Gobardanga | |
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 Gobardanga Zamindar House | |
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| Coordinates:22°52′N88°46′E / 22.87°N 88.76°E /22.87; 88.76[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Gobardanga Municipality |
| • Municipality Chairman | Sankar Dutta[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.50 km2 (5.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 45,377 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali andEnglish |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangaon |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gaighata |
| Website | www |
Gobardanga is a Town and a Municipality inBarasat sadar subdivision[4] ofNorth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. Founded on 20 April 1870, it is one of the oldest municipalities ofWest Bengal.
The wordGobardanga derives fromSanskrit. It consists of three words, go-bar-danga.Go means "world/earth",bar means "greatest" anddanga refers to "place" which literally means,the greatest place on earth.[citation needed]
Gobardanga is situated on the banks of the riverJamuna. It is located 22.880149°N and 88.760791°E in the district of North 24 parganas of West Bengal.
There is a horse bow lake namedKankona Baorh at Media, Gobardanga. It is an open mouthed bangle shaped water body. The lake resembles a Kankon, worn by ladies hence it is being named Kankona Baorh. It is a beautiful lush green place with scenic as well as touring potential. Lots of migratory birds come here in the winter time.
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lowerGanges Delta.[5] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[6] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[7]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
It has a wide prevailing history. Gobardanga had been governed byBrahmin Zamindars of bharadwaj gotra in pre-old days. Their descendants still reside in their ancestral home and maintaining all regulations, worship GoddessDurga as per their tradition during the Durga Puja days. Close to it is the Gobardanga Prasannomoyee Kali Mandir. Established by then Zamindar Kaliprassana Mukhopaddhyay, the temple faced southwards has Goddess Kali along with 12 other shrines of LordShiva distributed into 6 shrines on either side of the temple. According to certain theories and statements, RaniRani Rashmoni, founder ofDakshineshwar Kali temple,Dakshineshwar, Kolkata, had once travelled down the Jamuna river and reached Gobardanga and came across the temple, from which she got the idea of constructing the Dakshineshwar Kali temple along with 12 other shrines of Lord Shiva. This temple is quite popular and people from nearby and far away areas often visit this temple for their prayers.[citation needed]
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Gobardanga railway station is 58 km fromSealdah railway station on theSealdah–Bangaon branch line ofEastern Railway. From Sealdah it is next toMaslandapur railway station and beforeThakurnagar railway station. Road distance between Bongaon and Gobardanga is almost 25 km.Buses,Auto-rickshaw,Electric rickshaw are the most commonly used mode of transport.
As per the2011 Census of India, Gobardanga had a total population of 45,377, of which 23,025 (51%) were males and 22,352 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,481. The total number of literates in Gobardanga was 38,461 (91.80% of the population over 6 years).[8]
As of 2001 Indiacensus,[9] 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.
Gobardanga has a degree college namedGobardanga Hindu College which is affiliated withWest Bengal State University.[10] It also has aB.Ed college within the campus.
Gobardanga has a park named 'Kankana park', trivially called 'Coacher Bagan'.
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected byarsenic contamination.[11]
Map of Habra I CD Block on Page 289 of District Census Handbook. It also shows the location of Gobardanga.[12]
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