Islampur, Murshidabad
| Islampur | |
|---|---|
| Census Town | |
Bhairab Bridge, Islampur
|
|
 Islampur
 Islampur
|
|
| Coordinates: 24°09′05″N 88°28′02″E / 24.15134°N 88.46711°ECoordinates: 24°09′05″N 88°28′02″E / 24.15134°N 88.46711°E | |
| Country |
 India
|
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Murshidabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Raninagar |
| Website | murshidabad |
Islampur is a census town in Raninagar I CD Block in Domkol subdivision of Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. Islampur is named after Islam Khan, Dewan of the then-Nawab, who tented in Goas 2 kilometers from the town in 1717. The town is under the newly formed Raninagar assembly constituency. This town is well known as Chak-Islampur. Chak is situated just beside Islampur.
The town is situated on the bank of river Bhairab. The entry to the town from Berhampur is across the Bhairab Bridge. It is situated 25 km from the district town Berhampur, on the State Highway of Berhampur-Domkal-Jalangi and Berhampur-Islampur-Seikhpara-Sagarpara.
Islampur police station has jurisdiction over Raninagar I CD Block.
In the last decade or so the population of Islampur has increased by almost 10 times. It constitute of two census towns- Islampur and Harharia-Chak according to the 2011 Census of India. According to the census of 2011, the total population of Islampur and Chak-Harharia was 24,430. The male population was 12402 and the female was 12082.
Road - The town is well connected by road with other parts of the districts. Bus service to Baharampur is available frequently. There is direct bus service to Kolkata 3 times a day. Direct bus to Malda and Coochbehar is also available. Traker service is also available. To get around within the town Cycle Rickshaw is the only thing available.
Rail - The town is connected to railway network. However, a proposal is there to connect the town through rail network to Krishnagar and Baharampur.
You can get a scenic view of River Bhairab from the town. There is old 'Jamidar' Bari in Islampur. You can get a glimpse of past jamidari system there though very few things are remaining. If you get into Chak, you will get some flavor of Old Bengal cities, narraow lanes, old houses.
...
Wikipedia