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Karnataka Cabinet clears Rs 151 crore for ballot boxes, webcasting of panchayat polls
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- LGD code
- 599768
- Pincode
- 585331
- Post office
- Rajeshwar
- Population
- 2,584
- Households
- 461
- Literacy rate
- 57.6%
- Sex ratio
- 977 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,068
- Distance to district centre
- 77 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 100 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 564 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 131 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khanapur Junction · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Hedgapur Government Hospital · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Islampur compares
By population, Islampur ranks #30 of 97 villages in Basavakalyan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.6%
+0.3% vs mandal average
- Islampur
- 57.6%
- Basavakalyan mandal
- 57.3%
- Bidar district
- 61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
977
+12 vs mandal average
- Islampur
- 977
- Basavakalyan mandal
- 965
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Islampur
- 5.6
- Basavakalyan mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Islampur at a glance
Islampur is a village of 2,584 people in 461 households (Census 2011) in Basavakalyan taluk, Bidar district, Karnataka, the 30th-largest of 97 villages in Basavakalyan taluk. Literacy is 58%, about the same as the taluk average of 57% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. It lies 77 km from the Bidar district centre, 14 km from Kerur, the nearest town, 13 km from Khanapur Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 585331, served by Rajeshwar post office; the LGD village code is 599768. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hedgapur Government Hospital, 12 km away. The village votes in Gulbarga Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basawaraj Mattimudu. The population is estimated at 3,047 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Islampur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HOMNABAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ISLAMPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 208.4
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 16.38
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Islampur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Islampur
- LGD code
- 599768
- Pincode
- 585331
- Post office
- Rajeshwar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,584
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,047
- Households
- 461
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 977
- Literacy rate
- 57.6%
- Coordinates
- 18.03758°N, 77.45361°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gulbarga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gulbarga Rural
- Member of Parliament
- Radhakrishna
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Basawaraj Mattimudu
- Block / Mandal
- Basavakalyan
- Nearest PHC
- Nishty Heart Centre (102.8 km)
- Nearest bank
- Pragathi Krishna Gramina Bank (100.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Islampur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru564 kmcapital
- Hyderabad131 km
- Mumbai496 km
- Chennai628 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKhanapur Junction13 km
- Bus stopHarallaya Circle Bus Stop15 km
- Hospital / PHCHedgapur Government Hospital12 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank ATM2 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil13 km
- CollegeRrk College Mahadev Nagar Bidar12 km
- Police stationHumnabad Police Station46 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Islampur
1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🕌Jamia MasjidMosque2.4 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)