# Gurap Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Gurap

Gurap is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,856 people in 1,964 households**, the 2nd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 7,856people (2011)
- 1,964households
- 72.1%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gurap

Of every 100 households in Gurap in 2011, 66 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gurap · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**48%

Tap water ****60%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**84%

Use banking services ****84%**

**58%

Television ****40%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**18%

Own their home ****93%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gurap?

■ Gurap · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**962

Working population ****42.4%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 66.8% for women. 59% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 176 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 722 (22%) · **■** Household industry 186 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,200 (36%) · **■** Marginal 1,044 (31%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dhaniakhali

- Srikrishnapur10,345 people
- Mandara7,610 people
- Bhandarhati6,928 people
- Gopinagar5,424 people
- Bhastara5,084 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gurap?7,856 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurap in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gurap?72.1% (Census 2011)