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About Ishakpur Village

Ishakpur is a mid sized village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 690 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ishakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ishakpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Ekangarsarai
Pincode 801306
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 1,273
Male Population 690
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ishakpur compares

By the 2011 count Ishakpur is the 46th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Ishakpur

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

How far is Ishakpur from other places

Ishakpur lies about 20 km from Nalanda. 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 Ishakpur
Tehsil headquarters Ekangarsarai 2.0 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 10 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km

Villages closest to Ishakpur

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

Common questions about Ishakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ishakpur village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 46th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Ishakpur village has 690 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ishakpur has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Ishakpur is 801306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ishakpur covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ishakpur falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Ishakpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ishakpur is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ishakpur is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Ekangarsarai is about 2.0 km away. Islāmpur is about 10 km away. Nalanda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsiawan (under 2 km), Daniawan Paindapur (under 2 km) and Paindapur Dainawan (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ishakpur today is likely to be higher.

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