Gurap
Gurap is a village in Dhaniakhali CD block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography  8km 5miles R Dwarhatta   R Hooghly River R Haripal R Barun Napara R Dadpur R Polba R Gurap R 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 LocationThe area is composed of flat alluvial plains that form a part of the Gangetic Delta.[1] Police stationGurap police station has jurisdiction over a part of Dhaniakhali CD block.[2][3] UrbanisationIn 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. DemographicsAs 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] TransportGurap railway station is situated on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord.[6] The Kolkata-Agra National Highway 19/Durgapur Expressway passes through Gurap.[7] CultureDavid 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]
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