Basti district forms a part of Central Ganga Plain of Uttar Pradesh, and lies in the doab of Ghaghra and Rapti. It covers an area of 2938 sq.km. The district lies between the parallels of 26° 23' and 27° 30' North and Latitude and 82° 17' and 83° 20' East longitude and falling in Survey of India Toposheet No. 63I/12, 63I/16, 63J/5, 63J/9, 63J/10, 63J/13, 63J/14 and 63J/16 (Plate 1). 5 Its maximum length from north to south is about ~75 km. and breadth from east to west about ~70km. The district lies between newly created district Sant Kabir Nagar on the east and Gonda on the west. On the south, the Ghaghra river separates it from the Ayodhya andnewly created district named Ambedkar Nagar. While on the North it is bounded by district Sidharth Nagar. Administratively, the district is divided into 4 tehsils and 14 developmental blocks. The district headquarter is located at Basti which is about ~203 kms West of the state capital Lucknow. It is well connected by rail and roads to Lucknow and other important towns of the state. The district has a very good network of all-weather roads connective all the tehsils and blocks headquarters as well as the majority of village with its headquarter.