Before the afternoon prayers, people queue up at the mazar (shrine) of Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique (1846–1939), a prominent pir (holy person) of the town.

[3] Oral tradition holds that the Bagdi (Barga Kshatriya) king who ruled here was defeated by Shah Kabir Halibi and Karamuddin, both of whom were killed in the battle.

[5] Furfura Sharif contains the mazar of one Pir Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique and his five sons, popularly known as the Panch Huzur Qeblah.

[9] Furfura High Madrasah is a coeducational institution affiliated to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.

With the introduction of "modern subjects" including computer application, the teachers for these colleges will now be recruited through the Public Service Commission.