Basail বাসাইল | |
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 Tuker Para Jame Masjid | |
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| Coordinates:24°13′N90°3′E / 24.217°N 90.050°E /24.217; 90.050 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Tangail |
| Area | |
• Total | 157.77 km2 (60.92 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 188,936 |
| • Density | 1,197.5/km2 (3,101.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1920[2] |
| Area code | 09222[3] |
| Website | basail |
Basail (Bengali:বাসাইল) is anupazila ofTangail District in the Division ofDhaka,Bangladesh.
Basail is located at24°13′00″N90°03′00″E / 24.2167°N 90.0500°E /24.2167; 90.0500. It has 38,565 households and total area 157.77 km2.
| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Islam | 90.38% | |||
| Hinduism | 9.61% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.01% | |||
According to the2011 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]
Basail Upazila is divided into sixunion parishads:Basail,Fulki,Habla,Kanchanpur,Kaoaljani, andKashil. The union parishads are subdivided into 72 mauzas and 107 villages.[5]
According to Banglapedia, Basail Govinda Government High School, founded in 1945, is a notable secondary school.[7]
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