Basti

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Basti, city, eastern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies about 35 miles (55 km) east of Faizabad on the Kuwana River, a tributary of the Ghaghara River. Basti is located on a national highway and a major rail line and is an agricultural trade centre with some industry at nearby villages. The city consists of three sections—Old Basti, extending east-west between the railway and the provincial road; Pukka Bazar, a suburb just southwest with official and professional residences; and the “civil station,” an administrative sector west of Pukka Bazar, on the Kuwana River. The city has a college affiliated ...(100 of 165 words)