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About Islampur Village

Islampur is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,097, made up of 578 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Islampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Islampur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 140401
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 1,097
Male Population 578
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Islampur compares

By the 2011 count Islampur is the 96th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Islampur

The census records public bus service for Islampur 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 <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 24 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Rajpura Junction, about under 2 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 Rajpura Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura under 2 km
District headquarters Patiala 24 km

Villages closest to Islampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpura 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 1,097. That makes it the 96th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Islampur village has 578 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Islampur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Islampur is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Islampur covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Islampur falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Islampur is Rajpura Junction, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Islampur.

Islampur is about 24 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Islampur is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Rajpura Junction is about under 2 km away. Rajpura is about under 2 km away. Patiala is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nilpur (1.8 km), Pilkhani (1.8 km) and Faridpur (2.9 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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