Shalikha Upazila

Shalikha
শালিখা
—  Upazila  —
Shalikha
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Khulna Division
District Magura District
Area
 • Total 228.64 km2 (88.3 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 132,291
 • Density 579/km2 (1,499.6/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Site of Shalikha

Shalikha (Bengali: শালিখা) is an Upazila of Website http://www.shalikhaupazila.comMagura District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Shalikha is located at . It has 22209 units of house hold and total area 228.64 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, 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.[1]

Administrative

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 
Upazilas of the Khulna Division
Capital: Khulna
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Chuadanga District
Jessore District
Jhenaidah District
Khulna District
Kushtia District
Magura District
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Narail District
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