Shalikha (Bengali: শালিখা) is an upazila of Magura District[3] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Shalikha
শালিখা | |
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| Coordinates: 23°18.3′N 89°22.8′E / 23.3050°N 89.3800°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District | Magura |
| Area | |
• Total | 228.65 km2 (88.28 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 179,666 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (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. | |
Geography
editShalikha is located at 23°18′20″N 89°22′45″E / 23.3056°N 89.3792°E. It has 36,905 households and total area 228.65 km2.
Demographics
editAs 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
editShalikha 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
editReferences
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 400. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Biren Mukherjee (2012), "Salikha Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Magura (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-242-9.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Magura" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Magura district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "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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