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About Islampur Village

Islampur is a large village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,462, made up of 1,273 males and 1,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Islampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Islampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732126
Area (hectares) 123.68 hectares
Population 2,462
Male Population 1,273
Female Population 1,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Islampur compares

By the 2011 count Islampur is the 31st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 123.68 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Islampur

Islampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 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 43 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Dilli Dewan Ganj, about 6.5 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 Dilli Dewan Ganj 6.5 km
Nearest town Manihāri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal I 21 km
District headquarters Maldah 43 km

Villages closest to Islampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal I 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 2,462. That makes it the 31st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Islampur village has 1,273 males and 1,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Islampur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Islampur is 732126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Islampur covers 123.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Islampur falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Islampur is Dilli Dewan Ganj, about 6.5 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 Islampur.

Islampur is about 43 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Islampur is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Dilli Dewan Ganj is about 6.5 km away. Manihāri is about 16 km away. Chanchal I 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 Singia (2.8 km), Ashapur (6.7 km) and Tarapur (7.0 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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