# Islamabad Village, Madarihat, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Madarihat, Jalpaiguri 

# Islamabad

Islamabad is a village in Madarihat sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,942 people in 844 households**, the 14th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 3,942people (2011)
- 844households
- 75.5%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Islamabad

Of every 100 households in Islamabad in 2011, 49 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Islamabad · ■ Madarihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**59%

Tap water ****1%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****18%**

**38%

Television ****25%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**32%

Own their home ****89%**

**63%

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 Islamabad?

■ Islamabad · ■ Madarihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**974

Working population ****33.7%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 71.0% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 207 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 378 (28%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 474 (36%) · **■** Marginal 256 (19%)

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 Madarihat

- Nangdala Tea Garden4,929 people
- Garganda Tea Garden4,633 people
- Ramjhora Tea Garden4,612 people
- Mujnai Tea Garden3,962 people
- Uttar Sisubari3,863 people
- Madhya Khairbari3,470 people
- Pashchim Khayerbari3,376 people
- Madhya Madarihat3,336 people

[All 48 villages in Madarihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/madarihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Islamabad?3,942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Islamabad in?Jalpaiguri district (Madarihat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Islamabad?75.5% (Census 2011)