Basti Population

Estimated population in 2024

Estimated population of Basti in 2024	2,855,328
Estimated population of males in 2024	1,454,358
Estimated population of males in 2024	1,400,970

Population as per 2011 census

Population	2,464,464
Male Population	1,255,272
Female Population	1,209,192
Area (km2)	2,688
Density/km2	917
Sex Ratio (Per 1000)	963
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age)	929
Literates	1,393,783
Male Literates	819,719
Female Literates	574,064
Average Literacy	67.22%
Male Literacy	77.88%
Female Literacy	56.23%
Child Population (0-6 Age)	390,969
Boys Population (0-6 Age)	202,683
Girls Population (0-6 Age)	188,286
Child Proportion (0-6 Age)	15.86%
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age)	16.15%
Girls Proportion (0-6 Age)	15.57%

Basti Religion-wise Data

Description	Population in 2011	Percentage	Estimated Population in 2024
Hindu	2,082,976	84.52%	2,413,336
Muslims	364,510	14.79%	422,321
Christian	3,493	0.14%	4,047
Sikh	900	0.04%	1,043
Buddhist	9,753	0.40%	11,300
Jain	107	0.00%	124
Not Stated	2,626	0.11%	3,042
Others	99	0.00%	115
Total	2,464,464	100.00%	2,855,328

City/Metros in Basti District

City Name	Population in 2011	Estimated Population in 2024
Basti (Nagar Palika Parishad)	114,657	132,842