissoo).
The places which have tourism value are Ganeshpur, Makhauda, Chhawni Bazar, Chando Tal, Barah, Bhadeshwar Nath, Paida and Agauna.
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Uttar-pradesh-Map
Aagra-district aligarh allahabad
Aambedkarnagar auriya azamgarh
baghpat bahraich ballia
banda barabanki bareilly
basti bijnor budaun
bulandshahr chandauli chitrakut
deoria etah etawah
faizabad farrukhabad fatehpur
firozabad gautambudhnagar ghaziabad
ghazipur gonda gorakhpur
hamirpur hardoi hatras
jalaun jaunpur jhansi
jyotibaphulenagar kannauj kanpur
kaushambi kheri kushinagar
lalitpur lucknow maharajganj
mahoba mainpuri mathura
maunathbhanjan meerut mirzapur
moradabad muzaffarnagar pilibhit
pratapgarh raebareli rampur
saharanpur santkabirnagar santravinagar
shahjahanpur shravasti sidharthnagar
sitapur sonbhadra unnao varanasi
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