Gobardanga
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| Coordinates | 22°52′N 88°46′E / 22.87°N 88.76°ECoordinates: 22°52′N 88°46′E / 22.87°N 88.76°E |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District(s) | North 24 Parganas |
| Municipality Chairman | Subhash Datta[1] |
| Parliamentary constituency | Bangaon |
| Assembly constituency | Gaighata |
| Population | 41,618 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 6 metres (20 ft) |
| Website | north24parganas.nic.in/ |
Gobardanga (Bengali: গোবরডাঙ্গা) is a town 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'. i.e. "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 & Brhama samaj in modern India.[citation needed] Gobardanga is also known as The Village of Theatre. It has almost 12 theatre groups. Gobardanga Naksha one of the oldest leading reportary theatre company since 1981.
[edit] Geography
Gobardanga is located at 22°52′N 88°46′E / 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] kamala stores is the oldest book store in gobardanga
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] 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.
Is currently posted in Hyderabad, Ramoji Film City.'Pravati abbriti charcha kendra'organised by Subir Chattopadhaya. Gobardanga is an only one cultural location in this District. Many genius person contributed their own activities. social reformer srish chandra bidyaratna, Novelist prabhabati devi saraswati, hasirashi devi, Usha Prasanna Mukhopadhyaya, Artist Samir Ghosh, Artist Chira Ranjan Roy, Artist Bhaskar Mondal, Geologist Pramathanath Basu and many other persons. Nitai Ghatak,who was one of the best friend of Kajee Najrul and he created many melody of Najrul's songs.
[edit] Healthcare
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.[6] Nitai Ghatak,who was one of the best friend of Kajee Najrul and he created many melody of Najrul's songs. not only this..it has a beautiful location along with beautiful nature.
[edit] References
- ^ Official District Administration site
- ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gobardanga
- ^ Eastern Railway time table. VISHAL VODRO stays there...
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "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. http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
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