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About Islampur Village

Islampur is a mid sized village in Goraul tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,722, made up of 895 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares.

Islampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Islampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Goraul
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 1,722
Male Population 895
Female Population 827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Islampur compares

By the 2011 count Islampur is the 38th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,113 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Islampur

Islampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Islampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Islampur from other places

Islampur lies about 22 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Bennipatti Pirapur, about 3.6 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 Bennipatti Pirapur 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Goraul 5.1 km
Nearest town Lālganj 12 km
District headquarters Vaishali 22 km

Villages closest to Islampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goraul 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 1,722. That makes it the 38th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,113 residents.

Islampur village has 895 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Islampur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Islampur covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Islampur falls under Goraul tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Islampur is Bennipatti Pirapur, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Islampur.

Islampur is about 22 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Islampur is in Goraul tehsil of Vaishali district. Bennipatti Pirapur is about 3.6 km away. Goraul is about 5.1 km away. Lālganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mustafapur Harsher (1.8 km), Chainpur (2.2 km) and Chainpur Bhataulia (2.2 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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