Gurap

Gurap
Village
Gurap Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Gurap Gurap (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°02′14″N88°07′18″E / 23.037144°N 88.121556°E / 23.037144; 88.121556
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.gov.in

Gurap is a village in Dhaniakhali CD block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

8km
5miles

Dwarhatta

R

Hooghly
River

Haripal

R

Barun Napara

R

Dadpur

R

Polba

R

Gurap

R

Dhaniakhali

R

Borai

CT

Baruipara

CT

Jagatnagar

CT

Nasibpur

CT

Singur

CT

Balarambati

CT

Bargachhia

CT

Tarakeswar

M

Champdani

M

Bhadreswar

M

Chandannagar

M

  

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

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

1. "District Census Handbook: Hugli, Series-20, Part XIIA" (PDF). Physiography, Page 17-24. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
3. "Hooghly District Police". West Bengal Police. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4(a). Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
5. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
6. "36811 Howrah Bardhaman Jn Chord Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
7. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
8. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 48, 73, 75. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN   978-93-81574-65-2
9. "Protected Monuments in West Bengal". Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
10. "Gurap: A Hidden Gem of Ancient Terracotta Works, Temples and More". Outlook India. Retrieved 18 March 2024.