Garakupi is a village in the 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 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. 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). Education 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 WBBSE and WBCHSE. The market 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 is a large market after increasing many shops and buildings and is one of the popular markets in this area. It forms a large range area about 1.2 km. From the start to end the market is arranged in a very expansive style. Type of market It is a market for goods and essential products for people, daily buying and selling market. The people from nearby sites come to this market and buying and selling system goes on through this way. A wide range of products are available here including 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, Koy, Silver carp, Tilapia, Catla, Chingri and so on. Chingri, Tilapia and Rui Fish