Gurap is a larger village in Dhaniakhali mandal, Hooghly district, West Bengal, with a population of 7,856 across 1,964 households and a literacy rate of 65.2%. The village has railway access and postal code 712303.
By population, Gurap ranks #2 of 214 villages in Dhaniakhali mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gurap is a village of 7,856 people in 1,964 households (Census 2011) in Dhaniakhali block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 2nd-largest of 214 villages in Dhaniakhali block. Literacy is 65%, 3 points below the block average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,025 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Hooghly district centre, 8 km from Jaugram, the nearest town, under 1 km from Gurap railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 712303, served by Gurap post office; the LGD village code is 324656. The nearest hospital or health centre is Palashi Hospital, 2 km away. The sarpanch is DANDICHARAN GHOSH, and the village votes in Dhanekhali assembly constituency, represented by MLA Asima Patra. The population is estimated at 8,788 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gurap →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurap · this village | 7,856 | 65% | — |
| Benathali · Dhaniakhali | 1,352 | 66% | 1.3 km W |
| Balidaha · Dhaniakhali | 1,376 | 78% | 1.4 km SE |
| Telekona · Dhaniakhali | 604 | 66% | 1.4 km SW |
| Satidaha · Dhaniakhali | 1,052 | 62% | 2 km N |
| Uttar Sankarpur · Dhaniakhali | 1,090 | 67% | 1.9 km NW |
| Bara Mallikpur · Dhaniakhali | 375 | 61% | 2.4 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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