Basail Upazila HQ

 township, subdistrict, fourth-level administrative division, local government

Basail Upazila (Tangail district) with an area of 157.78 sq km, is bounded by Kalihati upazila on the north, Mirzapur and Delduar upazilas on the south, sakhipur upazila on the east Delduar and Tangail sadar upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Bangshi and Lohajang. Notable beels are Chapra and Dubai.

The geographic coordinates of Basail town are 24.2287814N 90.0542909E degree. Basail (Town) consist of one mouza. It has an area of 11.30 sq km. The town has a population of 11347; male 50.63%, female 49.37%; density of population is 1004 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 42.4%.

Basail thana, now an upazila, was established in 1913. The upazila consists of six union parishads, 73 mouzas and 117 villages.

Religious institutions Mosque 300, temple 50.

As of 1991 Bangladesh census, Population 148555; male 50.97%, female 49.03%; Muslim 88.86%, Hindu 11.06%, others 0.08%.

Literacy and educational institutions: Average literacy 32.8%; male 37.2%, female 26.6%. Educational institutions: college 4, high school 20, government primary school 80, non-government primary school 25.

Main occupations Agriculture 53.05%, agricultural labourer 13.55%, wage labourer 2.37%, fishing 2.25%, industry 1.24%, handloom 2.94%, commerce 9.25%, service 6.7%, others 8.65%.

Land use Total cultivation land 10328 hectares; single crop 40%, double crop 30% and treble crop 30%; land under irrigation 75%.

Land control Among the peasants 34% are landless, 20% small, 28% intermediate and 18% rich.

Fisheries, poultries Fishery 20, poultry 12.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 8 km, semi pucca 10 km and mud road 300 km.

Cottage industries Goldsmiths 100, blacksmith 30, potteries 200, wood work 100, tailoring 200, welding 50.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, grameen bank, SDS SIDO.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 2, family planning centre 6.