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Basak (Bosak) (Bengali বসাক) is a prevalent surname in the Bengal region of India. The name is also spelt Bysack or Basacks by different families. They usually belong to caste Kshatriya and Vaishya.
The Basaks are the original inhabitants (along with the Seths) of Sutanuti where Job Charnock later founded the city Calcutta.
Basaks have 5 catogories. They are Tantubais, Karmakars, Bania, Kayasthas and Baishyas.
Basaks are in West Bengal, Bangladesh and also in Assam.