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Basti district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India, and a part of Basti Division. Basti city is the district headquarters. Origin of name and history. Basti was originally known as Vaishishthi. [4] .
Sep 18, 2024 · Basti district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India and Basti town is the district headquarters. Basti district is a part of Basti Division. Basti was originally known as village.
Basti is the seventh largest district of Uttar Pradesh. It is an administrative district with its headquarters located at Basti town. Originally a village, district Basti derived its name from the Ashram of Rishi Vashishtha or Bashishtha, it was then known as Vashishthi. Sage Vashishtha was a renowned Rishi in the ancient period.
Basti district, a part of Basti division, is formed of four tehsils: Basti Sadar, Harraiya, Bhanpur and Rudhauli and 14 development blocks, [26] 139 Nyay Panchayats, two Parganas named Amorha and Nagar as well as 10 Gram Sabhas.
Sep 18, 2024 · By the last quarter of the 14th century Amorha a part of district Basti were ruled by Kayasth dynasty. During the reign of Akbar and his successor the district formed a part of the Gorakhpur sarkar of the Awadh Subah.
Basti is a city, municipal board and administrative headquarters of Basti district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district is part of Basti division. It is situated 202 kilometres east of the state capital, Lucknow.
The district is situated in the north – eastern part of Uttar Pradesh, district lies between the parallels of 26° 23′ and 27° 30′ North latitude and 82° 17′ and 83° 20′ East longitude. The district is surrounded by Sant Kabir Nagar on the east and Gonda on west, on the south.
