Basail Upazila
Basail
বাসাইল | |
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 Tuker Para Jame Masjid | |
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| Coordinates: 24°13′N 90°3′E / 24.217°N 90.050°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Tangail |
| Area | |
• Total | 157.77 km2 (60.92 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 188,936 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1920[2] |
| Area code | 09222[3] |
| Website | basail |
Basail (Bengali: বাসাইল) is an upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Geography
[edit]Basail is located at 24°13′00″N 90°03′00″E / 24.2167°N 90.0500°E. It has 38,565 households and total area 157.77 km2.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Basail Upazila had 38,565 households and a population of 159,870. 32,219 (20.15%) were under 10 years of age. Basail had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 50.43%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1125 females per 1000 males. 13,496 (8.44%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]
Administration
[edit]Basail Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Basail, Fulki, Habla, Kanchanpur, Kaoaljani, and Kashil. The union parishads are subdivided into 72 mauzas and 107 villages.[5]
Education
[edit]According to Banglapedia, Basail Govinda Government High School, founded in 1945, is a notable secondary school.[7]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Tangail (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-273-3.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Tangail district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ Salim, Nurur Rahman (2012). "Basail Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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