Islampur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nalanda, Bihar - Census 2011

Islampur is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Islampur block of Nalanda district. The Islampur city is divided into 19 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,088 families residing in the Islampur city. The total population of Islampur is 35,641 out of which 18,356 are males and 17,285 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Islampur is 942.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Islampur city is 6201 which is 17% of the total population. There are 3185 male children and 3016 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Islampur is 947 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (942).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Islampur is 75.4%. Thus Islampur has higher literacy rate compared to 64.4% of Nalanda district. The male literacy rate is 81.83% and the female literacy rate is 68.48% in Islampur.

Islampur Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 6,088 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Islampur Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Islampur Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 6,201 3,185 3,016
Literacy 75.4% 67.6% 56.5%
Scheduled Caste 3,693 1,833 1,860
Scheduled Tribe 3 3 0
Illiterate 13,454 5,941 7,513

Caste-wise Population - Islampur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Islampur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,693 1,833 1,860
Schedule Tribe 3 3 0

Religion-wise Population - Islampur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Islampur is 22,408 which is 62.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Islampur is 12,965 which is 36.38% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Islampur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 22,408 (62.87%) 11,572 10,836
Muslim 12,965 (36.38%) 6,655 6,310
Christian 57 (0.16%) 27 30
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 160 (0.45%) 78 82
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 49 (0.14%) 23 26

Literacy Rate - Islampur

The total literacy rate of Islampur was 75.36% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 22,187 literates, males were 12,415 while females were 9,772. Also the male literacy rate was 81.83% and the female literacy rate was 68.48% in Islampur.

  Islampur Bihar
Female 68.48% 51.5%
Male 81.83% 71.2%
Total 75.36% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Islampur

The Sex Ratio of Islampur is 942. Thus per every 1000 men there were 942 females in Islampur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 947 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Islampur.

Child Population - Islampur

According to Census 2011, there were 6,201 children between age 0 to 6 years in Islampur. Out of which 3,185 were male while 3,016 were female.

Working Population - Islampur

In Islampur Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 10,911 were engaged in work activities. 84.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,911 workers engaged in Main Work, 621 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,309 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,185 7,355 1,830
Cultivators 621 532 89
Agriculture Labourer 1,309 946 363
Household Industries 819 489 330
Other Workers 6,436 5,388 1,048
Marginal Workers 1,726 755 971
Non Working 24,730 10,246 14,484

Islampur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Islampur is further divided into 19 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,330 65.8% 953
2 Ward No - 2 2,485 61% 934
3 Ward No - 3 1,157 82.9% 1,212
4 Ward No - 4 1,301 62.6% 916
5 Ward No - 5 2,435 61.5% 899
6 Ward No - 6 2,723 68.6% 907
7 Ward No - 7 1,445 74.1% 874
8 Ward No - 8 2,325 74.3% 915
9 Ward No - 9 2,060 68.9% 992
10 Ward No - 10 2,076 66.5% 894
11 Ward No - 11 1,650 66.1% 894
12 Ward No - 12 1,677 69.2% 876
13 Ward No - 13 1,581 55.6% 921
14 Ward No - 14 1,940 45.3% 1,006
15 Ward No - 15 1,537 55% 1,028
16 Ward No - 16 1,903 50.7% 954
17 Ward No - 17 1,671 61.2% 921
18 Ward No - 18 1,816 55.7% 967
19 Ward No - 19 2,529 47.7% 971

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