Islampur, Nalanda

Islampur is a City and Notified area in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar.GeographyIslampur is located at. It is situated 65km from Patna, the capital of Bihar state. It has an average elevation of 63m.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 in India, and is also known as Islampur Nagar Panchayat.TransportIslampur is well connected to Patna, the state capital, by roads and railway lines. Islampur 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 Intercity Express, is also running. Currently two express trains and two passenger trains (Patna-Islampur and Fatuha-Islampur Passenger(Formerly Buxar-islampur fast passenger)) run on this track. It is also well connected from Gaya, Rajgir and Biharshariff by road.DemographicsIndia census, Islampur is a Nagar Panchayat 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 Panchayat has population of 35,641 of which 18,356 are males while 17,285 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.