Shalikha Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Shalikha
locator_position = right
latd = 23.3056
longd = 89.3792
division_name = Khulna Division
district = Magura District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 132291
population_density = 579
area_total = 228.64
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/magura/Shalikha.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Shalikha
footnotes =

Shalikha ( _bn. শালিখা) is an Upazila of Magura District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Shalikha is located at coord|23.3056|N|89.3792|E| . It has 22209 units of house hold and total area 228.64 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Shalikha has a population of 132291. Males constitute are 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. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Shalikha has 7 Unions/Wards, 100 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 118 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References