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

Geography
Puthia is located at . It has 30,484 households and total area 192.64 km2. This is a historical & traditional place in Bangladesh for Puthia Rajbari & Shiva Temple Complex.

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% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration
Puthia Upazila is divided into Puthia Municipality and six union parishads: Baneshwar, Belpukuria, Bhalukgachhi, Jeopara, Puthia, and Silmaria. The union parishads are subdivided into 128 mauzas and 183 villages.

Education

There are 12 colleges in the upazila. They include Dhokrakul Degree College, Dhopapara Memorial Degree College, Ideal Degree College, Laskherpur Degree Mahavidya Niketan, Pangu Shishu Niketon S A Degree College, Pochamaria Degree College, Puthia Islamia Mohila College, and Puthia Mohila Degree College. Baneshwar College, founded in 1964, is the only honors level one.

According to Banglapedia, Dhokrakul High School, founded in 1949, and PN Technical High School (1865), are notable secondary schools.

See also
Upazilas of Bangladesh
Districts of Bangladesh
Divisions of Bangladesh
Puthia Temple Complex
Puthia Rajbari (palace)
Pancha Ratna Govinda Temple

References

External links
 Official website 

Upazilas of Rajshahi District