Basail Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.2167° N 90.0500° E

Basail Upazila
Basail
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Tangail District
Coordinates	24.2167° N 90.0500° E
Area	157.78 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	148555  - 942/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Basail

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

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Basail is located at 24.2167° N 90.0500° E . It has 27481 units of house hold and total area 157.78 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Basail has a population of 148555. Males constitute are 50.97% of the population, and females 49.03%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 77918. Basail has an average literacy rate of 32.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Basail has 6 Unions/Wards, 73 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 107 vilages.

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.