Islampur is a city and a notified area in Nalanda district

Nalanda District

Nalanda district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Bihar Sharif town is the administrative headquarters of this district...

 in the India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

.

Geography

Islampur is located at 25.15°N 85.2°E. It is situated at a distance of 65 kilometres from Patna, the state capital of Bihar. It has an average elevation of 63 metres (206 feet).

Islampur is not a "City". Politically and demographically it is something between a town and a village which is called a Notified Area. Islampur has a Nagar Palika (Municipal Council). Islampur is also known as Islampur Nagar Panchayat.

Places of Interest

There is a very ancient monument

Monument

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 called Dilli Darbaar or Bauli Bagh, probably built by Moghals . Apart from this, a very old pond is situated here which is popularly called Pakki Talao. Surya Mandir, Maa Durga Shaktipeeth, Projanibaag are other important places for the purpose of sightseeing.
Now, An old hospital situated at Shivpuri is known as Ghost's house. Many people come and visit with terror and Interest.2--Ayodhya Thakurbadi ( Rana Pratap Nagar )

It is situated between great places of ancient civilization particularly Hindu

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, Buddhist and Jain. Bodh Gaya, Nalanda

Nalanda

Nālandā is the name of an ancient center of higher learning in Bihar, India.The site of Nalanda is located in the Indian state of Bihar, about 55 miles south east of Patna, and was a Buddhist center of learning from the fifth or sixth century CE to 1197 CE. It has been called "one of the...

, Pawapuri

Pawapuri

Pawapuri or Pava is a holy site for Jains located in the Nalanda district in the Bihar state of Eastern India. It is located about 38 kilometers from Rajgir and 101 kilometers from Patna, the capital of Bihar.-History:...

 and Raaj Ghrih (or Rajgir

Rajgir

Rajgir is a city and a notified area in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar. The city of Rajgir was the first capital of the kingdom of Magadha, a state that would eventually evolve into the Mauryan Empire. Its date of origin is unknown, although ceramics dating to about 1000 BC have...

) are very near to the city.

Transport

Islampur had Small gauge railway line since 1922s which recently has been converted into broad gauge

Broad gauge

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 line and is connected directly to the Delhi

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 by Magadh Express

Magadh Express

The Magadh Express is a superfast train running between New Delhi and Islampur. Its number is 2401/2402 and it departs from Islampur at 1555 hrs and reaches New Delhi the following day at 1145 hrs. In the past, its number was 2391/2392 and was run by Eastern Railways. Now it is run as a train from...

.A new train Hatiya-patna-Islampur intercity 3252 (down) express is also running. Currently 2 express and 1 fast passenger and 2 trip of DMU trains are running on this line.

With the advent of the Buddhist Circuit roads in Islampur are set to develop further. There are two ancient settlements, Bauli Baugh and Pakki Talao, nearby housing many antiquities of note.
There ai famous Dargah of Hazrat Ayub Abdali and Hazrat valayat Ali hamdani .Dakbunglow where people of chandrabanshi community celebrate jarashandh puja.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Islampur had a population of 29,855. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Islampur has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 46%. In Islampur, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Islampur is known as a place where all the different communities live harmoniously. With economic growth the new businesses are setting up in the area. Vehicle dealerships have opened and a four lane highway under construction connecting to Rajgir.
Durga Puja is the most popular ritul festvibal of Hindu. Gayanodya is best school of Islampur Block. It it Runs in 20 Years Palika Computer is Best computer Center in Islampur Block. It runs 10 Years. paswantimes is best newspaper in islampur local ariea.

Economy

Banks

• State Bank of India
• Nalanda co-operative Bank
• Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank
• Allahabad Bank
• Sahara Bank

School and College

Islampur has a number of schools and a college.

• Darsgah Islami, Islampur- This has been founded in 1962. This have two branches in islampur. One is lower branch which have nursary to standard 3 and other is for higher standard which is for standard 4 to standard 7. Student of this school are now working with many MNCs like wipro, TCS, SGC, Patni Computer and many more. a bunch of the students are placed in meadle East country also.
• Snatak College, Murgiachak, Islampur - It is the only college of the town located at Murgiachak which is the eastmost colony of the city. As the name says, graduation level courses are available here in science and arts stretam in addition to +2 and recently started BCA and BBA courses. Arjun Prasad Sinha is the principle of this non-government college.
• Gandhi Memorial Khankah High School, Islampur - It is the oldest school of the city having more than 100 years old history.
• Netaji Shree Subhash High School, Malik Sarai, Islampur -
• Sarswati Shishu Vidya Mandir, Patel Nagar, Islampur -
• Saint Joseph's High School, Gaurav Nagar, Islampur - It is a school mainly regulated by Keralites.
• Rajkiya Madhya Vidyalaya, Malik Sarai, Islampur
• Girl High School, Korawan
• Gyanodaya Residential school, Patel Nagar, Islampur
• School of Science and Technology (SST), Khorampur, Islampur -
• Bright Career Public School, Malik Sarai, Islampur
• Student Career Public School, Malik Sarai, Islampur
• Palika Computer Education School, Patna Road, Islampur

People of Islampur

People are deeply rooted in tradition. Families are generally compound. Many people of Islampur have emigrated for better opportunities to nearby cities and national capital. Here festivals are instrumental in providing a great time for family and friend reunions. Durga Puja is the major festival being celebrated here for so many years and a committee is taking full care for organising the 'mela' on occasion of Durga Puja. There is very famous Muslim family, Abdali reside there , who organise urs of hazrat Ayub Abdali and Valayat Hamdani, one of very famous Writer Mr.Taiyeb Abdali who has written many Books on sufism.

Main Colonies

• Patel Nagar
• Noor Colony
• Maharana Pratap Nagar
• Gaurav Nagar
  • Murgiachak
• Malahbigha,sharif colny
• Malik sarai
• Burhan Nagar
• Teacher's Colony
• Gajasarai
• Satyarganj
• Kajeechak

Important persons

• Kaushlendra Kumar (MP of Nalanda)
• nakmi akhter shahi (dip.eng)
• Rajiv Ranjan (MLA of Islampur)

• R.P.Singh (Chairman, N.P.Islampur)
• late shri arvind prasad(netaji),guraru(was ex-adhayaksha of yuva congrees,islampur.
• Md. Tanveer Alam (Vice Chairman, N.P.Islampur)
• Late Syed Dr. Ali Ahmad was the founder of the Nager panchyet Islampur but he was died in 29 sept 1999.
• sanjay kumar (chairperson of co-operative bank,islampur(sanda gram panchayat)
• late syed gulam rabbani was the amin in ekenger sarai but he was died in

05may 2006 .