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

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Islampur

Islampur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **359 people in 70 households**, the 125th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 359people (2011)
- 70households
- 90.1%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Islampur

Of every 100 households in Islampur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Islampur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**49%

Tap water ****93%**

**11%

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

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**37%

Television ****37%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**959

Working population ****32.6%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.9% for men and 80.6% for women. 61% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 102 (87%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 10 (9%)

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 Ghatal

- Ramchandrapur421 people
- Harinageria390 people
- Arjjunhari385 people
- Gangadaspur365 people
- Shyampur341 people
- Radhachak340 people
- Kharika324 people
- Arajikrishnabati314 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Islampur?359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Islampur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Islampur?90.1% (Census 2011)