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'''Salikha Upazila''' ([[Magura District|magura district]]) area 228.64 sq km, located in between 23°15' and 23°27' north latitudes and in between 89°15' and 89°30' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila|jhenaidah sadar]] and [[Magura Sadar Upazila|magura sadar]] upazilas on the north, [[Bagherpara Upazila|bagherpara]] and [[Narail Sadar Upazila|narail sadar]] upazilas on the south, Narail Sadar, Magura Sadar, [[Lohagara Upazila (Narail District)|lohagara]] and [[Mohammadpur Upazila|mohammadpur]] (Magura) upazilas on the east, [[Kaliganj Upazila (Jhenaidah District)|kaliganj]] ([[Jhenaidah District|jhenaidaha]]) and Bagherpara upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 147663; male 75782, female 71881; Muslim 105550, Hindu 42092, Buddhist 8, others 13.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: Fatki, [[Chitra River|chitra]], [[Nabaganga River|nabaganga]]; Jamla, Nangra and Burulir beels are notable.

''Administration'' Salikha Thana was formed in 1924 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
-

|
7

|
100

|
118

|
5601

|
142062

|
646
|
56.2
|
43.5
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
5.13

|
3

|
5601

|
1092

|
56.2

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Arpara
11

|
6420

|
11575

|
10812

|
48.40

|-
|
Gangarampur
47

|
7106

|
10075

|
9761

|
46.83

|-
|
Talkhari
83

|
11379

|
16161

|
15366

|
39.12

|-
|
Dhaneshwargati
35

|
10582

|
10725

|
10067

|
40.84

|-
|
Bunagati
23

|
5627

|
7626

|
7168

|
48.08

|-
|
Shalikha
59

|
5699

|
6965

|
6545

|
45.20

|-
|
Shatakhali
71

|
9686

|
12655
|
12162
|
43.36
|}
''Source ''Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:SalikhaUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Chhaigharia Mosque, Gopalgram Jami Mosque (seventeenth century), Loknath Asrama at Talkhari.

''History of the War of Liberation'' During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] the Pak army buried six freedom fighters alive after forcing them to dig their own graves at road side of Shatakhali on the Magura-Jessore highway. Seven freedom fighters were killed by the razakars at Talkhari.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Memorial monument 1.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 309, temple 16.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 44%; male 49.4%, female 38.3%. Educational institutions: college 3, secondary school 27, primary school 49, satellite school 5, community school 5, madrasa 16. Noted educational institutions: Gangarampur PK Primary' Schol (1900), Simakhali Secondray School, Arpara Secondray School, Sharshuna Secondray School, Simakhali Primary School (1932), Arpara Primary School, Sharshuna Primary School, Bagdanga Shamsul Ulam Dakil Madrasa, Poripur Dakhil Madrasa, Shatakhali Darul Ulam Madrasa.

''Cultural organisations'' Library 11, club 25, cinema hall 1, women organisation 1, theatre group 2, jatra party 2, playground 20.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 78.76%, non-agricultural labourer 1.68%, industry 0.69%, commerce 9.08%, transport and communication 2.01%, service 4.48%, construction 0.69%, religious service 0.09%, rent and remittance 0.31% and others 2.21%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 74.01%, landless 25.99%; agricultural landowner: urban 61.03% and rural 74.52%.'

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, pulse, oil seed, sugarcane, wheat, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Gram, sesame, kaun, arahar.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, banana, papaya, litchi, date, star apple, grape fruit.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 2, poultry 4, cattle breeding sub-centre 2.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 100 km, semi-pucca road 45 km, mud road 425 km.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart.

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, oil mill, milk processing factory, welding factory, chocolate factory, ball pen industry, bakery.

''Cottage industries'' Blacksmith, potteries, weaving.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 28, fairs 10, most noted of which are Arpara Hat, Simakhali Hat, Chaturbaria Hat, Singra Hat, Bunagati Hat, Ganga Snana Mela, Baruni Mela, Durgapuja Mela, Kalipuja Mela, Shiva Gajan, Baishakhi Mela, Chaitra Sankranti Mela, bull fighting and Horse Race Mela.

''Main exports'' Jute, paddy, wheat, pulse.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 18% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 97.97%, tap 0.48%, pond 0.16% and others 1.39%.

''Sanitation'' 19.76% (rural 18.90% and urban 41.82%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 55.69% (rural 55.93% and urban 49.45%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 24.55% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 7, satellite clinic 2.

''Natural disasters'' Many people were victims of the cyclones and tidal bore of 1585, 1909 and 1919, and the floods of 1938 and 1971, and famines of 1769-70 and 1943. These natural disasters also caused heavy damages to settlements, crops and other properties of the upazila.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]]. [Biren Mukherjee]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Salikha Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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