Shalikha (Bengali: শালিখা) is an upazila of Magura District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Shalikha
শালিখা | |
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Upazila | |
Shalikha Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°18.3′N 89°22.8′E | |
| Country | |
| Division | Khulna Division |
| District | Magura District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 228.64 km2 (88.28 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 132,291 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Site of Shalikha |
| Arpara is the headquarter of Shalikha upazila. | |
Shalikha is located at 23.3056°N 89.3792°E / 23.3056; 89.3792. It has 22209 households and total area 228.64 km2.
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]
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]
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Headquarters: Khulna | ||
| Bagerhat District |
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| Chuadanga District |
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| Jessore District |
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| Jhenaidah District |
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| Khulna District |
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| Kushtia District |
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| Magura District |
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| Meherpur District |
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| Narail District |
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| Satkhira District |
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