| Official Name: | Puthia |
| Native Name: | পুঠিয়া |
| Settlement Type: | Upazila |
| Coordinates: | 24.375°N 139°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rajshahi |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rajshahi |
| Area Total Km2: | 192.63 |
| Population Total: | 207490 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Website: | Official Map of Puthia |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
Puthia (Bengali: পুঠিয়া) is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Puthia is located at 24.375°N 88.85°W. It has 52,922 households and total area 192.63 km2. This is a historical & traditional place in Bangladesh for Puthia Rajbari & Shiva Temple Complex.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Puthia Upazila had 52,922 households and a population of 207,490. 37,278 (17.97%) were under 10 years of age. Puthia had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 49.58%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 975 females per 1000 males. 25,761 (12.42%) lived in urban areas.[1] Ethnic population was 1,698 (0.82%).[2]
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.[3]
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.[1]
See also: Education in Bangladesh. 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.[4]
According to Banglapedia, Dhokrakul High School, founded in 1949, and PN Technical High School (1865), are notable secondary schools.
