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About Gurap Village

Gurap is one of the larger villages in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,856, made up of 3,880 males and 3,976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurap village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712303
Area (hectares) 403.17 hectares
Population 7,856
Male Population 3,880
Female Population 3,976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gurap compares

By the 2011 count Gurap is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 403.17 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gurap

Gurap is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gurap as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurap from other places

Gurap lies about 32 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Gurap, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gurap
Nearest railway station Gurap under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaniakhali 6.8 km
Nearest town Memāri 16 km
District headquarters Hugli 32 km

Villages closest to Gurap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaniakhali tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gurap

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurap village had a population of 7,856. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Gurap village has 3,880 males and 3,976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurap has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Gurap is 712303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurap covers 403.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gurap falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gurap is Gurap, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gurap.

Gurap is about 32 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurap is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Gurap is about under 2 km away. Dhaniakhali is about 6.8 km away. Memāri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhastara (4.1 km), Majinan (6.3 km) and Dhaniakhali (6.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gurap today is likely to be higher.

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