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{{Short description|City in Bihar, India (District-Nalanda)}}{{For|other places called Islampur|Islampur (disambiguation){{!}}Islampur}}
{{More footnotes|date=August 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Islampur
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25.15|N|85.2|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nalanda district|Nalanda]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Nagar parishad]]
| governing_body = Nagar Parishad Islampur
| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = Kiran Devi<ref>{{cite news |title=नगर निकाय परिणाम : राजगीर की मुख्य पार्षद बनीं जीरो तो इस्लामपुर की किरण |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/biharsharif/story-municipal-corporation-result-zero-became-the-chief-councilor-of-rajgir-and-kiran-of-islampur-8292295.html |access-date=16 January 2026 |work=www.livehindustan.com |date=11 June 2023 |language=hi}}</ref>
| leader_title1 = Member of Legislative Assembly
| leader_name1 = Ruhail Ranjan
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 63
| population_total = 53243
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Spoken
| demographics1_info1 = [[Magahi language|Magahi]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 801303
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06111
| registration_plate = BR-21
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank1_info_sec1 = 75.38
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Nalanda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nalanda]] (29)
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Islampur, Bihar Assembly constituency|Islampur (174)]]
| website = {{url|islampurmunicipal.com}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-BR]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Islampur''' is a town and [[Notified area]] in [[Nalanda]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/india/where-is-islampur.html|title=Islampur Location Map, Where is Islampur|website=Maps of India|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref> It is a city council and no of ward is 26 here.

==Geography==
Islampur is located at {{Coord|25.15|N|85.2|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/34/Islampur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Islampur]. Fallingrain.com. Retrieved on 2016-07-20.</ref> It is situated {{convert|65|km|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISLAMPUR NAGAR PARISHAD |url=https://www.islampurmunicipal.com/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=www.islampurmunicipal.com}}</ref> from [[Patna]], the capital of [[Bihar]] state. It has an average elevation of {{convert|63|m|abbr=on}}.

Islampur is not categorized as a [[city]]; politically and demographically it lies between a [[town]] and a [[village]], and is therefore called a [[notified area]]. It has a [[municipal council]], called Nagar Palika Now Upgradeded to Nagar Parisad (including Bardih, Kobil, Kasimpur, Bardih Math and Khedan Bigha village) in [[India]], and is also known as Islampur Nagar Parisad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nalanda.nic.in/en/public-utility/nagar-panchayat-islampur/|title=Nagar Parisad Islampur {{!}} District Nalanda, Government of Bihar {{!}} India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> There are many villages like Sherthua, Patanbiha, and Pirbigha are connected with this town.

==Transport==
Islampur is well connected to Patna, the state capital, by roads and railway lines. [[Islampur railway station]] had a [[narrow gauge railway]] line since 1922, which was recently converted to a [[broad gauge]] line. Islampur is connected directly to [[New Delhi]] by the [[Magadh Express]]. A new train, the [[Hatia-Islampur]] Express, is also running. Currently two express trains and three passenger trains '''Patna-Islampur''' and '''Fatuha-Islampur''' Passenger(Formerly Buxar-islampur fast passenger) run on this track. It is also well connected from [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Rajgir]] and [[Bihar Sharif|Biharsharif]] Nalanda by road. Bus fare are normally 50 rupees per head from Biharsharif and to Rajgir 60 rupee which is not too much fare, so people need a public transport for budget fare.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>[http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801366-islampur-bihar.html Islampur City Population Census 2011 – Bihar]. Census2011.co.in. Retrieved on 2016-07-20.</ref> Islampur is a Nagar Parishad city in district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Islampur city is divided into 19 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Islampur Nagar Parishad has population of 43,211 of which 18,356 are males while 17,285 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0–6 is 6201 which is 17.40% of total population of Islampur (NP). In Islampur Nagar Parishad, the female sex ratio is 942 against state average of 918. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Islampur is around 947 compared to Bihar state average of 935. literacy rate of Islampur city is 75.36% higher than the state average of 61.80%. In Islampur, male literacy is around 81.83% while the female literacy rate is 68.48%.

Islampur Nagar Parishad has total administration over 6,088 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction. With economic growth, new businesses are setting up in the area. Vehicle dealerships have opened and a four-lane highway is under construction to [[Rajgir]]. [[Durga Puja]], [[Deepavali]], [[Holi]], [[Chhath Puja]] and [[Ram Navami]] are the most popular Hindu ritual festivals. [[Moharram]] is the most popular Muslim festival.

==References==
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{{Nalanda district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Nalanda district]]

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NamMcduffie6361 at 19:43, 6 May 2026