Shalikha
শালিখা
Upazila
Location of Shalikha
Coordinates: 23°18.3′N 89°22.8′E / 23.3050°N 89.3800°E / 23.3050; 89.3800
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictMagura
Area
 • Total228.65 km2 (88.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total163,658
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Site of Shalikha
Arpara is the headquarter of Shalikha upazila.

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

Geography

Shalikha is located at 23°18′20″N 89°22′45″E / 23.3056°N 89.3792°E / 23.3056; 89.3792. It has 36,905 households and total area 228.65 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Shalikha upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 73.18%
Hinduism
 
 26.81%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Shalikha upazila had 36,905 households and a population of 163,658. 34,571 (21.12%) were under 10 years of age. Shalikha had an average literacy rate of 49.0%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. 7,155 (4.37%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2] Ethnic population was 4,518 (2.76%).[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Magura" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Magura district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. ^ "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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