Basti district , is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India and Basti town is the district headquarters.

Basti was originally known as village. The origin of the name Vaishishthi is attributed to the fact that this area was the Ashram of Rishi Vashistha in ancient period. Lord rama with his younger brother laxman had been here for some time with rishi vasistha.

Information about Basti

Name	Basti
Country	India
Continent	Asia
Come in existance
Area in KM	4,309 km2
Population	2461056(2011)
Population Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Lat Long	26.8177° N, 82.7633° E
Places to Visit	Paida, Bhadeshwar Nath, Chando Tal, Rashtriya Van Chetna Kendra, Horticulture R&D Training Centre,
Time Zone	UTC+05:30
STD	5542
Zip Code Start	272001
Languages	Hindi, Urdu ·
Mayor	T. Krishna Reddy
Rivers	Ghaghra river
Airports	Gorakhpur Airport

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