About Islampur Village

Islampur is a large village in Manikchak tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,602, made up of 1,904 males and 1,698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732205, 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	Manikchak
Pincode	732205
Area (hectares)	158.76 hectares
Population	3,602
Male Population	1,904
Female Population	1,698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Islampur compares

By the 2011 count Islampur is the 26th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 158.76 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 41 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Chamagram, about 11 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 town	Farakka	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Chamagram	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manikchak	20 km
District headquarters	Maldah	41 km

Villages closest to Islampur

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

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Common questions about Islampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Islampur village had a population of 3,602. That makes it the 26th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Islampur village has 1,904 males and 1,698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Islampur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Islampur is 732205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Islampur covers 158.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Islampur falls under Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Islampur is Chamagram, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Islampur.

Islampur is about 41 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 Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district. Farakka is about 8.7 km away. Chamagram is about 11 km away. Manikchak is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.