Basail Upazila

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| native_name = বাসাইল

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| subdivision_name1 = Dhaka

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Tangail

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| population_total = 188936

| population_as_of = 2022

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| area_total_km2 = 157.77

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| area_code = 09222{{Cite web |url=https://en.chahaoba.com/Bangladesh |title=Bangladesh Area Code |date=18 October 2024 |publisher=Chahaoba.com |location=China}}

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Basail ({{langx|bn|বাসাইল}}) is an upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Basail is located at {{coord|24.2167|N|90.0500|E|}}. It has 38,565 households and total area 157.77 km².

Demographics

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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.{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Tangail.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Tangail district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/C_Tangail.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}

Administration

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.

Education

According to Banglapedia, Basail Govinda Government High School, founded in 1945, is a notable secondary school.{{cite book |last=Salim |first=Nurur Rahman |year=2012 |chapter=Basail Upazila |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Basail_Upazila |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}

Pictures

File:Bashulia.jpg . File:Bashulia2.jpg . File:Hijaltree.jpg

References

Category:Upazilas of Tangail District