# Islampur Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Islampur

Islampur is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,013 people in 241 households**, the 42nd largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,013people (2011)
- 241households
- 67.0%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Islampur

Of every 100 households in Islampur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Islampur · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**49%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**89%

Use banking services ****52%**

**63%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145**

**926

Working population ****38.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 64.8% for women. 66% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (28%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 133 (34%) · **■** Marginal 99 (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 Katwa - II

- Makhaltor1,236 people
- Nutangram1,200 people
- Paikpara1,104 people
- Suagachhi1,084 people
- Dona981 people
- Benga975 people
- Simulgachhi954 people
- Garagachhi950 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Islampur?1,013 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Islampur in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Islampur?67.0% (Census 2011)