# Islampur Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Islampur

Islampur is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,908 people in 757 households**, the 34th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 2,908people (2011)
- 757households
- 36.0%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Islampur PIN code and other codes

Islampur falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharhia
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223755

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Islampur from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)54 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)54 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Islampur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Islampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amour
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pahadia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Islampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Islampur

Of every 100 households in Islampur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Islampur · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**16%

Television ****5%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Islampur?

■ Islampur · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.0%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**946

Working population ****35.4%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.1% for men and 26.7% for women. 54% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 504 (49%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 94 (9%) · **■** Marginal 257 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Amour

- Bhawanipur3,084 people
- Araria3,068 people
- Machhatta3,045 people
- Dhadhia2,949 people
- Kohabara2,901 people
- Salta2,900 people
- Mangalpur2,895 people
- Rani2,775 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Islampur from Purnia?54 km by road
- What is the population of Islampur?2,908 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Islampur in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Islampur?36.0% (Census 2011)