Santhia Upazila

Santhia
সাঁথিয়া
—  Upazila  —
Santhia
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Pabna District
Area
 • Total 331.56 km2 (128 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 283,463
 • Density 855/km2 (2,214.4/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Santhia

Santhia (Bengali: সাঁথিয়া) is an Upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Santhia is located at . It has 46745 units of house hold and total area 331.56 km². Santhia has soem forest-like areas where there are wild animals like foxes, mongooses, wild cats etc. But these woods and animals are on the verge of extinction because of hunting and slash and burn.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Santhia has a population of 283463. Males constitute are 52.2% of the population, and females 47.8%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 135476. Santhia has an average literacy rate of 23% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Santhia has 11 Unions/Wards, 178 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 253 villages.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.