Santhia Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Santhia
locator_position = right
latd = 24.0583
longd = 89.5333
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Pabna District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 283463
population_density = 855
area_total = 331.56
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/pabna/Santhia.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Santhia
footnotes =

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

Geography

Santhia is located at coord|24.0583|N|89.5333|E| . It has 46745 units of house hold and total area 331.56 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, 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. 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

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

ee also

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

References