Islampurਇਸਲਾਮਪੁਰ

Where is Islampur?

Islampur is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036966, and it covers 121 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,097 people in Islampur: 578 men and 519 women, living in 200 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 121 hectares, the population density works out to about 907 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 100, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 410 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.22 per cent and women at 70.25 per cent. The census recorded 382 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 362 main workers, the largest group, 143, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 141 other workers in trade, transport and services and 77 cultivators on their own land. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Islampur's land. Of the village's 121 hectares, 92 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 75 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 29 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 79 cultivators and 147 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Islampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhamoli, Pilkhani, Kharajpur and Daman Heri.

What is the population of Islampur?

The population of Islampur was 1,097 at the 2011 census, living in 200 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Islampur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Islampur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.