Santhia Upazila
upazila in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
Santhia (Bengali: সাঁথিয়া) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
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
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Santhia Upazila had 105,951 households and a population of 410,767. 9.20% of the population were under 5 years of age. Santhia had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 67.37%: 68.23% for males and 66.53% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.57 males for every 100 females. 59,897 (14.58%) lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Santhia Upazila had 89,032 households and a population of 380,301.
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