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About Islamwala Village

Islamwala is a large village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,014, made up of 1,589 males and 1,425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1505.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Islamwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Islamwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152123
Area (hectares) 1505.1 hectares
Population 3,014
Male Population 1,589
Female Population 1,425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Islamwala compares

By the 2011 count Islamwala is the 36th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 1505.1 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Islamwala

Islamwala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Islamwala as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Islamwala from other places

Islamwala lies about 76 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Chak Banwala, about 8.1 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 Islamwala
Nearest railway station Chak Banwala 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 15 km
District headquarters Firozpur 76 km

Villages closest to Islamwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Islamwala village had a population of 3,014. That makes it the 36th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Islamwala village has 1,589 males and 1,425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Islamwala has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Islamwala is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Islamwala covers 1505.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Islamwala falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Islamwala is Chak Banwala, about 8.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Islamwala.

Islamwala is about 76 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Islamwala is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Chak Banwala is about 8.1 km away. Fazilka is about 15 km away. Firozpur is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhpura (3.4 km), Kamalwala (3.5 km) and Tahliwala Bodla (3.5 km).

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

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