# Islampur Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Islampur

Islampur is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,138 people in 255 households**, the 52nd largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 1,138people (2011)
- 255households
- 86.5%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Islampur

Of every 100 households in Islampur in 2011, 47 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Islampur · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**34%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****31%**

**50%

Television ****27%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**988

Working population ****39.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 79.5% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 91 (20%) · **■** Marginal 25 (6%)

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 Debra

- Dandeswar1,199 people
- Ban Barasati1,197 people
- Fatebar1,193 people
- Srirampur1,161 people
- Srirampur1,136 people
- Singarpur1,126 people
- Antala1,121 people
- Hatiberya1,110 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Islampur?1,138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Islampur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Islampur?86.5% (Census 2011)