Basail Upazila

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Basail
বাসাইল
Upazila
Basail is located in Bangladesh
Basail
Basail
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°13′N 90°3′E / 24.217°N 90.050°E / 24.217; 90.050Coordinates: 24°13′N 90°3′E / 24.217°N 90.050°E / 24.217; 90.050
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictTangail District
Area
 • Total157.78 km2 (60.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total159,870
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
1920
Websitebasail.tangail.gov.bd

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

Geography[]

Basail is located at

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24°13′00″N 90°03′00″E / 24.2167°N 90.0500°E / 24.2167; 90.0500. It has 27481 households and total area 157.78 km2.

Demographics[]

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Basail has a population of 159870. Males constitute 50.97% of the population, and females 49.03%. Basail has an average literacy rate of 50.4% (7+ years).[1]

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.[2]

Education[]

See also: Education in Bangladesh

According to Banglapedia, Basail Govinda Government High School, founded in 1945, is a notable secondary school.[3]

Pictures[]

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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  2. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Tangail" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. ^ 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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