About Islampur Village

Islampur is a small village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 185 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721232, 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	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Ghatal
Pincode	721232
Area (hectares)	56.08 hectares
Population	359
Male Population	185
Female Population	174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Islampur compares

By the 2011 count Islampur is the 118th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 56.08 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

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 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 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 64 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Harishdapur, about 1.5 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	Harishdapur	1.5 km
Nearest town	Pānchla	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghatal	35 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	64 km

Villages closest to Islampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghatal 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 359. That makes it the 118th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Islampur village has 185 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Islampur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Islampur is 721232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Islampur covers 56.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Islampur falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Islampur is Harishdapur, about 1.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Islampur.

Islampur is about 64 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Islampur is in Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Harishdapur is about 1.5 km away. Pānchla is about 9.2 km away. Ghatal is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.