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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name2 = [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]
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'''Garakupi''' is a village in the [[Hasnabad (community development block)|Hasnabad]] CD Block in [[Basirhat subdivision]] of [[North 24 Parganas district]], in the state of [[West Bengal]], India. It is a major market centre.

==Etymology==
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''Garakupi'' is a Bengali word adopted from old man many years ago. Garakupi had its earlier name "Garapota" but it is no more today. But something can be understood by this word ''pota'' is meant that something digging into soil and ''kupi'' has the same meaning to ''pota''. So ''Gara'' may be a thing and it is dug into soil.

==Geography==
It is one of 75 villages in Hasnabad Block.<ref>{{cite web|title=Garakupi situated in Hasnabad area of West Bengal|url= http://villagesinindia.in/west_bengal/north_twenty_four_parganas/hasnabad/garakupi.html}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Garakupi had a total population of 2,029, of which 1,036 (51%) were males and 993 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 215. The total number of literates in Garakupi was 1,275 (70.29% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 23 May 2018}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Garakupi High School|Garakupi High School(H.S)]] is a higher secondary school situated on the breast of Garakupi. It is run by State Government and affiliated with [[West Bengal Board of Secondary Education|WBBSE]] and [[West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education|WBCHSE]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbchse.nic.in/admin/North_24_pgs_school_list.php?page=21&/| title = List of Institutions | work= North 24 Parganas | publisher = West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education |access-date = 23 May 2018}}</ref>

==The market==
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Garakupi is divided into two parts, one is North side and other is South side. These two parts divided by the branch of [[Bidyadhari River]]. It was merely a small residential place for people but it has been changed for both market and living place. The market was very small then before 1990 because the number of shops was so few but today it has been a large market after increasing many shops and buildings. Today it became one of the popular markets in this area. It is consisted by getting many places and formed a large range area about 1.2 km. From the starting to end the market arranged with very expansive style that the market looks like beautiful.

===Type of market===
It is a market for goods and essential products for people, daily buying and selling market. The people from nearby sites comes to this market and buying and selling system goes on through this way.
The wide range of products are available here such as Raw materials, all type of vegetables, stationery product and so on.

===Fish stall===
Garakupi is a market where fish can be seen to sell at any time. For fish a separate stall selected permanently by the marketing committee. All type of fish available in this separated stall such as: [[Ilish]], [[Grass carp]], [[Climbing gourami|Koy]], [[Puntius sarana|Silver carp]], [[Tilapia]], [[Catla catla|Catla]], [[Prawn|Chingri]] and so on.
[[Prawn|Chingri]], [[Tilapia]] and [[Rohu|Rui Fish]] commonly sell here and the popular fish ever eaten in nearby village.

===Vegetable market===
Vegetable market is an organ of Garakupi Market but is separated like Fish stall. The vegetables which buyers get are taken from [[Kitchen garden|Vegetable land]] where pure vegetable grows. There are many sellers who plant these type of vegetable on their own vegetable land and [[Kitchen garden]] and bring them in the market for selling. These vegetables demand mostly and buyers try to purchase them.
The vegetables which are available here such of them : Carrot, Brinjal, Potato, Onion, Cabbage, Bean, Cauliflower, Chayote(PePe), Chilli, Gherkin, Green Peas, Raw banana, Pumpkin, Ridge Gourd, Sweet Potato, Tomato, Swiss Chard(Laal saak), Bitter melon, Okra, Shallot(Cut onion) and many others.

===Upper market===
Upper market means the market on road side. About 1.2 km long the building (shops) are spreading two sides on the road, some are completed and some are incomplete but construction going on. But it has been a major junction just after gradually developed. The upper market comes to face to one another building as the two sides of the road gaped with many buildings. There are many type of shops as [[Stationery|stationary stores]], [[Grocery store|Grocery shops (Mudikhana)]], Doctor's Clinic, [[Bookstore|Bookstall]] or [[Library]], [[Tea house]], Electronic repairing shop, [[fast food restaurant]], cloth shop, enterprise shop, and [[barber]] shop.

==The market picture gallery==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="150px">
File:Veg lane.jpg|The way to reach vegetable market
File:Fruit Market.jpg|Fruit Corner
File:Uppermarket.jpg|Upper market showing one grocery store
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{North 24 Parganas District}}

[[Category:Villages in North 24 Parganas district]]

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