Shalikha Upazila

Shalikha (Bengali: শালিখা) is an upazila of Magura District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Shalikha
শালিখা
Shalikha is located in Bangladesh
Shalikha
Shalikha
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°18.3′N 89°22.8′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictMagura District
Area
  Total228.64 km2 (88.28 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
  Total132,291
  Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Site of Shalikha
Arpara is the headquarter of Shalikha upazila.

Geography

Shalikha is located at 23.3056°N 89.3792°E / 23.3056; 89.3792. It has 22209 households and total area 228.64 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shalikha has a population of 132291. Males constitute 51.05% of the population, and females 48.95%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 66748. Shalikha has an average literacy rate of 25% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Shalikha Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Arpara, Bunagati, Dhaneswargati, Gongarampur, Shalikha, Shatakhali, and Talkhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 100 mauzas and 118 villages.[3]

See also

References

  1. Biren Mukherjee (2012), "Salikha Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Magura" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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