Gobardanga

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  ?Gobardanga
West Bengal • India
Coordinates: 22°52′N 88°46′E / 22.87, 88.76
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 6 m (20 ft)
District(s) North 24 Parganas
Population 41,618 (2001)
Municipality Chairman Bapi Bhattacharya[1]
Website: north24parganas.nic.in/

Coordinates: 22°52′N 88°46′E / 22.87, 88.76

Gobardanga (Bengali: গোবরডাঙ্গা) is a city and a municipality under Habra police station of Barasat sadar subdivision[2] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the oldest municipality of West Bengal. Go means 'world/earth', Bar means 'Greatest' and Danga means 'Place'. ie. "Gobardanga" means "the greatest place on earth"

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[edit] History

It has strong historic background from the pre-independence era, i.e. jamindar bari, oxebow lake, site of probably the first widow marriage in modern India.[citation needed] Gobardanga is also known as The Village of Theatre. it have almost 12 theatre group, from which Gobardanga Naksha is one of the leading theatre organization in bengal, website- www.nakshaindia.org

[edit] Geography

Gobardanga is located at 22.87° N 88.76° E.[3] It has an average elevation of 6 metres (19 feet).

It is 58 km from Sealdah Station on the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line of Eastern Railway.[4]

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[5] Gobardanga had a population of 41,618. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Gobardanga has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 75%. In Gobardanga, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Education

There are several renowned schools in this town. Gobardanga Khantura High School (1856) is one of the oldest high schools in modern India[citation needed]. It has a College named Gobardanga Hindu College along with Hostel.

[edit] Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Official District Administration site
  2. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
  3. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gobardanga
  4. ^ Eastern Railway time table.
  5. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  6. ^ Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study ). Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.

[edit] See also