About Islampur Village

Islampur is a mid sized village in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,560, made up of 817 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1058 hectares hectares.

Islampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Islampur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Kharagpur
Area (hectares)	1058 hectares
Population	1,560
Male Population	817
Female Population	743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Islampur compares

By the 2011 count Islampur is the 38th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 1058 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Islampur

Islampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Islampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Islampur from other places

Islampur lies about 28 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 6.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Islampur
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	6.2 km
Nearest town	Sultānganj	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kharagpur	12 km
District headquarters	Munger	28 km

Villages closest to Islampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharagpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Islampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Islampur village had a population of 1,560. That makes it the 38th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Islampur village has 817 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Islampur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Islampur covers 1058 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Islampur falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Islampur is Ganganiyan, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Islampur.

Islampur is about 28 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Islampur is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Ganganiyan is about 6.2 km away. Sultānganj is about 10 km away. Kharagpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.