| Official Name: | Shalikha |
| Native Name: | শালিখা |
| Settlement Type: | Upazila |
| Coordinates: | 23°N 89°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Khulna |
| Subdivision Name2: | Magura |
| Area Total Km2: | 228.65 |
| Population Total: | 163658 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code: | 7620 |
| Website: | Official Site of Shalikha |
| Footnotes: | Arpara is the headquarter of Shalikha upazila. |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
Shalikha (Bengali: শালিখা) is an upazila of Magura District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Shalikha is located at 23.3056°N 89.3792°W. It has 36,905 households and total area 228.65 km2.
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[1] Ethnic population was 4,518 (2.76%).[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]