| Gurap | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Alt: | Gurap village |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.0371°N 88.1216°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hooghly |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 16 |
| Population Total: | 7,856 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 712303 (Gurap) |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
| Area Code: | 03213 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Hooghly |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Dhanekhali |
Gurap is a village in Dhaniakhali CD block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta.[1]
Gurap police station has jurisdiction over a part of Dhaniakhali CD block.[2] [3]
In Chandannagore subdivision 58.52% of the population is rural and the urban population is 41.48%. Chandannagore subdivision has 1 municipal corporation, 3 municipalities and 7 census towns. The single municipal corporation is Chandernagore Municipal Corporation. The municipalities are Tarakeswar Municipality, Bhadreswar Municipality and Champdany Municipality.[4] Of the three CD Blocks in Chandannagore subdivision, Tarakeswar CD Block is wholly rural, Haripal CD Block is predominantly rural with just 1 census town, and Singur CD Block is slightly less rural with 6 census towns. Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision (included in the map alongside) are wholly rural.[5] The municipal areas are industrialised. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
As per the 2011 Census of India, Gurap had a total population of 7,856 of which 3,880 (49%) were males and 3,976 (51%) were females. Population below 6 years was 748. The total number of literates in Gurap was 5,126 (72.12% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Gurap railway station is situated on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord.[6]
The Kolkata-Agra National Highway 19/Durgapur Expressway passes through Gurap.[7]
David J. McCutchion mentions the Nandadulala temple (1751) at Gurap as a standard atchala temple with porch on triple archway having leafy swathes. He mentions the dol-mancha (18th century) near the Nandadulala temple as having rich terracotta. There are porches on neo classical pillars later attached to the atchala.[8]
The temple of Nandadulala at Gurap (at Sr No S-WB-63) is included in the List of State Protected Monuments in West Bengal by the Archaeological Survey of India.[9] [10]