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District of Uttar Pradesh

Basti District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 29.54 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

29,54,000 2.95 million 1 March 2026

Basti district's population is estimated at ≈29.54 lakh (29,54,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 24,64,464.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Uttar Pradesh. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Basti district

Census 2011
24,64,464
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 29.54 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,38,097

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
23,26,367

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 29.54 lakh 29,54,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
24.64 lakh 24,64,464 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
917per km² 2011
Sex ratio
963 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
929 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
67.2% Male 77.9% · Female 56.2%
Urban share
5.6% Uttar Pradesh: 22.3%
Growth 2001–11
+18.2% Uttar Pradesh: +20.2%
Area
2,688km² Census 2011
Households
3.82 lakh 6.5 people per household
Villages
3,348 Census 2011
Towns
3 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Basti: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
31 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19518,48,764
196110,10,706
197111,42,299
198113,66,434
199116,86,327
200120,84,814
201124,64,464
2016 *26,53,000
2021 *28,22,000
2026 *29,54,000
2031 *30,50,000
2036 *31,19,000

* Estimate

How Basti's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Basti's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Harraiya9,50,40138.6%96666.6%2.5%
2 Basti9,49,46138.5%94269.2%12.1%
3 Bhanpur3,58,57214.5%99264.5%0.0%
4 Rudhauli2,06,0308.4%100165.6%0.0%

Largest towns in Basti (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Basti (Census 2011)
  1. Basti 1,14,657
  2. Bhabnan Bazar 14,282
  3. Harraiya 9,158

How people in Basti worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

37.9%

Agricultural labourers

36.0%

Household industry

4.7%

Other work

21.4%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 31.8%.

Age structure of Basti

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Basti
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-41,30,9141,23,183
5-91,71,5771,58,479
10-141,72,0201,60,808
15-191,42,2411,40,107
20-241,00,9831,01,853
25-2983,92987,943
30-3472,96181,246
35-3973,98175,140
40-4460,54356,587
45-4949,90148,906
50-5443,19437,470
55-5934,04937,693
60-6443,19937,824
65-6928,96624,740
70-7422,43616,553
75-798,8247,441
80+11,8169,686
Children (0–14)
37.3%
Uttar Pradesh 36.0%
Working age (15–59)
54.1%
Uttar Pradesh 56.2%
Older people (60+)
8.6%
Uttar Pradesh 7.8%
Median age
20.7years
Uttar Pradesh 21.4
Dependency ratio
74.3
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Uttar Pradesh 69.2

Languages spoken in Basti

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 22 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Basti
  1. Hindi 97.8%
  2. Urdu 2.1%
  3. Odia 0.0%
  4. Bengali 0.0%
  5. Punjabi 0.0%
  6. Malayalam 0.0%
  7. Kurukh/Oraon 0.0%
  8. Sindhi 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi80.2%
  2. Awadhi14.3%
  3. Bhojpuri3.2%
  4. Urdu2.1%
  5. Odia0.0%
  6. Bengali0.0%
  7. Punjabi0.0%
  8. Chhattisgarhi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Basti

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 28.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.9%

  • Tap water 33.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 27.3%

  • Water source within premises 50.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 51.9%

  • Toilet within premises 16.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 35.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 82.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 62.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 45.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 55.2%

  • Closed drainage 8.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 9.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 88.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 70.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 63.6%

  • Television 20.2%

    Uttar Pradesh 33.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 17.5%

    Uttar Pradesh 19.7%

  • Computer or laptop 8.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 8.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 3.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 3.8%

  • Use banking services 88.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 72.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 6.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 11.3%

The home itself

  • Own their home 98.0%

    Uttar Pradesh 94.7%

  • Rent their home 1.3%

    Uttar Pradesh 4.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 71.9%

    Uttar Pradesh 64.9%

  • House in good condition 50.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 42.9%

  • Concrete roof 2.1%

    Uttar Pradesh 17.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 10.8%

    Uttar Pradesh 22.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 33.4%

    Uttar Pradesh 36.3%

Uttar Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Basti district held 1.2% of Uttar Pradesh's population in 2011, 40th of 75 districts.
  • Literacy is 67.2%, 0.5 points below the Uttar Pradesh average of 67.7%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 77.9% of men but only 56.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 963 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 912.
  • 5.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Uttar Pradesh as a whole (22.3%).
  • The population grew 18.2% in 2001–11, slower than Uttar Pradesh's 20.2%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈29.54 lakh, implies growth of about 20% since 2011; it is tied to the official Uttar Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Basti, had 1.15 lakh people in 2011, 4.7% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Uttar Pradesh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (22 May 2026 – 20 June 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Basti, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Basti (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Basti (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareUttar Pradesh
Hindu 20,82,976 84.5% 79.7%
Muslim 3,64,510 14.8% 19.3%
Christian 3,493 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 900 0.0% 0.3%
Buddhist 9,753 0.4% 0.1%
Jain 107 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 99 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 2,626 0.1% 0.3%
Total24,64,464100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Basti district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈29,54,000 (29.54 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Basti's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Uttar Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 24,64,464.

What was the population of Basti district in Census 2011?
24,64,464: 12,55,272 males and 12,09,192 females, of whom 1,38,097 lived in towns and 23,26,367 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Basti?
Literacy was 67.2% in 2011 (men 77.9%, women 56.2%). The sex ratio was 963 females per 1,000 males, and 929 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Basti district?
Basti, with 1,14,657 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Basti district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 3,348 Census 2011 villages and 3 towns.

⤓ Download Uttar Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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