Gayalikocha, Arsha

Gayalikocha is a village located in the Arsha Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Arsha block and comes under Hetgugui Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Purulia parliament constituency and Baghmundi assembly constituency.

As on January 2025, the current population of Gayalikocha is 737 out of which 371 are males and rest 366 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 987 females per 1000 males. There are around 146 teenagers in Gayalikocha. It has literacy rate of 18% which means around 133 persons can read and write. Total 244 people belonging to scheduled caste and 492 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 149 households in Gayalikocha, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 492. The pincode of Gayalikocha is 723201 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Garjaipur Sub Post office
• Barabendya Branch Post office
• Durma Branch Post office
• Hatimuri Branch Post office
• Pipratard Branch Post office

Schools

Gayalikocha has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Manipur S.V. High School.
• R.B.B. High ( High School) School
• Arsha High School (High School)
• Swami Shraddhananda Vidyapith
• Boram High School (High School)

Hospitals

Gayalikocha has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Srirampur Sub-Center
• Durma Sub-Center
• Chapaitarh Sub-Center
• Kadampur Sub-Center
• Joypur New Sub-Center

Banks

Gayalikocha has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Indian Bank Sidhi W B
• State Bank of India Baram
• State Bank of India Gor Joypur