basti, uttar pradesh

is lekh mein sandarbh ya sootr naheen diye gaye hain.
krupaya vishvasaneeya sootron ke sandarbh jodkar is lekh mein sudhaar karein. bina sootron ki saamagri ko hataaya ja sakta hai. (August 2015)

basti

— shahar —

basti

samay mandal: IST (UTC+5:30)

desh

Bhaarat

raajya

uttar pradesh

jila

basti

janasankhya
• ghanatv

20,68,922 (2001 tak )
• 3,034 /kimi² (7,858 /varg meal)

kshetrafal

7,309 km² (2,822 sq mi)

vibhinn code

• pinkod	• 272001
• doorabhaash	• +05542

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nirdeshaank: 27°a09′aN 83°a00′aE / 27.15°aN 83.00°aE / 27.15; 83.00

yeh Bhaarat ke uttar pradesh praant ka ek shahar aur basti jila ka mukhyaalaya hai. aitihaasik drushti se bhi yeh sthaan kaafi mahatvapoorn maana jaata hai. basti jila gonda jile ke poorv aur sant kabeer nagar ke pashchim mein sthit hai. kshetrafal ki drushti se bhi yeh uttar pradesh ka saatavaan bada jila hai. praacheen samay mein basti ko 'kaushal' ke naam se jaana jaata tha.

anukram

naam ki utpatti

praacheen kaal mein basti moolat: 'vaishishthi' ke naam se jaana jaata tha. vaishishthi naam vasishth rishi ke naam se bana hain, jinka rishi aashram yahaan par tha.

vartamaan jila bahut pehle nirjan aur van se dhaka tha lekin dheere-dheere kshetr basane yogya ban gaya tha. vartamaan naam basti raaja kalhan dvaara chayanit kiya gaya tha, yeh ghatna jo shaayad 16veen sadi mein hui thi. 1801 mein basti tahaseel mukhyaalaya ban gaya tha aur 1865 mein yeh nav sthaapit jile ke mukhyaalaya ke roop mein chuna gaya tha.

itihaas

praacheen kaal

bahut praacheen kaal mein basti ke aaspaas ka jagah kaushal desh ka hissa tha. shatapath braahman apne sootr mein kaushal ka ullekh kiya hain, yeh ek vaidik aaryon aur vaiyaakaran paanini ka desh tha. Ram chandr raaja dasharath ke jyeshth putr the jinki mahima kaushal desh me faili hui thi, jinhe ek aadarsh raajya, laukik Ram raajya ki sthaapana ka shreya jaata hai. parampara ke anusaar, Ram ke bade bete kush kaushal ke sinhaasan par baithe, jabki chhote bete love ko raajya ke uttari bhaag ka shaasak banaaya gaya rajdhani shraavasti tha. ikshvaaku se 93vaan peedhi aur Ram se 30 veen peedhi mein bruhadval tha, yeh ikshvaaku shaasan ka antim prasiddh raaja tha, jo mahaan mahaabhaarat yuddh mein chakravyooh mein maara gaya tha.

chhathi shataabdi E. mein gupt shaasan ki giraavat ke saath basti bhi dheere-dheere ujaad ho gaya, is samay ek nae raajavansh maukhari hua, jiski rajdhani kannauj tha, jo uttari Bhaarat ke raajanaitik nakshe par ek mahatvapoorn sthaan grahan kiya aur isi raajya mein maujood jila basti bhi shaamil tha.

9veen shataabdi E. ki shuruaat mein, gurjar pratihaar raaja naagabhatt dviteeya ne ayodhya se kannauj shaasan ko ukhaad feinka aur yeh shahar unke naye bante shaasan ka rajdhani bana, jo raaja mihir bhoj 1 (836 - 885 E.) ke samay me bahut ooainchaai par tha. raaja mahipaal ke shaasanakaal ke dauraan, kannauj ke satta mein giraavat shuroo ho gayi thi aur avadh chhota chhote hisson mein vibhaajit ho gaya tha lekin un sabhi ko antat: naye ubharate shakti kannauj ke gadhavaal raaja jay chandra (1170-1194 E.) mile. yeh vansh ke antim mahatvapoorn shaasak the jo hamlaavar sena muhammad gaur ke khilaaf chaind॔vaar ki ladaai (itaava ke paas) mein maara gaye the unki mrutyu ke turant baad kannauj turkon ke kabje mein chala gaya.

kinvadantiyon ke anusaar, sadiyon se basti ek jungle tha aur avadh ki adhik se adhik bhaag par bhaar kabja tha. bhaar ke mool aur itihaas ke baare mein koi nishchit pramaan sheegra upalabdh nahi hai. jila mein ek vyaapak bhar raajya ke saboot ke rup me praacheen int imaaraton ke khandahar lokapriya hai jo jile ke kai gaanvon me bahutaayat sankhya mein faile hain.

madhyayugeen kaal

13veen sadi ki shuruaat mein, 1225 mein iltutamish ka bada beta, naasir-ud-deen Mehmood, avadh ke Governor ban gaya aur isne bhaar logo ke sabhi pratirodho ko poori tarah kuchal daala. 1323 mein, gayaasuddeen tugalak Bengal jaane ke liye beharaaich aur gonda ke raaste gaya shaayad vah jila basti ke jungle ke khataron se bachana chaahata tha aur vah aage ayodhya se nadi ke raaste gaya. 1479 mein, basti aur aaspaas ke jile, jaunapur raajya ke shaasak khwaaja jahaan ke uttaraadhikriyo ke niyantran mein tha. bahalool Khan lodhi apne bhateeje kaala pahaad ko is kshetr ka shaasan de diya tha jiska mukhyaalaya beharaaich ko banaaya tha jisme basti sahit aaspaas ke kshetr bhi the. is samay ke aaspaas, mahaatma kabeer, prasiddh kavi aur daarshanik is jile mein magahar mein rahate the.

yeh kaha jaata hai ki pramukh rajput kulon ke aagaman se pehle, in jilon mein sthaaneeya hindu aur hindu raaja the aur kaha jaata hai ki inhi shaasako dvaara bhaar, thaaroo, dome aur domekaatar jaise aadivaasi janajaatiyon aur unke saamaanya paramparaao ko khatm kar diya gaya, ye sab kam se kam praacheen raajyon ke patan ke baad aur bauddh dharm ke aane ke baad hua. in hinduon mein bhoomihaar braahman, sarvariya braahman aur visen shaamil the. pashchim se raajapooton ke aagaman se pehle is jile mein hindu samaaj ka raajya tha. 13veen sadi ke madhya mein shreenetr pehla navaagantuk tha jo is kshetr me aa kar sthaapit hua. jinka pramukh chandrasen poorvi basti se domkaatar ko nishkaasit kiya tha. gonda praant ke kalhan rajput swayam paragana basti mein sthaapit hue the. kalhan praant ke dakshin mein nagar praant mein Gautam raaja sthaapit the. mahuli mein mahasuiya naam ka kabeela tha jo mahaso ke rajput the.

anya vishesh ullekh rajput kabeele mein chauhaan ka tha. yeh kaha jaata hai ki chittauङ se teen pramukh mukund bhaage the jinka jila basti ki avibhaajit hisse par (ab yeh jila siddhaarth nagar mein hai) shaasan tha. 14veen sadi ki antim timaahi tak basti jile ka ek bhaag amodha par kaayasth vansh ka shaasan tha.

Akbar aur unke uttaraadhikaari ke shaasanakaal ke dauraan jila basti, avadh sube ke Gorakhpur sarkaar ka ek hissa bana hua tha. jaunapur ke Governor ke shaasanakaal ke shuroo ke dinon mein yeh jila vidrohi Afghanistan ke netaaon jaise Ali kuli Khan, Khan jamaan ka sharanasthali tha. 1680 mein mugal kaal ke dauraan aurangjeb ne ek doot (path ke dhaarak) kaaji khaleel-ur-Rahman ko Gorakhpur bheja tha shaayad sthaaneeya pramukhon se raajasv ka niyamit bhugataan praapt karne ke liye. khaleel-ur-Rahman ne hi Gorakhpur se sate jilo ke saradaaron ko majaboor kiya tha ki ve raajasv ka bhugataan kare. is kadam ka yeh parinaam hua ki amodha aur nagar ke raaja, jo haal hi mein satta haasil ki thi, raajasv ka bhugataan ko taiyaar ho gaye aur takaraav is tarah tal gaya. iske baad khaleel-ur-Rahman ne magahar ke liye ravaana hua jahaaain usane apni chauki banaaya tatha raapti ke tat par bane baansi ke raaja ke kile par kabja kar liya. nav nirmit jila sant kabeer nagar ka mukhyaalaya khaleelaabaad shahar ka naam khaleel ur Rahman se paङaa jiska kabr magahar me bana hai. usi samay ek pramukh saङaak Gorakhpur se ayodhya ka nirmaan hua tha 1690 fravari mein, himmat Khan (shaahajahaaain Khan bahaadur jafar jang kokaltaash ka putr, Allahabad ka soobedaar) ko avadh ka soobedaar aur Gorakhpur faujadaar banaaya gaya, jiske adhikaar mein basti aur uske aaspaas ka kshetr bahut samay tak tha.

aadhunik kaal

ek mahaan aur dooragaami parivartan tab aaya jab 9 sitmbar 1772 me saaadat Khan ko avadh soobe ka raajyapaal niyukt kiya gaya jisme Gorakhpur ka faujadaari bhi tha. usi samay baansi aur rasoolapur par sarnet raaja ka, binaayakapur par butaval ke chauhaan ka, basti par kalhan shaasak ka, amodha par suryavansh ka, nagar par Gautam ka, mahuli par suryavansh ka shaasan tha. jabki akela magahar par navaab ka shaasan tha, jo musalmaan chauki se majaboot banaaya gaya tha.

November 1801 mein navaab shuja ud daulaah ka uttaraadhikaari saaadat Ali Khan ne Gorakhpur ko East India company ko aatmasamarpan kar diya, jisme maujood jila basti aur aaspaas ke kshetr ka bhi samaavesh tha. roleje Gorakhpur ka pehla collector bana tha. is collector ne bhoomi raajasv ki vasooli ke liye kuchh kadam uthaaye the lekin aadesh ko laagoo karne ke liye March 1802 mein kaptaan maalkom makloid ne madad ke liye sena badha diya tha.

bhoogol

sthiti aur seema

yeh jila 26° 23' aur 27° 30' uttar akshaansh tatha 82° 17' aur 83° 20' poorvi deshaantar ke beech uttar Bhaarat mein sthit hai. iska uttar se dakshin ki adhiktam lanbaai 75 kimi hai aur poorv se pashchim mein lagbhag 70 kimi ki chaudaai hai. basti jila poorvi mein nav nirmit jila sant kabeer nagar aur pashchim mein gonda ke beech sthit hai, dakshin mein ghaaghara nadi is jile ko faijaabaad jila aur nav nirmit anbedakar nagar jila se alag karti hai, jabki uttar mein siddhaarth nagar jila se ghira hai. jila talahati - sambandhi maidaan mein poori tarah se faila hai.

jalavaayu

basti jile ke mausam ko chaar satro mein vibhaajit kiya sakta hai. madhya November se February tak sardiyon ke mausam, May se June garmi ke mausam, July se September ke ant monsoon ke mausam, madhya November se October monsoon ka milan mausam hai. sardiyon mein kohara bahut hi ho jaata hai. aur garmiyon mein bahut hi loo chalti hai varsha: - jile mein ausat vaarshik varsha 1166 mimi hai. taapamaan: - sardiyon ke mausam ke dauraan ausat nyoonatam taapamaan lagbhag 9-15 tak degree celcius hai aur garmi ke mausam ke dauraan kam se kam lagbhag 25 degree celcius darj kiya gaya hai, jabki adhiktam 44 degree celcius matlab hai aardrata: - dakshin pashchim monsoon ke mausam mein saapekshik aardrata 70 pratishat se oopar jaata hai garmiyon mein hava mein bahut shushk hai. havaayein: - jile mein ausat vaarshik hava ki gati 2 se 7.1 kimi/ghante poorv se pashchim ki taraf chalti rahati hai kabhi kabhi garmiyon ke mausam ke shuruaat mein tej aandhi chalti hai jiski gati 50 se 80 kimi/ghante tak hoti hai.

apavaah

yahaaain kai sahaayak nadiyon mein ravaai, manavaar, manorama aadi hai ravaai ravaai daahine kinaare par kuvaano se milti hai aur amodha ke uttar mein niklati hai. inke kinaare mein reh bahut paaye jaate hai manorama manorama, gonda se niklati hai jile ki seema ke seekari jungle ke kinaare ke saath ek poorv ki or disha mein bahti hai. ek chhoti doori ke liye yeh gonda se uttaraarddh jile ko alag karta hai aur fir, ek chhote aur sust dhaara se jude hue hai. kathanaai apne baaen kinaare par kuvaano nadi hai dvaara niklati hai ugata hai aur nagar aapoorv, jahaan yeh ikaaiyon ke saath ki seemaaon ke saath dakshin poorv ki or disha mein bahti hai ami ami raapti ki pramukh sahaayak nadi hai. ami dhaan bhoomi ka ek bada tantr hai.

jaanavar

basti jile mein jangali jaanvaron neel gaaya, suar, siyaar, lomadi, bandar, jangali billi aur saahi aadi paae jaate hain.

pakshi

mor, kaala teetar vividhta ke liye prasiddh hai. hans chaiti, laal batakh, gauraya, koyal aadi.

sareesrup

saanp vishesh roop se graameen kshetron mein jile mein aam hain, mukhya kobara, karait, aur choohe aadi; bhaarateeya magaramachh bhi nadi ghaaghara mein paae jaate hain.

machhali

jile ke nadiyo, taalaabo mein hone vaale lagbhag sabhi kismon ki machhali pai jaati hai jaise, rohoo katala nain aadi.

janasaankhyiki

2001 ki janaganana ke roop mein basti ki aabaadi 2068922 (1991 mein 2750764) thi. jinmein se 1079971 purush (1991 mein 1437727) aur 988951 mahila (1991 mein 1313037) (916 ling anupaat) thi. purushon aur mahilaaon ki janasankhya 48% se 52 % thi. basti 69% ki ek ausat saaksharata dar 59.5% ke raashtreeya ausat se adhik thi. purush saaksharata 74% aur mahila saaksharata 62% thi. basti mein, janasankhya ka 13% umr ke 6 saal ke antargat thi.

yaataayaat

rel dvaara -- basti achhi tarah se rel aur sadak maarg se desh evam pradesh ke pramukh shaharon se juda hua hai. basti railway station Lucknow aur Gorakhpur ke beech ek mukhya railway station hai. yahaaain se haavada, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jammu, inke saath ke kai raajyo ke liya samay samay par rel gaadi milti hai hai. intarasiti, suparafaast jaise tej gati se chalne waali rel gaadi bhi chalti hai. mukhya rel gaadi hai vaishaali suparafaast express, gorakhadhaam express, Gorakhpur Lucknow intarasiti, Gorakhpur bangalor suparafaast, raapti saagar suparafaast aur kai mel, paseinjar rel gaadi chalti hai. mukhya rel line Lucknow aur Gorakhpur ko joङaata hai aur Bihar se hote hue poorv me asam ko jaata hai, yeh jile ke dakshin se hokar gujarata hai. mukhya rel line me janapad ke bheetar poorv se pashchim ki taraf 7 mukhya railway station munderava, odavaara, basti, govind nagar, tinich, gaur, babhanaan padta hai.

sadak maarg dvaara -- basti raashtreeya raajamaarg san0 - 28 par sthit hai jo Lucknow se mokaama (Bihar) tak jaata hai. Lucknow aur Gorakhpur ke chaar len ka bahut hi saaf suthari sadak hai. jiske donon taraf ghera hai jaanavaro ya anya vaahano ko pravesh mukhya maarg par saral naheen hai jisse vaahano ki gati mein koi fark naheen padta vartamaan mein uttar pradesh raajya sadak parivhan nigam ki (lagbhag) 300 basein jile mein 27 maargon par chal rahi hai.

havaai maarg dvaara - yahaaain se 200 kilometer door Lucknow mein antararaashtreeya havaai adda hai aur vah desh ke saare mukhya shaharon se juda hua hai. yahaaain se maatr 3 ghanto mein basti pahuncha ja sakta hai

pramukh sthal

amodha, chhaavani baajaar, sant ravidaas van vihaar, bhadresh‍aavar naath, makhauda, shrangeenaari, ganeshapur, dhirauli babu, kevaadi mustahakam, naagar, chandoo taal, baraah, agauna, pakari bheekhi aadi yahaan ke pramukh paryatan sthalon mein se hai.

amodha: amodha jila mukhyaalaya se 41 kilometer ki doori par sthit hai . yeh puraane dinon mein raaja jaalim Singh ka raajya tha. iske alaava raaja jaalim Singh ke mahal yahaaain hai, mahal ki puraani deevaar angrej dvaara istemaal ke liye goli ke nishaan ke saath abhi bhi vahaaain hai . iske alaava ek prasiddh mandir (raamarekha mandir) yahaaain hai. raamarekha mandir Bhagwan Ram aur seeta devi ke sabse praacheen hindu mandir mein se ek hai . Bhagwan shri Ram janakapur-ayodhya ki apni yaatra ke dauraan ek din ke liye yahaaain ruke the. uske baad Bhagwan shri Ram aur Lakshman ke saath seeta Ram jaanki maarg ( SH-72) chhaavani paas sadak maarg se ayodhya ki or kooch kiya.

chhaavani baajaar: chhaavani baajaar jila mukhyaalaya se lagbhag 40 kilometer ki doori par sthit hai. chhaavani baajaar 1858 E. ke dauraan svatantrata senaaniyon ka pramukh sharan sthaan raha hai. yeh sthaan shaheedo ke peepal ke vruksh ke liye bhi prasiddh hai. isi jagah par british sarkaar ne general fort ki mrutyu ke pashchaat kaarravaai mein 500 javaanon ko faansi par lataka diya tha.

sant ravidaas van vihaar: sant ravidaas van vihaar (raashtreeya van chetna kendra) kuaano nadi ke tat par sthit hai. yeh van vihaar jila mukhyaalaya se keval ek kilometer ki doori par sthit ganeshapur gaanv ke maarg par hai. yahaan par ek aakarshak baal udyaan aur jheel sthit hai. is baal udyaan aur jheel ki sthaapana sarkaar dwaar piknik sthal ke roop mein ki gayi hai. van vihaar ke donon taraf se kuvaana nadi ka sparsh is jagah ki khoobsoorti ko aur adhik badha deta hai. sant ravidaas van vihaar sthit jheel mein boting ka maja bhi liya ja sakta hai. saamaanyat: avakaash ke dauraan aur ravivaar ke din anya dinon ki tulana mein kaafi bheed rahati hai.

bhadeshvar naath: yeh kuaano nadi ke tat par, jila mukhyaalaya se lagbhag 6 kilometer ki doori par sthit hai. bhadresh‍aavar naath Bhagwan Shiv ko samarpit mandir hai. maana jaata hai ki is mandir ki sthaapana raavan ne ki thi. pratyek varsh shivraatri ke avsar par yahaan mele ka aayojan kiya jaata hai. kaafi sankhya mein log is mele mein sammilit hote hai.

makhauda: makhauda jila mukhyaalaya ke pashchim mein lagbhag 57 kilometer ki doori par sthit hai. yeh sthaan raamaayan kaal se hi kaafi prasiddh hai. raaja dasharath ne is jagah par putresthi yagya kiya tha. jisse bhagavan Ram ke udabhav ka kaaran sthal yahi sthaan kaha jaata hai. makhauda kaushal mahaajanapad ka ek hissa tha.

shrangeenaari: ayodhya dhaam se lagbhag 30 kimi ki doori par sthit rishi shrangi ka aashram va taposthali.

ganeshapur: ganeshapur basti jila ka ek chhota sa gaanv hai. yeh pashchim mein mukhyaalaya se sirf 4 kimi. door aur kuaano nadi ke tat par sthit hai. yeh puraane mool ke pindaariyo ke utpatti ka sthaan hai.

behil naath mandir: banakati vikaas khand ke basti shahar se solahavein kimi par sthit behilnaath mandir praacheen kaaleen hai. kaha jaata hai ki yeh bauddh kaal ka mandir hai. ashtakoneeya argha mein sthaapit shivling apne aap mein anootha hai. is sthaan par praacheen teele hain jinki khudaai ho to yahaan ka sampann itihaas ke baare mein pata chalega.

thaaleshvaranaath mandir: banakati se teen kilometer uttar thaalhaapaar gaanv mein sthit yeh mandir praacheen kaaleen hai. gaanv se pandrah meter oochaai par sthit yeh mandir paryatan vibhaag ki soochi mein darj hai tatha yahaan paryatakon ke thaharane ke liye sarkaar ki or se chaar kamre bhi banaae gaye hain.

lodhva Baba shivmandir : bhaanapur tahaseel ke badokhar baajaar mein sthit is mandir par shivraatri ke din vishaal mela lagta hai.

kanar mandir: basti cheeni mil ke paarshv mein sthit yeh shivmandir bhi praacheenatam mandiron mein shumaar hai

``samay maata ka mandir`` - yeh mandir bhaanapur tahaseel se sonaha maarg ki taraf 1.5 kilometer ki doori par sthit hai

dhirauli babu : dhirauli babu basti jile ka ek etihaasik gaanv hai. yeh mukhyaalaya se pashchim mein chhaavani baajaar se sirf 6 kimi. door aur amodha riyaasat se 4 kimi door ghaaghara nadi ke tat par sthit hai. ghirauleebaaboo nivaasi kulavant Singh, haripaal Singh, balaveer sih, risaal Singh, raghuveer Singh, sukhavant sih, raamadeen Singh raamagadh gaanv mein angrejon ka mukaabala karne ki rananeeti banaane ke liye 17 April 1858 ko bulaayi gayi baithak mein shaamil the. in sabhi ko angrej sena ne pakad ke chhaavani ke peepal ke vruksh par faasi pe lataka diya. ghirauleebaaboo ke kraantikaariyon ne ghaaghara nadi mein nausena ka nireekshan karne aaye angrej afsar ko pakad ke maar diya tha kintu usaki patni ko chhod diya, jiski suchana milte hi Gorakhpur ke jilaadhikaari ne poore gram ko jala dene aur bhoomi jabt karne ka order de diya. aaj bhi dhirauli babu mein kulavant Singh evam risaal Singh ke vanshaj ranajeet Singh, Krishna Kumar Singh evam haripaal Singh evam raamadeen Singh ke vanshaj rahate hai.

kevaadi mustahakam: basti jile se 29 kilometer door raamajaanaki raaste par sthit yeh chhota sa gaaainv chilma baajaar ke bagal mein sthit hai | yeh gaaainv adhyaapakon ki maatrubhoomi kahi jaati hai | jisko shuruaat shri raamadaas chaudhari ne bhatapurava intar college ki sthaapana 1963 mein ki aur unke is shubh kaarya ko safalta ki uchaaiyon par shri Shiv paltan chaudhari ne bakhoobi pahuainchaaya |

nagar baajaar: jila mukhyaalaya se lagbhag aath kilometer ki doori par sthit nagar ek chhota sa gaanv hai. nagar gaanv ki pashchim disha mein vishaal jheel chandoo tal sthit hai. yeh machhali pakadne aur nishaanebaaji karne ke liye prasiddh hai. iske alaava yeh gaanv Gautam buddh ke janm sthal ke roop mein bhi jaana jaata hai. chaudahaveen shataabdi mein yeh sthaan Gautam raajaaon ka jila mukhyaalaya ban gaya tha. us samay ka praacheen durg aaj bhi yahaan dekha ja sakta hai. jila mukhyaalaya se 16 kilometer ki doori par sthit hai. iske poorv mein chando taal hai

agauna: aguna jila mukhyaalaya maarg mein Ram jaanki maarg par basa hua hai. aguna prasiddh hindi saahityakaar shri Ram chandr shukl ki janm bhoomi hai.

baraah chhatar: baraah chhatar jila mukhyaalaya se pashchim mein lagbhag 15 kimi ki doori par kuvaanna nadi ke tat par sthit hai. yeh jagah mukhya roop se baraah mandir ke liye prasiddh hai. baraah chhatar lokapriya pauraanik pustakon mein viyaagrapuri roop mein jaana jaata hai. iske alaava baraah ko Bhagwan Shiv ki nagari ke naam se bhi jaana jaata hai.

chando taal: chando taal jila mukhyaalaya se aath kilometer ki doori par sthit hai. maana jaata hai ki praacheen samay mein is jagah ko chandr nagar ke naam se jaana jaata tha. kuchh samay pashchaat yeh jagah praakrutik roop se ek jheel ke roop mein badal gayi aur is jagah ko chando taal ke naam se jaana jaane laga. yeh jheel paanch kilometer lambi aur chaar kilometer chaudi hai. maana jaata hai ki is jheel ke aas-paas ki jagah se machhuvaaron va kuchh anya logon ko praacheen samay ke dhaatu ke bane aabhooshan aur aitihaasik avashesh praapt hue the. iske alaava is jheel mein raashtreeya evam antarraashtreeya pakshiyon ki anek prajaatiyaan bhi dekhi ja sakti hai. ye taal nagar baajaar se poorv mein semara cheengan gaanv tak pahuncha hua hai

pakari bheekhi: yeh gaanv garg jaatiyon ka ek samooh hai, jinse paaainch gaanv ka udaya hua - pakari bheekhi, jinva, baaainsaapaar, pachaanoo, aama. pakari bheekhi ka naam bheekhi Baba ke naam ka ansh hai. basti jile se 15 kilometer ki doori par uttar disha mein Nepal border ko jaane waali sadak par sthit hai. ek taraf se taalaab aur doosari taraf door tak faile hue khet.

mahaadeva mandir : basti jile se 20 kilometer pashchim disha mein kuvaano nadi ke ghaat paar ek vishaal bargad ke niche mahaadev ka mandir hai. prati varsh shivraatri ke paavan parv par vishaal mela lagta hai. is din chaaro taraf se bahut se log apni manokaamana ke saath mahaadev ka darshan karte hai. is mandir ka itihaas bahut hi puraana hai. kivdanti hai ki devarahaabaaba Baba ka kuchh dinon tak yahaaain dharmasthali rahi hai.

shiksha

2001 ke roop mein, saaksharata dar 1991 mein 35.36% se 54.28% ki vruddhi hui hai. saaksharata dar purushon ke liye 68.16% (1991 mein 50.93% se badhi hui) aur 39.00% pratishat mahilaaon ke liye (1991 mein 18.08% se badh gaya). basti shiksha aur audyogik mein uttar pradesh ke pichhde jile mein hai.

bhaasha evam boli

basti janapad ki pramukh bhaasha hindi ke saath saath Bhojpuri aur avadhi bhi hai, jile ke poorvi kshetron mein Bhojpuri aur pashchimi kshetron mein avadhi ka prayog kiya jaata hai. iske saath hi dakshini aur uttari kshetr mein Bhojpuri aur avadhi bhi boli jaati hai..