on ▁District ▁in ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Raj sh ah i , ▁Bang l adesh . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Pat n ital a ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁. ▁It ▁has ▁ 3 5 5 7 0 ▁units ▁of ▁households ▁and ▁total ▁area ▁ 3 8 2 . 3 9   km ². ▁The ▁major ▁rivers ▁are ▁the ▁At rai ▁and ▁the ▁Sh iba . ▁ ▁Pat n ital a ▁Up az ila ▁is ▁bounded ▁by ▁D ham oir hat ▁Up az ila ▁and ▁T apan ▁CD ▁Block ▁in ▁Dak sh in ▁D ina j pur ▁district , ▁West ▁Beng al , ▁India , ▁on ▁the ▁north , ▁Bad alg ach hi ▁on ▁the ▁east , ▁ ▁Moh ade v pur ▁Up az ila ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁Por sha ▁and ▁S ap ah ar ▁Up az il as ▁on ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁According ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Bang l adesh ▁census , ▁Pat n ital a ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 3 1 , ▁ 9 0 0 . ▁M ales ▁constit uted ▁ 5 0 . 3 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁and ▁females ▁ 4 9 . 6 7 %. ▁Muslim s ▁formed ▁ 7 8 . 5 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁population , ▁H ind us ▁ 1 5 . 4 5 %, ▁Christians ▁ 1 . 8 0 % ▁and ▁others ▁ 3 . 9 3 %. ▁Pat n ital a ▁had ▁a ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁of ▁ 5 2 . 5 5 %