Garaphushara, Purulia - I
Garaphushara is a village located in the Purulia - I Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Purulia-I block and comes under Garafusra Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Purulia parliament constituency and Balarampur assembly constituency.
As on November 2024, the current population of Garaphushara is 4.6 thousands out of which 2.4 thousands are males and rest 2.2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 913 females per 1000 males. There are around 613 teenagers in Garaphushara. It has literacy rate of 48% which means around 2.2 thousands persons can read and write. Total 413 people belonging to scheduled caste and 62 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 938 households in Garaphushara, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 2.5 thousands. The pincode of Garaphushara is 723103 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Namopara Sub Post office
- Banbahal Branch Post office
- Kanali Branch Post office
- Ramamoti Branch Post office
- Ranibandh Branch Post office
Schools
Garaphushara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Santamayee Girls' High School
- Gengara High School (High School)
- Baragram B.B.P.R.High School (High School)
- Dimdiha G.S.D.N High School(High School)
- Purulia Town High School
Hospitals
Garaphushara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Palashkola Sub-Center
- Gengara Sub-Center
- Bhul Sub-Center
- Buridih Sub-Center
- Baragram Primary Health Center
Banks
Garaphushara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.