Durgapur (Rajshahi) and Bagmara upazilas on the north, Charghat and Bagatipara upazilas on the south, Natore Sadar upazila on the east, Paba upazila on the west.

Puthia thana was established in 1869 and was turned into an upazila in 1984. It consists of six union parishads, 128 mouzas and 183 villages.

Puthia Upazila is located in Rajshahi District. Upazilla(s)/Thana(s) in Rajshahi are Bagha Upazila, Bagmara Upazila, Boalia Thana, Charghat Upazila, Durgapur Upazila, Godagari Upazila, Matihar Thana, Mohanpur Upazila, Paba Upazila, Puthia Upazila, Rajpara Thana, Shah Mokdum Thana, Tanore Upazila.

Rajbari, Govinda Mandir, Shiva Mandir, Gopal Mandir, and Dolmancha Hawakhana at Tarapur.