Basti district (Hindi: जिला बस्ती, Urdu: جِل بستی) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India and Basti town is the district headquarters. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Uttar Pradesh (UP Uttar Pradesh state, India, has 71 administrative districts which are grouped into 18 divisions Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U India is a union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country For the Bollywood movie see Basti (film. Basti district ( Hindi: जिला बस्ती Urdu: جِل بستی Basti district is a part of Basti Division. Basti Division ( Hindi: बस्ती तक़सीम Urdu: بستی تقسیم)is an administrative geographical unit of Uttar Pradesh
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Basti was originally known as Vashisthki. The origin of name Vashisthki is attributed to the fact that this area was the Ashram of Rishi (sage) Vashistha in ancient period.
The tract comprising the present district was remote and much of it was covered with forest. But gradually the area became inhabitable, for want of recorded and reliable history it cannot, with any degree of certainty, be said how the district came to known by its present name on account of the original habitation (Basti) having being selected by the Kalhan Raja as a seat of his Raj, an event which probably occurred in the 16th century. For the Bollywood movie see Basti (film. Basti district ( Hindi: जिला बस्ती Urdu: جِل بستی In 1801, Basti became the Tehsil headquarters and in 1865 it was chosen as the headquarters of the newly established district. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division
A famous temple of Lord Shiva, Bhadeshwar Nath, is situated at a distance of about 5-6 km from district headquarters on the bank of river Kuwano. Ravana is believed to have established this temple. Every year, a fair is held here on the occasion of Shivratri, which is attended by many people from different parts of the state.
In ancient period the country around Basti was known as Kosala. Kosala ( Sanskrit: कोशल was an ancient Indian region corresponding roughly in area with the region of Oudh in the present day Uttar Pradesh The Shatapatha Brahmana speaks of Kosala as one of the countries of the Vedic Aryans and the grammarian Panini mentions it in one of his Sutras. Kosala ( Sanskrit: कोशल was an ancient Indian region corresponding roughly in area with the region of Oudh in the present day Uttar Pradesh Vedic Sanskrit is an ancient Indian language, the language of the Vedas, the oldest Shruti texts of Hinduism. Pāṇini ( IAST: Pāṇini Dēvanāgarī: sa पाणिनि a Patronymic meaning "descendant of {{IAST|Paṇi}} " was an ancient It was during the rule of Rama, the eldest son of Dasharatha, that the glory of the Kosala royal dynasty reached its culmination. Rama ( IAST: rāma Devanāgarī: राम Khmer: Phreah Ream Thai: Phra Ram Lao: Phra Lam Tagalog: Dasharatha ( Sanskrit: दशरथ IAST Daśaratha, Malay: Dasarata, Thai: Thotsarot) is the father of According to the tradition, Rama's elder son Kush ascended the throne of Kosala while the younger son Lav became the ruler of the northern part of the kingdom with its capital as Shravasti. Kush civilization centered in the confluence of the Blue Nile and the White Nile, and the confluence of the River Atbara and Nile in what In the 93rd generation from Ikshvaku and 30th from Rama was Brihadbala, the last famous king of the Ikshvaku density who was killed in Great Mahabharata battle.
With the decline of the Guptas in sixth century CE, Basti also began gradually to become desolate. For the Bollywood movie see Basti (film. Basti district ( Hindi: जिला बस्ती Urdu: جِل بستی At this time a new dynasty, that of the Maukharis, with its capital as Kannauj, assumed an important position on the political map of northern India and perhaps this kingdom in included present district also. The Maukhari Dynasty, classically called the Megar Dynasty, ruled a large region of North India for over six generations WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Kannauj ( Hindi कन्नौज Urdu: کنوج) also spelt Kanauj,
In the beginning of the 9th century CE, the Gurjara Pratihara king, Nagbhatta II, overthrew the Ayodhyas who was then ruling at Kannauj, and made this city the capital of his growing empire which rose to its greatest height in the reign of the famous Mihira Bhoja (836-885 A. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Kannauj ( Hindi कन्नौज Urdu: کنوج) also spelt Kanauj, D. ). During the reign of Mahipal, the power of Kannauj began to decline and Awadh was divided into small chieftainships, but all of them ultimately yielded to the newly rising power of Gahadwals of Kannauj. Mahipal, ( 1919 - 15 May, 2005) was an Indian actor He was born in Jodhpur and died in Mumbai of a Cardiac arrest WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Kannauj ( Hindi कन्नौज Urdu: کنوج) also spelt Kanauj, For the Oudh tree see Agarwood. Awadh ( Hindi: अवध Urdu: اودھ) also known in various British historical texts as Oudh WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Kannauj ( Hindi कन्नौज Urdu: کنوج) also spelt Kanauj, Jaychandra(1170-1194 A. D. ), the last important ruler of the dynasty was killed in the battle of Chandawar(near Etawah) fighting against the invading army of Shahabuddin Mohd. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Etawah is a City on the Yamuna River in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India Gauri. Soon after his death Kannauj was occupied by the Turks. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Kannauj ( Hindi कन्नौज Urdu: کنوج) also spelt Kanauj,
According to the legends, for centuries Basti was a wilderness and that greater part of Awadh was occupied by the Bhars. For the Oudh tree see Agarwood. Awadh ( Hindi: अवध Urdu: اودھ) also known in various British historical texts as Oudh No definite evidence is available about the Bhars origin and early history. The evidence of an extensive Bhar kingdom in the district can be gleaned only from the ruins of ancient brick buildings popularly ascribed to the Bhars and found in abundance in a number of villages of this district.
In the beginning of the 13th century CE, Nasir-ud-din Mahmud, the elder son of Iltutmish, became the governor of Awadh in 1225 and is said to have completely crushed all resistance on the part of the Bhars. For the Oudh tree see Agarwood. Awadh ( Hindi: अवध Urdu: اودھ) also known in various British historical texts as Oudh In 1323, Gayasuddin Tuglaq march through Bahraich and Gonda on his way to Bengal but he seems to have avoided the perils of the forest of district Basti and went by river from Ayodhya. Ayodhya (अयोध्या IAST Ayodhyā) is an ancient city of India, the old capital of Awadh, in the Faizabad district Till 1479 CE, Basti and its adjoining districts appeared to be remained under the control of the rulers of Jaunpur Sultanate. The Jaunpur sultanate was an independent kingdom of northern India between 1394 CE to 1479 CE whose rulers ruled from Jaunpur in the present day state of Uttar After annexing the Jaunpur Sultanate, Bahlol Lodi handed over the governorship of the area covered by the sultanate to his nephew Muhammad Farmuli (Kala Pahar) with the headquarters at Bahraich, which included this district and the adjoining areas. Bahlul Khan Lodhi (d1489 was the first Sultan of the Lodhi Dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate in India upon the abdication of the last claimant WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Bahraich is a city and a Municipal board in Bahraich district in the state of Uttar Pradesh
About this time, Mahatma Kabir, the well known poet and philosopher lived at Maghar in this district. Al-Kabir "the Great" is also one of the 99 names of God in Islam
It is said that before the advent of the leading Rajput clans, there were the local Hindus and Hindu Rajas in the districts and they are said to have supplanted the aboriginal tribes like Bhars, Tharus, Domes and Domekatars, whom general tradition declares to have been the early rulers, at least after the fall of ancient kingdoms and this appearance of the Buddhist faith. These Hindus included the Bhumihars, Sarvariya Brahmans and Visen. This was the state of the Hindu society in the district before the arrival of the Rajputs from the west. Rajput constitute one of the major Hindu Kshatriya groups from India In the middle of the 13th century the Srinetra was the newcomer to have first established in this reign. Their chief, Chandrasen, expel the Domkatar from the eastern Basti. For the Bollywood movie see Basti (film. Basti district ( Hindi: जिला बस्ती Urdu: جِل بستی The Kalhans Rajput of Gonda province established themselves in Pargana Basti. South of the Kalhans country lay Nagar, Ruled by a Gautam Raja. There was also an ailed clan in Mahuli known as Mahsuiyas are Rajputs of Mahso.
Other Rajput clan of special mention was that of Chauhan. Origins According to the Rajput bards Chauhan is one of the four Agnikula or 'fire sprung' clans who were created by the Gods in the anali kund or 'fountain It is said that three chief Mukund fled from Chittaur who ruled on undivided part (now it is in district Siddharthnagar) of district Basti. By the last quarter of the 14th century Amorha a part of district Basti were ruled by Kayasth dynasty. Kāyastha or Kayasth ( Hindi: कायस्थ meaning Scribe or Administrator) is an upper caste of India
During the reign of Akbar and his successor the district formed a part of the Gorakhpur sarkar of the Awadh Subah. A Subah is a Province of the former Mughal Empire. The governor of a subah was known as a subahdar, which later became Subedar In the earlier days of his reign the district served as the asylum for the rebel Afgan leaders like Ali Quli Khan, Khan Zaman, the governor of Jaunpur. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, During the Mughal period in 1680 Aurangzeb sent one Qazi Khalil-ur-Rahman as the chakledar (holder of the tract) of Gorakhpur probably to get the regular payment of revenue from the local chiefs. Aurangzeb ( (full title Al-Sultan al-Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram Abul Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir I Padshah Ghazi) ( November 4, Gorakhpur ( Hindi: गोरखपुर Urdu: گۋڙکھ پور is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near Kalil-ur-Rahman marched from Ayodhya to force the chieftains of the districts adjoining Gorakhpur to make payment of revenue. As a result of this move, the rajas of Amorha and Nagar, who had recently acquired power, promptly tendered their submission and confrontation was thus averted. The governor then proceeded to Maghar which he again garrisoned, compelling the raja of Bansi to retire to this fortress on the bank of Rapti. The town of Khalilabad, now headquarters of newly created district Sant Kabir Nagar, was named after Khalil-ur-Rahman, who tomb was erected at Maghar. Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. A road leading from Ayodhya to Gorakhpur was constructed. Ayodhya (अयोध्या IAST Ayodhyā) is an ancient city of India, the old capital of Awadh, in the Faizabad district In February 1690, Himmat Khan ( son of Khan Jahan Bahadur Zafar jang Kokaltash, subahdar of Allahabad ) was appointed subahdar of Awadh and faujdar (military commander ) of Gorakhpur who held the charge of Basti and adjoining districts for a long time. For the Oudh tree see Agarwood. Awadh ( Hindi: अवध Urdu: اودھ) also known in various British historical texts as Oudh Gorakhpur ( Hindi: गोरखपुर Urdu: گۋڙکھ پور is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near
A great and far reaching change came over the sense when Saadat Khan was appointed governor of the subah of Avadh including the faujdari(commaandarship) of Gorakhpur on 9th September, 1772. Gorakhpur ( Hindi: गोरखपुर Urdu: گۋڙکھ پور is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near At that time Bansiand Rasulpur were held by the Sarnet raja; Binayakpur by the Chauhan chieftain of Butwal; Basti by the Kalhan ruler; Amorha by the Kayastha raja; Nagar by the Gautams; Mahuli by the elder line of Suryavamsis; while Maghar alone was under the direct control of the nawab's deputy, who was strengthened by the Muslim garrison. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Bansi --> A city and a Municipal board in Siddharthnagar district in the state
In November 1801 Saadat Ali Khan, successor of Nawab Shuja Ud Daulah surrendered Gorakhpur, which then was inclusive of the present district Basti and other territory to the East India Company. Routledge had become as a first Collector of Gorakhpur. Gorakhpur ( Hindi: गोरखपुर Urdu: گۋڙکھ پور is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near Some steps had been taken by Collector to inforce some order in the matter of collection of land revenue yet in order to assist the process a force was raised in March, 1802 by Caption Malcolm Mcleod. To cure the local chieftains of their obstinate attitude all their Fords, save those of Basti and Amorha Raja, were raise to ground.
The part played by the Basti in the Freedom Struggle of 1857(Indian Rebellion of 1857) is generally not ascribable exclusively; as the district was still forming but an outlying portion of Gorakhpur, possessing no civil station of its own. For the Bollywood movie see Basti (film. Basti district ( Hindi: जिला बस्ती Urdu: جِل بستی The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of Sepoys of British East India Company 's army on the 10th of May 1857 in the town of Meerut, Gorakhpur ( Hindi: गोरखपुर Urdu: گۋڙکھ پور is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near After capture of Gorakhpur by the English on January 5 1858, the freedom fighter had moved west ward a form double entrenchment at amorha in the south western part of the district, to obstruct the march of Rowcroft from Gorakhpur. The army opposed to Rowcroft was composed of about 15000 men entrenched at Belwa this large army of the nationalists comprised troops led by Mehndi Hasan the Nazim of Sultanpur, the Rajas of Gonda, Nanpara, Atrauli and the Raja of Chaurda in the Behriech district and many other talukdars including Guljar Ali, the rebel Sayyed of Amorha. A nazim ( Urdu: ناظم, from the word for "organizer" or "convenor" (similar to Mayor) is the coordinator of cities and towns in Pakistan WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Sultanpur ( Hindi: सुल्तानपुर Urdu: سلطان پور) is a city In this action at Amorha which was one of the most memorable events of the freedom struggle, the freedom fighters were able to encircle the British force oppose to them. In this struggle the loss freedom forces was estimated between 4 and 5 hundred killed and many others wounded. The position of the freedom forces at Amorha was reinforced by Mohammad Hasan of Gorakhpur who had join them later, with four thousand men. Gorakhpur ( Hindi: गोरखपुर Urdu: گۋڙکھ پور is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near Rowcroft, hearing the arrival of Mohd. Hasan at Amorha, sent a detachment, under Major Cox. These were the events which had marked the conclusion of the freedom movement, so for the Basti was concerned.
With the restoration of order and the discomfiture of the freedom fighters came the day of reckoning, and a heavy account had to be settled. Mohd. Hasan escaped the hard of the victors in consideration of his assistance once given to Colonel Lennox. The Bobu of Bakhira was hanged and the Raja of the Nagar avoided a similar fate by staving himself to death in prison with the bayonet of the prison guard. The Rani of Amorha lost her property for her complicity in the war independence which was given to Rani of Basti. The agent of Basti Rani was given land assessed at Rs. 1000=00. Similarly several others who had supported the British in some way or other betraying the freedom fighters, were awarded grants of land. The supporters of the freedom movement having been suppressed and the leaders annihilated, the alien rulers settled down to organized the civil administration. The peace of the district was secured by the maintenance of a garrison at Gorakhpur and also by the recognized police force. The one event of prime interest was the formation of the present district on May 6, 1865.
The non-co-operation Movement began to appear in the district towards the close of 1920. In the preparation for this movement Mahatma Gandhi along with Jawahar Lal Nehru had visited the district on October 8, 1919. Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू ʤəʋäɦəɾläl nɛɦɾu (14 November 1889 27 May 1964 was a major political leader of the Congress Party He addressed a large gathering at Hathiyagarh Rehar near old town of the district. Fortunately for India's struggle for freedom, the fatal inertia that had practically put an end, after calling off the Non-co-operative movement, to all its outwards activities, was removed by an action of the British government, namely the appointment of Simon Commission in 1928. The Indian Statutory Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parliament that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform The people of this district received a fresh impetus with the next visit of Mahatma Gandhi along with Jawahar Lal Nehru on October 8, 1929.
The Quit India resolution pass by All India Congress Committee in its session at Bombay on August 8, 1942, marked the turning point in India's struggle for freedom. In Basti the movement had taken a serious turn. It was due to several causes, particularly the poverty of the people and nearness of the area to the B. H. U. at Varanasi, from where batches of students arrive with the message of Do or Die. Varanasi ( Sanskrit: वाराणसी Vārāṇasī, pronunciation) also commonly known as Benares ( or Banaras (बनारस The students of Walterganj staged demonstration and organized meeting on August 15, 1942. A few days later the Railway station at Gaur was attacked causing damage to government property.
In 1946 the Congress was again returned and it formed the Government. Then the came the long cherished dream of Independence true on the midnight of August 14-15, 1947. On the eve of Independence, thousands from the town and surrounding country side assembled at district headquarters in Basti to hail freedom. National flag was hoisted at the Collectorate and other government and semi government buildings, private buildings too, throughout the district were bedecked with flag.
The district lies between the parallels of 26° 23' and 27° 30' north latitude and 82° 17' and 83° 20' east longitude in North India. Its maximum length from north to south is about 75 km and breadth from east to west about 70 km. Basti lies between the newly created district Sant Kabir Nagar district on the east and Gonda district on the west. Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Gonda District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India, and Gonda town is the district headquarters On the south, the Ghaghara River separates it from Faizabad district and newly created Ambedkar Nagar district, while on the north, the district is bounded by Siddharthnagar district. Karnali or Ghaghara (also spelled the Gogra Ghaghra or Ghagra Nepali Kauriala or Manchu or the Karnali literally means ' holy water from the sacred mountain' (Karnali also means “Turquoise Faizabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Faizabad town is the district headquarters Ambedkar Nagar (also Ambedkarnagar) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Siddharthnagar district is one of the 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in Northern India. The district lies entirely in the submontane plain, with no natural elevations to diversify its surface.
According to the 1991 census, Basti covered an area of 7,309 km2 and was the seventh largest district in the state. Because of the changing course of the Ghaghra, the district's area is subject to frequent alterations. Karnali or Ghaghara (also spelled the Gogra Ghaghra or Ghagra Nepali Kauriala or Manchu or the Karnali literally means ' holy water from the sacred mountain' (Karnali also means “Turquoise
Basti's climate is more equable than that of the adjoining districts to the south. Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of The year may be divided into four seasons. Winter, from mid-November to February, is followed by summer, which lasts until approximately the middle of June. The period from mid-June to the end of September is the southwest monsoon season, and October to mid-November is the post-monsoon or transition period. A monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind which lasts for several months During the monsoon season, and for brief spells of a day or two in winter, heavily clouded or overcast skies prevail. During the rest of the year the skies are mostly clear or lightly clouded.
The average annual rainfall of the district is 1166 mm. During the winter season the mean minimum temperature is about 9°C and the mean maximum temperature 23°C. During the summer, the mean minimum is about 25°C and the mean maximum about 44°C. In the southwest monsoon and post-monsoon seasons the relative humidity is above 70%. Relative humidity is a measurement of the amount of Water vapor that exists in a gaseous mixture of air and water Thereafter the humidity decreases, and in the summer the air is very dry. The winds are in general very light, with a slight increase during the late summer and monsoon seasons. The average annual wind speed ranges from 2. 0 to 7. 1 km/h.
According to the 2001 census, the district has a population of 2,068,922 persons, of whom 1,079,971 are males and 988,951 females (sex ratio 916). The population density is 682 persons per square kilometer. [1]
Literacy: As of 2001, the literacy rate has increased to 54. traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write or the ability to use Language to read, write, listen, 28% from 35. 36% in 1991. The literacy rate is 68. 16% for males (increased from 50. 93% in 1991) and 39. 00% percent for females (increased from 18. 08% in 1991). [2]
Many villages, including Tikariya, Udaipur, Kanraha, and Kawalpur, have large populations of Rajpoots. Rajput constitute one of the major Hindu Kshatriya groups from India Saandpur, Barahar Kalan and Bachaipur have many Brahmin, and Gauriya and Khatamsarai have many Yadavas. Brahmin ( Brāhmaṇa, sa ब्राह्मणः is the class of educators scholars and preachers in Brahminical Hinduism. All these villages are situated on the Basti, Gonda, Faizabad ,khalilabadborder.
in basti chaudhary is in majority , and mostly it is chodhary dominating area. Many political leader like Bhanu Pratap Chaudhary(Jila Panchayt memeber), Ramlalit chaudhary(M. L. A. ), Ram Prasad Chaudhary,Daya Ram Chaudhary(Jila Panchayat Chairman)etc and amny more. . .