Basti observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
By population, Basti ranks #19 of 54 villages in Chehra Kalan mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Basti is a village of 2,492 people in 451 households (Census 2011) in Chehra Kalan block, Vaishali district, Bihar, the 19th-largest of 54 villages in Chehra Kalan block. Literacy is 47%, 6 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,152 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 844122, served by Mahuwa post office; the LGD village code is 235080. The sarpanch is MUNNI KUMARI, and the village votes in Bakhri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar. The population is estimated at 2,938 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basti · this village | 2,492 | 47% | — |
| Mohammadpur Tori · Chehra Kalan | 2,090 | 48% | — |
| Kishunpur Telaur · Chehra Kalan | 1,773 | 57% | — |
| Bishunpur Garh · Chehra Kalan | 1,638 | 59% | — |
| Bakhri Dua · Chehra Kalan | 1,585 | 56% | — |
| Hedayatpur Haji Chak · Chehra Kalan | 936 | 60% | — |
| Bakhri Sultan · Chehra Kalan | 687 | 39% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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