Puthia Upazila


Puthia is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Puthia is located at . It has 30484 households and total area 192.64 km2.

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Puthia had a population of 207,490. Males constituted 50.64% of the population and females 49.36%. Muslims formed 93.93% of the population, Hindus 5.27%, Christians 0.48% and others 0.33%. Puthia had a literacy rate of 49.58% for the population 7 years and above.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Puthia has a population of 342,405. Males constitute 51.16% of the population, and females 48.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 81679. Puthia has an average literacy rate of 25.5%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Puthia has 6 Unions/Wards, 128 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 183 village.

Unions ::


1. Jewpara

2. Shilmaria

3. Baneshwar

4. Belpukuria

5. BhallukGashi