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About Islampur Village

Islampur is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 920, made up of 494 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Islampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Islampur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143526
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 920
Male Population 494
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Islampur compares

By the 2011 count Islampur is the 141st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Islampur

Islampur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 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 34 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sujanpur, about 2.4 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 Sujanpur 2.4 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 5.5 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Islampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 920. That makes it the 141st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Islampur village has 494 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Islampur has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Islampur is 143526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Islampur covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Islampur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Islampur is Sujanpur, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 34 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Islampur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sujanpur is about 2.4 km away. Sujānpur is about 2.5 km away. Pathankot is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhakhian Lahri (under 2 km), Bhajurah (under 2 km) and Bahadar Lahri (under 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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