Santhia Upazila

Santhia সাঁথিয়া
Upazila
Nagdemra Jame Masjid
Coordinates: 24°3.5′N 89°32′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi
District	Pabna
Area
• Total	331.55 km^2 (128.01 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	410,767
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	6670[2]
Area code	07327[3]
Website	Official Map of Santhia

Santhia (Bengali: সাঁথিয়া) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.^[4]

Geography

Santhia is located at 24.0583°N 89.5333°E / 24.0583; 89.5333. It has 89,032 households and a total area of 331.55 km². Santhia has some forest-like areas with 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

Religions in Santhia Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			97.69%
Hinduism			2.29%
Other or not stated			0.02%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Santhia Upazila had 89,032 households and a population of 380,301. 88,808 (23.35%) were under 10 years of age. Santhia had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 43.88%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 989 females per 1000 males. 38,704 (10.18%) lived in urban areas.^[6][7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Santhia has a population of 283,463. Males constitute 52.2% of the population, and females 47.8%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 135,476.^[8]

Administration

Santhia Upazila is divided into Santhia Municipality and ten union parishads: Ataikola, Bhulbaria, Dhopadaha, Dhulauri, Gourigram, Karanja, Kashinathpur, Khatupara, Nagdemra, and Nandanpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 176 mauzas and 234 villages.^[6]

Santhia Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 27 mahallas.^[6]

Chairman: 01. Abdullah Al Mahmud Deloar

Vice Chairman: 01.Md Khokon

Woman Vice Chairman: 01. Selima Rahman Shila

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Md. Abdur Razzaque Sarker [1] Dr. Md. Aminul Islam Nasim, Physician

Municipality:

Chairman: Mahbubul Alam Bacchu

Councillors: Md. Abdul Awoal Md. Saiful Alam Md. Shirajul Islam Md. Daud

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
3. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
4. Prabir Goswami Babu (2012). "Santhia Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Pabna (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-231-3.
6. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Pabna" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
7. "Community Tables: Pabna district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
8. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2014.