Shalikha Upazila

Shalikha শালিখা
Upazila
Coordinates: 23°18.3′N 89°22.8′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna
District	Magura
Area
• Total	228.65 km^2 (88.28 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	179,666
• Density	790/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	7620[2]
Website	Official Site of Shalikha
Arpara is the headquarter of Shalikha upazila.

Shalikha (Bengali: শালিখা) is an upazila of Magura District^[3] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Shalikha is located at 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 (2022)[4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			76.00%
Hinduism			23.99%
Other or not stated			0.01%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.^[5] Ethnic population was 4,518 (2.76%).^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 400. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
3. Biren Mukherjee (2012), "Salikha Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
4. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Magura (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-242-9.
5. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Magura" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
6. "Community Tables: Magura district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
7. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
8. "District Statistics 2011: Magura" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.