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About Islampur Village

Islampur is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,908, made up of 1,470 males and 1,438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares.

Islampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Islampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 2,908
Male Population 1,470
Female Population 1,438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Islampur compares

By the 2011 count Islampur is the 34th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Islampur

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

How far is Islampur from other places

Islampur lies about 32 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Amour 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 14 km
Nearest town Kasba 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 32 km

Villages closest to Islampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Islampur village had a population of 2,908. That makes it the 34th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Islampur village has 1,470 males and 1,438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Islampur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Islampur covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Islampur falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Islampur is Jalalgarh, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Islampur is about 32 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Islampur is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 8.1 km away. Jalalgarh is about 14 km away. Kasba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahangaon (under 2 km), Sakma (1.7 km) and Bagdahar (1.7 km).

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

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