Puthia Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Puthia
locator_position = right
latd = 24.3750
longd = 88.8500
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Rajshahi District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 159405
population_density = 827
area_total = 192.64
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/rajshahi/Puthia.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Puthia
footnotes =

Puthia ( _bn. পুথিয়া) is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Puthia is located at coord|24.3750|N|88.8500|E| . It has 30484 units of house hold and total area 192.64 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Puthia has a population of 159405. Males constitute are 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% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

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

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

External links

* [http://desherchobi.blogspot.com/2008/05/puthia-palace-rajshahi-may-2008.html Puthia Palace Tour in May 2008] at [http://desherchobi.blogspot.com/ Desherchobi]
* [http://desherchobi.blogspot.com/2008/05/dinajpur-panchagarh-july-2006.html Dinajpur & Panchagarh Tour in July 2006] including visits to Kantaji's Temple at [http://desherchobi.blogspot.com/ Desherchobi]
* [http://desherchobi.blogspot.com/2007/11/that-lovely-smile.html Khulna & Bagerhat Tour in June 2007] including visits to Shat Gombuj Mosque at [http://desherchobi.blogspot.com/ Desherchobi]
* [http://desherchobi.blogspot.com/2007/12/sonargaon-panamnagar-december-2007.html Sonargaon & Panamnagar Tour in December 2007] at [http://desherchobi.blogspot.com/ Desherchobi]
* [http://desherchobi.blogspot.com/2007/11/lights-from-past.html Panamnagar Tour in November 2006] at [http://desherchobi.blogspot.com/ Desherchobi]

References