# Islampur Village, Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Islampur

Islampur is a village in Hemtabad sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,563 people in 792 households**, the 4th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 3,563people (2011)
- 792households
- 71.8%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Islampur

Of every 100 households in Islampur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Islampur · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**67%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****25%**

**16%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**955

Working population ****42.7%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 66.0% for women. 57% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 154 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 197 (13%) · **■** Marginal 913 (60%)

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 Hemtabad

- Shasan4,559 people
- Kasimpur4,188 people
- Hemtabad3,810 people
- Naoda3,434 people
- Bishnupur3,397 people
- Kakarsing3,136 people
- Malon2,870 people

[All 116 villages in Hemtabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/hemtabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Islampur?3,563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Islampur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Hemtabad sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Islampur?71.8% (Census 2011)