Basti District Map

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.