BASTI, a town and district of British India, in the Gorakh pur division of the United Provinces. The town, a collection of villages, is on the river Kuana, 4om. from Gorakhpur by railway. The population in 1931 was 22,526. The district, area 2,819 sq.m., is one vast level plain, draining towards the south-east, and traversed by the Rapti, Kuana, Banganga, Masdih, Jamwar, Ami and Katneihia rivers. The rich alluvial tract between these streams, more or less subject to inundations, produces good crops of rice, wheat and barley; and there are some fine jhils, attaining almost the size of inland lakes. In 1931 the population was 2,078,024. A large transit trade is conducted with Nepal. The district exports rice, sugar and other agricultural produce.