Gurap
Village in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gurap is a village in Dhaniakhali CD block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Gurap | |
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Village | |
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 Gurap Location in West Bengal, India  Gurap Gurap (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23.037144°N 88.121556°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,856 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712303 (Gurap) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03213 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dhanekhali |
| Website | hooghly |
Geography
Summarize
Perspective
8km
5miles
5miles
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Dwarhatta
R
Hooghly
River
River
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Haripal
R
Barun Napara
R
Dadpur
R
Polba
R
Gurap
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Dhaniakhali
CT
Borai
CT
Baruipara
CT
Jagatnagar
CT
Nasibpur
CT
Singur
CT
Balarambati
CT
Bargachhia
M
Tarakeswar
M
Champdani
M
Bhadreswar
M
Chandannagar
Cities and towns in the Chandannagore subdivision and Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks of Chinsurah subdivision in Hooghly district
M: municipal corporation/ municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
M: municipal corporation/ municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
The area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta.[1]
Police station
Gurap police station has jurisdiction over a part of Dhaniakhali CD block.[2][3]
Urbanisation
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.
Demographics
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]
Transport
Gurap railway station is situated on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord.[6]
The Kolkata-Agra National Highway 19/Durgapur Expressway passes through Gurap.[7]
Culture
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]
Nandadulala temple
Terracota decoration on the wall of Nanadulala temple
Jora Shiva Temple
Pancharatna Shiva Temple
References
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