Gurap

Gurap
Village
Gurap
Gurap

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 23°02′14″N 88°07′18″E / 23.037144°N 88.121556°E / 23.037144; 88.121556Coordinates: 23°02′14″N 88°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 IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 712203 (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.


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).[1]

Police station

Gurap police station has jurisdiction over a part of Dhaniakhali CD Block.[2][3]

Transport

Gurap is a station on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord.[4]

The Kolkata-Delhi NH 19/ Durgapur Expressway passes through Gurap. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Hooghly". Tables 2.1, 2.2,. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Hooghly District Police". West Bengal Police. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "36811 Howrah Bardhaman Jn Chord Local". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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