Basail Upazila


Basail is an upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Basail is located at. It has 38,565 households and total area 157.77 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Basail Upazila had 49,024 households and a population of 188,936. 7.89% of the population were under 5 years of age. Basail had a literacy rate of 73.98%: 77.72% for males and 70.59% for females, and a sex ratio of 92.13 males for every 100 females. 50,594 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Basail Upazila had 38,565 households and a population of 159,870. 32,219 were under 10 years of age. Basail had a literacy rate of 50.43%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1125 females per 1000 males. 13,496 lived in urban areas.

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.

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