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Basail Upazila

Coordinates: 24°13′N 90°3′E / 24.217°N 90.050°E / 24.217; 90.050
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Basail
বাসাইল
Tuker Para Jame Masjid
Tuker Para Jame Masjid
Location of Basail
Coordinates: 24°13′N 90°3′E / 24.217°N 90.050°E / 24.217; 90.050
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictTangail
Area
 • Total157.77 km2 (60.92 sq mi)
Population
 • Total188,936
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1920[2]
Area code09222[3]
Websitebasail.tangail.gov.bd

Basail (Bengali: বাসাইল) is an upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

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Basail is located at 24°13′00″N 90°03′00″E / 24.2167°N 90.0500°E / 24.2167; 90.0500. It has 38,565 households and total area 157.77 km2.

Demographics

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Religions in Basail Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
90.38%
Hinduism
9.61%
Other or not stated
0.01%

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

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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

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According to Banglapedia, Basail Govinda Government High School, founded in 1945, is a notable secondary school.[7]

Pictures

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bashulia . bashulia2 . Hijaltree

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Tangail (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-273-3.
  5. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Tangail district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  7. ^ Salim, Nurur Rahman (2012). "Basail Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.